Lets get this party started...

[rahtreelimbs]

My favorite.

 

[MasterBlaster]

 

[rahtreelimbs]

Do I fit in now???

 

[monkeypuzzle]

Neat shot.

 

[monkeypuzzle]

Now run around to the other side of the crane.

 

[Lumberjack]

It was in the upper 40's. Monday the high was 42 at midnight, and it just got colder. By the end of the day it was down to 32. Still in a t-shirt, but was wearing cotton gloves.


Carl

 

[rahtreelimbs]

Originally posted by Lumberjack
It was in the upper 40's. Monday the high was 42 at midnight, and it just got colder. By the end of the day it was down to 32. Still in a t-shirt, but was wearing cotton gloves.


Carl

You are nuts. Begging for the flu to hit!!!

 

[MasterBlaster]

Sorry, Rich - the cold don't make you sick.
Bacteria make you ill.
http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/251/105283

Cold weather CAN aggravate an existing ailment, though.

 

[NeTree]

Originally posted by MasterBlaster


Cold weather CAN aggravate an existing ailment, though.

You're telling ME....

 

[MasterBlaster]

Has anyone ever seen these things in action?

They ain't cheap... a BS seems much better.

http://www.forestry-suppliers.com/product_pages/view_catalog_page.asp?id=1660#

 

[NeTree]

I've seen it before. Note the extra sturdy hard-hat!

I don't think I'd trust my life with a contraption like that. I'll BS a line in the top and go from there, if I can't wear my gaffs.

 

[rahtreelimbs]

For $2200 I better be able to sit back and watch them the job for me!

 

[MasterBlaster]

I wonder - say that guy was a photographer climbing up to take pics - does he need a hardhat then?

 

[NeTree]

I would.

 

[MasterBlaster]

Why?

 

[NeTree]

Cuz I don't think I'd trust a rig like that.

I see where the straps get adjusted for the trees' diameter. They don't look too fast to adjust. What do you do when you get to the point the straps are too loose? Sorry, looks like a pile of cucky to me. And those flat metal straps must wanna slide like crazy!

 

[MasterBlaster]

Originally posted by netree
Cuz I don't think I'd trust a rig like that.

But how will a hardhat help you if that rig fails?

 

[NeTree]

You can cover your face with it so they don't see you laughing your arse off, of course!

 

[MasterBlaster]

 

[rumination]

I've used those swiss tree climbers before. they actually grip the tree all right. however if the tree has any lean or taper they become a serious pain in the butt.

as an inidicator of their usefulness, we have a pair where I work and I've only used them twice.