Hobbs or GRCS or other

[Mr Ed]

Hobbs - Ford f150 pickup

GRCS - Rolls Royce

[Bodean]

Frans,

 

I completely agree with your post, your words are

like creamy butter churned from the mouth of an angel.

 

Seriously though, I am the Mailman, just sending things down,

ground crew knows way more about these things than I do.

We JUst bought our GRCS and Have not explored it's full potential. I agree.

 

 

I remeber you telling me that replacement cost story at the CAA climb too.

You know everything, I was so foolish.

 

Though, The GrRCS stock without the Visor (sold seperately),

potentially risks losing those little grommets, footings. Does sherril even sell it?

 

I do know the porty and Hobbs very well though,

at least I know what can be down with the Hobbs.

 

Frans I respect you but I do think the Hobbs is more Bomb/Chunk proof.

 

Which one would you rather use after shooting it with a shotgun?

 

 

 

Ed, would you chunk wood into the back of a Rolls? or an F-150?

 

Just for refernce, 180-200' redwood, brushed, wooded, and cleaned in three days.

 

Lots of Hobbs use, all Hobbs. Tip ties and cranks.

Everything was brought down on a rope.

 

I know the GRCS is a way better cranker,

It's an awesome device, I got no beef bradda.

[MasterBlaster]

Hahahahahahahaaa!!!

 

What is going on in the 2nd pic? It looks like an underbed at the climber's waist?

[Bodean]

Tip tied the piece and cranking it off the stick to the tag line to pull away from the house.

 

That's Shamrock, back in his long hair biker days.

 

No underbed, just cut straight through and "KEEP CRANKING"

 

2nd to last pic, that's me getting ready to brush it out,

At that time, those were the tallest tops I'd taken, all three spars, It was fun.

 

Couldn't let "ANYTHING" hit that plastic roof. We had some plywood on them too.

Tree was only 6 inches off the house, they wanted to expand the living room 6 feet.

 

Bye Bye Tree.

 

 

 

 

 

Anyway back on topic, Hobbs is great, I bet the GRCS is better, though I haven't

explored it yet, though we have one.

 

The porty works too and has it's place. Like a backpack.

[frans]

Which one would you rather use after shooting it with a shotgun?

 

 

Yer Great! Bodean!

[silvafox]

I've never used a GRCS. Had a good look at one and thought it might break easy. I have a Hobbs, 2nd generation. Does what I ask it to do, solid, simple and very heavy! Occasionaly I wish I had two!

[RC0]

I've never used a GRCS. Had a good look at one and thought it might break easy.

 

How so?

[Peter]

How so?

 

Wouldn't pass the shotgun test............

[A_lopa]

Great pics Deva,adding things to a rigging system T/D unless its a skyhook are rarely worth it IMHO.

[RC0]

Ahhhhh dilemmas.....

 

I questioned the merit of an all inclusive winch/lowering device on a similar thread at Treebuzz just recently, as very rarely due I apply 'lift' unless we're actually using a crane. The 'need' or 'advantage' just never seems to present itself and besides, we rarely struggle to make good time.

 

Anyhow, ironically, 3 big jobs just popped up in the last week where the uncomplicated raising of limbs is almost essential.....such is the location of the trees.

 

I could rig up a fiddleBlock-type set-up or even implement an independent winch into the rigging, but I'm not sure I can be bothered with all that carry-on.

 

From what I can gather, the GRCS winch is much better than that of the hobbs but costs about ₤600 more (Uk price), excluding vat, coming in at around ₤1750 plus vat, must be perhaps one of the most expensive non-motorized pieces of tree equipment there is. I'd certainly hope not to ever have to replace either device at those prices.

 

I’ve done nearly 20 years without one but will admit to have been stewing on it of late, especially after looking at those 3 jobs last week.

 

Its a lotta coin guys, there's always other bits I use that money for also.

 

I just don’t know:hmmmm2: