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[skyhuck]

Climbing most British trees using tree gaffs is like climbing in stilettos, IMO.

[Steve Bullman]

Climbing most British trees using tree gaffs is like climbing in stilettos, IMO.

 

Only you would know what thats like!

[wicklamulla]

Crackoff i have the Klein pole spikes and swapped over to the much longer tree gaffs 2 weeks ago and tried them out on a medium sized tri stem ash dismantle. I initially i found them weird/cumbersome but after an hour or so they felt great. When i do spike work (even a couple of hours worth) i usually suffer with leg fatigue for a few days afterwards, but i did 5 hours in that ash tree and felt fine. The longer tree gaffs were expensive though at £67 plus p&p from AUS. I do like them and as previously mentioned they wood be brilliant on an ivy clad tree. cheers.

[CJM]

I think it's personal preference and what you've been brought up using. If I started out spiking on tree gaffs I'll be using them now

[crackoff]

Thanks guys. Great help and informative. Martin

[jomoco]

Just as differing trees with thick or thin bark determine whether I wear my pole or tree gaffs to remove them, I inevitably run across dead trees with no bark left on them that are extremely hard, almost petrified and difficult to penetrate with any gaff.

 

So I modified my Buck Titaniums to deal with them.

[crackoff]

Nice modding... Think "adjusted" kit needs a thread of its own???

[crackoff]

Cheers for your help guys... one set of Klein poles heading my way.

[DrewB]

Lots of big pine removals here in nz so it's tree gaffs for me. Even on gum trees I'm used to the tree gaffs now

[Taupotreeman]

Same as Drew. Started using them in Oz and now so used to them it doesn't bother me if the bark is thick or thin.

 

 

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