boabab lowering device

[jmack]

anybody using the baobab device we smoked the kk lowering ratchet bollard (thankgod we had the grcs as a pull line) last week . and i saw the picture on the other thread, its made by kong j

 

[woodchux]

I Don't know about the baobab device.
But i was wondering about that kk ratchet bollard.
I've been eying one of those for a while.
How long did yours hold up? Worth the $475?
It looks like the drum is a little smaller than the non-ratchet bollard in the pics at k.k. , is it 4" ?
Basically wondering if i should buy one or not.
Sooooo much cheaper than grcs

 

[Treeman14]

You get what you pay for.

Think Craftsman vs. Stihl.

 

[Grace Tree]

Lowering Device

I Don't know about the baobab device.
But i was wondering about that kk ratchet bollard.
I've been eying one of those for a while.
How long did yours hold up? Worth the $475?
It looks like the drum is a little smaller than the non-ratchet bollard in the pics at k.k. , is it 4" ?
Basically wondering if i should buy one or not.
Sooooo much cheaper than grcs

I was thinking of moving from the Hobbs to the Hobbs II but I thought of keeping the old Hobbs and adding the KK ratchet. The salesman from KK laughed and told me there was no comparison. He didn't seem to have much confidence in it so I passed and went with the H II.
Phil

 

[woodchux]

Well I knew it wasn't anywhere as good as a hobbs or grcs.
Unfortunatly they are just out of my $ grasp.
The hobbs h2 looks pretty sweet though,
Maybe I could save up $.
I really need something for when i tip tie big limbs.

I think i've read something about the ratchet going out on the kk bollard

 

[jmack]

I Don't know about the baobab device.
But i was wondering about that kk ratchet bollard.
I've been eying one of those for a while.
How long did yours hold up? Worth the $475?
It looks like the drum is a little smaller than the non-ratchet bollard in the pics at k.k. , is it 4" ?
Basically wondering if i should buy one or not.
Sooooo much cheaper than grcs

hey whats up wchux thank god some one wants to talk trees instead o bs, the bollard we definately overloaded got a little excited and blew a big piece out... the ratchet mech is bent inside, it was well worth it the price . the main reason i liked it was the porty slings werent long enuff for some trees, with the ratchet strap your set up from the begining, oh and the ratchet is good for tensioning loads but you really cant lift with it because the wraps bunch up on the drum all in all its good . if i could start all over with building rigging my first purchase would be a grcs then i could build off that, moneies better directed, for removals it was well worth the cash , try to order one to be picked up at a show these f*ckers are heavy the shipping will make you rethink da cheapness