Tree climbing gear
Any tree climbers here? I'd like your advice on tree gaffs and climbing saddles. I want something sturdy but
without breaking the bank. I've four or five trees that may require removal this spring.
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Why not rent one of those lift bucket things it would be a lot safer.
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Why not bring the tree down to you! Don
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I climbed telephone poles in the 1970's and early 80's for trees we used latter's. If you are a healthy young man I'd say go for it if not, hire it out, especially for only 4 or 5 trees. The gaffs will cost several hundred dollars for a decent set. I never used a saddle, so not sure on their price... Good luck with whatever you decide to do. Having a friend with access to a bucket truck would be even better😀
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Pretty hilly for a cherry picker. Also more expensive. Don, I do want to bring the tree down, just in sections of one or two feet.
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Check out pawn shops and facebook.
How big are these "trees"
Good equipment is costly and your well being can't be repaired.
Hire a tree service, let Tom, Dick, and Harry cut the grass.
Check out some of the idiots felling trees on utube, you will see what I am talking about
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Tree gaffs have longer spikes than utility gaffs to go through bark.
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I helped a friend spray "Egrets' with a red spray in their nests as a school project way back. He then followed their migration path! At any rate he could go up and down those trees with spikes without any hesitancy. I couldn't even figure how to put them on😉
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Cutting 2 and 3 foot sections out of 4 or 5 trees is going to give you a whole bunch of chances to get knocked out of the tree. Good luck to you.
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Just girdle them and they will come down by themselves eventually.
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Don't drink and use a chainsaw
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I'm a fair hand with a chainsaw, but I had a 60 ft white oak that had died standing- and it was about 30 ft from my house. Realizing that (a) when a tree is dead, you have a great chance of gaffing into a tree, and having a 3 ft section of bark deciding to slough off with your gaff in it, (b) what my deductibles and co-pays were on my medical insurance, and (c) how much my deductible was on my homeowners insurance, I hired a local tree service- after they gave me a certificate of insurance. Sat on the other side of the yard with a lawn chair and a big glass of iced tea. They took it down, cut it into firewood lengths, chipped the branches, raked the yard, put down some grass seed. Hardest thing I did was write a check.
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Had a man come to look at a 48" diameter white oak in our yard, about halfway between the house and the power line. He said he could do it for $200! I asked when he could start, the answer was "Right now". I told him to get his A*^ up the tree, and I'd supply the cold beer when he finished. One hour later the tree was down and cut up. He left tipsy, and I was happy to clean up the mess, and my neighbor got a nice load of firewood out of the deal.
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Thanks for the advice one and all.
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