anyone ever used one of these if so, good or bad?
http://www.forestry-suppliers.com/product_pages/View_Catalog_Page.asp?mi=1708#
http://www.forestry-suppliers.com/product_pages/View_Catalog_Page.asp?mi=1708#
anyone ever tried this
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Blakesmaster
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I've wondered about something like that. Hard to justify spending $2500 plus on a grcs but that bollard would perform almost the same task at about half the price. I'm definitely interested in feedback if anyone has it.
That one is about 1/5th the price $450 or around there. I know it wount offer all that the GRCS does but 1000-2000lb lift would be nice to have.
ForTheArborist
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That thing is a score. We can ask you about down the road.
Blakesmaster
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Never said I was a math wiz, lol. Yeah, I meant to say a fraction of the price. Looks like a neat unit.
treeslayer
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Super good price, but I'm sure nowhere near the quality of the GRCS.
I'd buy one in a minute if it could do half what the GRCS is rated for.
I'd buy one in a minute if it could do half what the GRCS is rated for.
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Stihl,
get everyone on here to send you a buck in the name of research. Get that friggin thing, make a few cool vids, and then post em up so we can see whether or not it's worth the time and money.
My two pennies,
T
get everyone on here to send you a buck in the name of research. Get that friggin thing, make a few cool vids, and then post em up so we can see whether or not it's worth the time and money.
My two pennies,
T
Job Corps Tree
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anyone ever tried one of this
Yes they have been around for some time, work very well, never going to be an GRCS but you can do anything you can do with the GRCS. If you need to lift you just add a Block and tackel. It is still Heavy but works just fine
Yes they have been around for some time, work very well, never going to be an GRCS but you can do anything you can do with the GRCS. If you need to lift you just add a Block and tackel. It is still Heavy but works just fine
John Paul Sanborn
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You need two people to ratchet it, because it is not self tailing, so you now have a three man crew needed.
The only people who cannot justify a GRCS are those who have never used one. I've had mine for near ten years and it has paid for it's self many times over.
The only people who cannot justify a GRCS are those who have never used one. I've had mine for near ten years and it has paid for it's self many times over.
I am prolly just gonna buy the thing for that money. Port-a works great for what it is but this looks like a inexpensive way of achieving pretty safe lift with good size pieces. I would love the GRCS but dont have enough work lined up right now that I would need it on to justify it. Maybe a good couple storm damage jobs over the winter and it could pay for it self.
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Well, my dollar is in the mail buddy.
I got an email from my old man last night, letting me know that Oklahoma has been hit by another brutal storm and there are trees down everywhere... Kicking myself for being in NY right now visiting the Family. I may have to cut this trip short in the name of sawchips and profits.:greenchainsaw:
treemandan
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Its Ok and does what it does. You can see I have mine set up to use the 3 strand with the oval beener as the rope guide cause the one on the unit doesn't really line up very well. I found this behind a bench in someone elses shop, I got a new strap and welded a tab on the back to fit into a saw kerf on the tree so it can't slide up. No, its not a GRCS.
Daddy M Dawg
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Where in Okla? I haven't heard of anything. My folks are in Kingston.
treemandan
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I have a GRCS that was pretty much given to me. I dont use it much because I dont fully trust it just yet - that and I rarely see the need to lift limbs.
That being said: the other week we had a storm and this half of a red oak split and went through the gabled end of a house. After getting the majority off with the bucket, we used the GRCS to winch the log up just enough to swing it out of the hole it made, and then away (it was pretty heavy) from the house, then lower it. So yeah, its a handy tool to have around, even if you dont use it to its fullest capabilities like some of these other guys. I would like to see someone like jps who uses one of these regulary put one to use, then I might break it out a little more often.
I would probably use a device like reg's more often than a grcs for most regular old takedowns. cheaper and looks to be more idiot proof.
That being said: the other week we had a storm and this half of a red oak split and went through the gabled end of a house. After getting the majority off with the bucket, we used the GRCS to winch the log up just enough to swing it out of the hole it made, and then away (it was pretty heavy) from the house, then lower it. So yeah, its a handy tool to have around, even if you dont use it to its fullest capabilities like some of these other guys. I would like to see someone like jps who uses one of these regulary put one to use, then I might break it out a little more often.
I would probably use a device like reg's more often than a grcs for most regular old takedowns. cheaper and looks to be more idiot proof.
John Paul Sanborn
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The GRCS is near bomb proof, you really have to do something dumb to go wrong with it. I use it 75% of the time I rig, just because it may come in handy.
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My pops lives in Southeast Oklahoma, about 2 hours south of Tulsa, 10 minutes from the Red River (OK/TX State Line) in a little (pop. 700) town called Boswell. Closest "cities" are Hugo 21 miles to the east and Durant 30 miles to the west.
Apparently the wind has been real bad there lately. I had done a few removals in that area before coming back up to NY to see my mom/gf/sisters/friends/oktoberfest a few weeks ago, but mainly cutting timber. The timber market sucks down there compared to the northeast. Everybody pays by the ton, either for pulpwood of low-grade sawlogs for railroad ties and firewood. In NY, the mills that I dealt with would scale the timber and pay per MBF, much more profitable for me... People have less expendable income for tree work too, but the cost of living is nowhere near the rediculous rates of NY, so I guess it's OK.
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Magnum783
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I built my own bollard and I like it, used all the same components as Keumerling sells. For those of you that say you put your work on the line trusting your welding its ok I understand. My job in the Air Force is a welder that is what I do a daily baisis and am certified to weld everything from structural steel to live gas lines.
I think the bollard works better than a porta wrap as it is stable and dosn't move and is stable as it is not attached by a rope. I guess I just like the fact that pipe used for the main wrap is large and provides more friction over a larger space.
Jared
I think the bollard works better than a porta wrap as it is stable and dosn't move and is stable as it is not attached by a rope. I guess I just like the fact that pipe used for the main wrap is large and provides more friction over a larger space.
Jared
treemandan
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Great points on the bollard; its more stable. And don't make fun of my Hobart. Ok?:greenchainsaw:
