Reg Coates new device

[GarethM]

2 minutes ago, Mark J said:

It'll probably work as a grapple of sorts. What you really must realise though is that Mr Reg Coates wouldn't put his name to something if it wasn't significantly better than anything else out there. 

The next home brew attempt will be a can of fosters in a laundry bag on the end of a rope.

 

Lightweight, throw it up a tree, rope up and drink before home time and can goes in the customers recycling bin.

[Mark J]

15 minutes ago, GarethM said:

The next home brew attempt will be a can of fosters in a laundry bag on the end of a rope.

 

Lightweight, throw it up a tree, rope up and drink before home time and can goes in the customers recycling bin.

When was the last time you were up a tree?

[peds]

13 minutes ago, Mark J said:

It'll probably work as a grapple of sorts. What you really must realise though is that Mr Reg Coates wouldn't put his name to something if it wasn't significantly better than anything else out there. 

 

 

I am 100% certain that the years of research and development Reg and Notch have put in has come up with a better design that I did, in 10 minutes, for free, using the assorted shite I have scattered around my shed. I'd be shocked and surprised if that wasn't the case. 

 

Is it 200 euros better? That would be a question worth investigating, and if anyone wants to send me a Notch Grapple, I'd be happy to do some side-by-side empirical testing to find out.

[GarethM]

3 minutes ago, Mark J said:

When was the last time you were up a tree?

I don't do climbing and go easy option of all or nothing 🙂. 

[Mark J]

5 minutes ago, peds said:

 

I am 100% certain that the years of research and development Reg and Notch have put in has come up with a better design that I did, in 10 minutes, for free, using the assorted shite I have scattered around my shed. I'd be shocked and surprised if that wasn't the case. 

 

Is it 200 euros better? That would be a question worth investigating, and if anyone wants to send me a Notch Grapple, I'd be happy to do some side-by-side empirical testing to find out.

The odds are that it's significantly better. The balance on the device when retrieving comes close to defying the very laws of physics. It's clearly a bespoke bit of kit. That's not to say that you couldn't mash up a variable of the idea. Odds are it won't be as good and you'd probably end up buying a thing that works in real world tree work. 

[Mark J]

5 minutes ago, GarethM said:

I don't do climbing and go easy option of all or nothing 🙂. 

Puff.

[GarethM]

1 minute ago, Mark J said:

Puff.

Nah pink isn't my colour, to paraphrase because I'm northern, up there for thinking and down there for standing at the bar.

 

I know my limits, I probably could but I'm not sure people would appreciate a permanent wind chime 😉.

[peds]

10 minutes ago, Mark J said:

The odds are that it's significantly better. The balance on the device when retrieving comes close to defying the very laws of physics. It's clearly a bespoke bit of kit. That's not to say that you couldn't mash up a variable of the idea. Odds are it won't be as good and you'd probably end up buying a thing that works in real world tree work. 

 

I do not disagree with a single thing you've said.

But for now... I've got a free hook for tugging down hung-up branches. 

[Mark J]

Just now, peds said:

 

I do not disagree with a single thing you've said.

But for now... I've got a free hook for tugging down hung-up branches. 

Good work. 

 

 

[kram]

6 hours ago, Dan Maynard said:

I'm a fan of using a pole when deadwooding, have used the Wolf pole but it's awkward getting the thing round the tree between stops, as so long.

 

Now have the Bahco 1.1m to 2.1m 3-section telescopic pole, which is designed for use climbing or in a mewp apparently. This has a nice loop for a sling to clip to harness, and to me is the perfect balance between long enough to reach out to stuff and save climbing, but short enough collapsed to be easy to manage.

 

Have used that like you say, chuck line across through a fork and then hook back the end.

 

Do you have a link to the Bahco? Is it a pruning tool or just a pole?

 

I quite often  use a throw ball in the tree to reach limbs that I cant throw a normal rope to.

We have a 4 meter Fiskars UP86/UPX86 pole pruner which is great for pruning small stuff, grabbing a rope or ball after throwing. Also very handy to retrieve branches that should not have fallen on the wrong side of a customers fence. Saved me a few, would be embarrasing knocks on neghbours doors to gain access to tidy up...

 

 

Edited November 17 by kram