Wolfclaws

[DDM]

Anyone here using wolfclaws? oppinion's please?

 

[jmack]

Anyone here using wolfclaws? oppinion's please?

I have seen them at trade shows never used them though the straps ratchet like skiboots and the gaff comes out for storage on a push button mechnism i did not really like

 

[okietreedude1]

If you decide you want a pair, a local guy here has a pair hes trying to sell. In like new condition.

 

[TreeJunkie]

junk

 

[2ndgclimber]

Ive been using them for 3 years now.Very comfortable.Only drawback is that they can be a bit bulky in tight ares of the tree.To treejunkie-whats junk about them,have you used them?

 

[TreeJunkie]

have fiddled w/ them a couple times- they're bulky as hell, heavy, overpriced.
As well as reading so many other threads w/ a ton of the same opinions.

Did i say they were junk?

 

[Tree Machine]

junk

I believe that was you.

I posted pics last year where an apprentice bought a pair and he was having real problems with them. I put them on for a test drive and found the angle of the spike was seriously off. I re-drilled and repositioned the spike at a more forward angle. Then they worked great for him, and when I tried them out again, they were sweet and I actually considered getting a pair. Then I considered how little I use spikes and dished that idea, but they were much better after the reanglement (is that a word?).

I did a search for that thread but couldn't find it. I found a bunch of other threads on the Wolfies and most everybody bemoaned them. Personally, I found them rather cool, but then again, only spent about 5 minutes in them.

 

[Tree Machine]

Here, I dug up the old thread where we repositioned the spike angle on a set of Wolf Claws.

 

[begleytree]

reanglement (is that a word?).

Dunno, how about realignment?


-Ralph- posting hard towards his 1,000th post

 

[Tree Machine]

Realignment could be up, down, forward or back. We needed the top rebackinated and the spike tip more forwardized. I think that's called a reangulation.

Either way, I think you get what I'm trying to communinunciate.

 

[begleytree]

I do. The reason for the post was listed above!
-Ralph

 

[2ndgclimber]

how did the reangleulation help?im considering doing this with mine.Also ,how far back did you pivot the top 1/2 inch? 1inch?if you could find out or remember it would help alot.thanks

 

[Tree Machine]

I'm not sure, exactly. We didn't measure. The spike is secured with two bolts. We left the bottom one alone, using it as a pivot and moved the top one back far onough so that the new hole drilled would not become part of the previous hole. When you get it positioned, crank down the nut and bolt and use the top hole as the guide for drilling the new one.

Just know, if you do this the spike will not be adjustable up and down.


How did the reangulation help? Prior to the adjustment the climber's legs needed to be angled way back so the spike would go into the tree at an angle. If his knees came forward the spike would go vertical and bark out. Now he's hugging the tree, trying to get them back in and you have to go bow-legged at this point.

By changing the angle of the spike he was able to have his hips in closer to the tree and the spikes would stay put.

When I took them up for the new test drive the improvement was dramatic.

 

[jmack]

drilling

I believe that was you.

I posted pics last year where an apprentice bought a pair and he was having real problems with them. I put them on for a test drive and found the angle of the spike was seriously off. I re-drilled and repositioned the spike at a more forward angle. Then they worked great for him, and when I tried them out again, they were sweet and I actually considered getting a pair. Then I considered how little I use spikes and dished that idea, but they were much better after the reanglement (is that a word?).

I did a search for that thread but couldn't find it. I found a bunch of other threads on the Wolfies and most everybody bemoaned them. Personally, I found them rather cool, but then again, only spent about 5 minutes in them.

hey speaking of drilling and modifying i found that locking clips are a pain in the a ,i have found some old ones in my garage with nolocking mechanism they work better yea. what about flipping the bucket on the bucket to drain water the alignment of the heaviness irrates my groin while draining!!!! I just got brilliant again and drilled some holes in the bucket water drains out no problem, triple lock biners well...... alright sorry,, sorry, how much are these spikes anyway?

 

[jmack]

spikes

Anyone here using wolfclaws? oppinion's please?

bro just go with the best and trusted, there is a reason you cant find a lot guys using them, kleins, buckingham, you dont want to find out they suck(wc) after standing in them for three hours at 60'+ feet

 

[John Paul Sanborn]

I had soem for several years, got sick of them. Might be because my legs are so long that I had them fully extended, and they flexed too much.

Allso the ratchet straps wore out fast.

They discontinued the locking pin design a while back becuase the pins are MilSpec and cost $35. People were getting PO'ed at the replacement cost. Now they are just 2 allen screws.


I tried my buddies claws set at a lower hight and they were more comfortable.

FWIW I'm in American Rigging aluminum gaffs with velcro pads. I wear some softball knee pads under them and have no problems being in them 6-10 hours. Since I've been wearing mountain boots, the stirrup has not been hurting my arch much at all.

IMO, if you don't spend a lot of time in gaffs, just get some old Kline or Bukignham steel. If you spend a lot of time, go for the aluminum. From what I've heard the titanium stuff is not worth the cost either.