Springboard Wanted !

[reachtreeservi]

Anyone out there have a source , preferably online , where you can purchase a logging springboard or the metal tip to make your own ?

 

[Gologit]

Anyone out there have a source , preferably online , where you can purchase a logging springboard or the metal tip to make your own ?

There was a thread on this awhile back. Try the search function?

 

[reachtreeservi]

Tried the search before I posted .

Here's what came up for springboard.....
It gets worse after the 1st page

It's a Pacific Northwest thing... you wouldn't understand!
2 Large Tree Removals
What is the Killer Tree?
pictures of log loads then and now
springboard notch
Why In Spanish?
Art Martin: Will the Real Logger Please Stand Up
Big doug fir leaner needs to come down
Tree Jack or not?
Little stump job for ya..submit bids...
Cutters Beware! Scawy Stump.
First Bore Cut
Short bar-long bar, whats up?
The Case for Full Wraps and Long Bars, Pt.II
Pole saw question
How to properly use wedges...
Stihl gives away custom chopper to Ohio resident
Timber Sports not a sport?
Stihl Timber Sports is coming
Earth Day
Face-cut question?
board certified master


A source isn't in there.

I could still use a little help....

 

[redprospector]

Google Carson Bosworth. I think he sells them.

Andy

 

[reachtreeservi]

Thanks RED !

 

[LumberjkChamp]

Try tuatahiaxes.com they have all that neat stuff.

 

[reachtreeservi]

Thanks Champ !

 

[Burvol]

Get some photos and make one, they are very simple

 

[Gologit]

Get some photos and make one, they are very simple

Also, the ones used for competition are quite a bit different from the ones used for falling.

 

[LumberjkChamp]

Also, the ones used for competition are quite a bit different from the ones used for falling.

Good point, I didnt think of it. Sometimes if you need something made they'll do it no problem- at least thats what they say. So they may be able to make you one for falling, if they dont otherwise provide them. I dont allow myself on their website 'cause I'd buy one of everything they make. I own one of their saws- its really nice, I think of it as a friend its that good-wouldn't ever buy any other kind.

 

[treejunkie13]

can anyone explain to me what makes them worth $140.00ea.:jawdrop: (soon to go up, due to weak dollar)

 

[Gologit]

can anyone explain to me what makes them worth $140.00ea.:jawdrop: (soon to go up, due to weak dollar)

Because if you need one nothing else will do. Beats the heck out of a step ladder, anyway.

 

[reachtreeservi]

can anyone explain to me what makes them worth $140.00ea.:jawdrop: (soon to go up, due to weak dollar)

Because, even with a data base like AS there appears to only 2 places you can buy one online.

I sure there are other places, and you could always make one, but..... I'm surprised they are , only 140.00

If I had something only one other person was selling, I'd charge you more.

 

[Gologit]

Because, even with a data base like AS there appears to only 2 places you can buy one online.

I sure there are other places, and you could always make one, but..... I'm surprised they are , only 140.00

If I had something only one other person was selling, I'd charge you more.

LOL...yup, supply and demand. Probably a dumb question but what are you going to do with a springboard? Work or competition?
If it's work we'll all get our "scary springboard stories" ready to go.

 

[Haywire Haywood]

If it's work we'll all get our "scary springboard stories" ready to go.

Don't let anything hold that back. I love a good story.

Ian

 

[reachtreeservi]

LOL...yup, supply and demand. Probably a dumb question but what are you going to do with a springboard? Work or competition?
If it's work we'll all get our "scary springboard stories" ready to go.

I hate to admit it. Especially on here. But yes, I want one for work.
Once every couple of years I run into a situation where I could use one.

And when you need one, nothing else will do.

It's better to have one , than to need one and not have it.



The thought of having to bail from one with my 660 running a 36 in. bar is more than enough to make one think pretty hard about using one.

I realize it's a specialized tool with a narrow application. But I still want one.

 

[Gologit]

Don't let anything hold that back. I love a good story.

Ian

Everybody likes a good story. The only problem is that most of them are "I was really stupid but luck overcame stupidity and I got away with it" stories.

Stories for their own sake are just entertainment. Stories as object lessons are of way more value. And they're usually funnier, too. Bob

 

[slowp]

Everybody get out their flashlights, and hold them to your chins! Then the scary stories may begin.

 

[olyman]

come on gologit--no stopping ya now!!!

 

[raycarr]

where I come from, springboards are the planks you walk on, the boards stuck in the tree are called "drivers". And dang it all, I saw a used but nice set at a garage sale just this morning, guy wanted $80.00 for 6 drivers and 8 springboards. I'll try to catch him tomorrow, it is almost a good price, just for the lumber. There isn't much of a market for this stuff and a fair amount is just laying around.
The metal tip is just 1/4" steel, with a bit of a lip to bite into the wood, while there is a basic pattern, there are different styles. Fallers usually pick through piles of lumber to get the right boards, grain structure, lack of knots and all that.

Ray