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I've got a rather nice Gingko to brace, I'd like use the Cobra system or sometheing similar. Any recomendations out there as to which system and which supplier??? Thanks y'all.

Oh and a Happy New Year to all.

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cobra is good but boa is good too, i thinking tree worker does it. honey brothers sell cobra. it comes in 3 sizes cobra mini, cobra standard aprox 2 tonne, cobra plus 4 tonne. ive used all. cobra plus is a real pain in the arse to use. i would recomend standard unless your tree is small then use mini. wouldnt bother using their shrink wraps, just use electic tape..

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I've got a rather nice Gingko to brace, I'd like use the Cobra system or sometheing similar. Any recomendations out there as to which system and which supplier??? Thanks y'all.

Oh and a Happy New Year to all.

 

Can you get a picture of the tree up ? :001_smile:

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cobra is pretty easy to use now, theyve changed the shock asorbers material so you dont need lube anymore, likes been said above, electrical tapes a good substitute to the shrink wrap

done much bracing before?

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cobra is pretty easy to use now, theyve changed the shock asorbers material so you dont need lube anymore, likes been said above, electrical tapes a good substitute to the shrink wrap

done much bracing before?

 

A bit in the past, mainly cables (bad old days). I've been a groundie a couple of times when Cobra has been used but this will be the first time I personally will be doing it. How about you ?

I find that a lot of people would rather just have the offending limb(s) removed rather than brace them.

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A bit in the past, mainly cables (bad old days).

 

Is that some kind of joke...?:ohmy: Of course you realise that BS3998 does not cover use of anything other than "flexible" bracing ( cables then...... )

Where is our updated bs standard? All drilling and bolts and such....why are we waiting??:bored:

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The Boa is the new Cobra that doesn't need the lube we keep it if you need some give us a call. From the feedback we have had people say it is easier to use.

Hope this helps.

Justin.

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A bit in the past, mainly cables (bad old days). I've been a groundie a couple of times when Cobra has been used but this will be the first time I personally will be doing it. How about you ?

I find that a lot of people would rather just have the offending limb(s) removed rather than brace them.

 

do about 2-4 braces a month. makes a nice change, especially when shouting from the tree "ive dropped my black dildo" (my name for the shock asorber):001_smile:

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