Line guns...any good?

[leswold]

Morning all. Lately we could've used one of these to save climbing a row of high trees so just wondered how you view them. From about £180 I think & they say good for 150 feet.

[Ty Korrigan]

Hello,

Do you mean the air cannons for firing throwlines?

We have a couple of homemade ones.

Plastic plumbing rated to 7bar.

Love them but I am always worried that one day they might explode so I'll be investing in a metal one soon although that too we may make ourselves.

Ty

[Mark Bolam]

They're like a Big Shot, but much, much slower.

 

 

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[Marc]

Just chuck it up there.

[Steve Bullman]

I Have one, its overkill for most trees but will certainly get you up there. You can adjust for smaller trees but takes experience and I didn't spend enough time using it to gage it very well. Was thinking about selling mine

 

 

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[johnp]

Using one today for the first time, on a load of ivy infested trees, it's been brilliant

[Shane]

I Have one, its overkill for most trees but will certainly get you up there. You can adjust for smaller trees but takes experience and I didn't spend enough time using it to gage it very well. Was thinking about selling mine

 

 

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Tut, tut, Steve.... you should know better. Things like that belong on Arbtrader.

[Richard Thompson]

I'm quite happy with my catapult and throw line at the moment

But I would like to try an air cannon or big shot some time in the future

[Steve Bullman]

Tut, tut, Steve.... you should know better. Things like that belong on Arbtrader.

[Coletti]

I have often wondered if a potato canon design would work. Doesn't use compressed air but spray a bit of flammable aerosol in a chamber and ignite with a hob sparker. It will ping a satsuma 200 yards consistently so can't see why it wouldn't work

 

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