TreeMotion rear c/saw attachment

[Lurcherman]

Good afternoon all. Just wondering if anyone who's been using a TreeMotion for a while has any thoughts on preventing the belt from beeing dragged down to the seat of me pants when a saw's attached? I've only had the thing a couple of weeks and only during this week started using it. I understand that it's infinately adjustable but still can't seem to find out how to stop the dropping (or should that be drooping!) Any help appreciated. Thanks

[alex_m]

i have a tree motion and as with any harness you get a bit of sag but just tighten up the waist a bit more, maybe wear the harness a little higher (increase the leg loop elastic).

 

i don't seem to have a problem with it and i seem to forget its there until it knocks into a branch...

[Lurcherman]

Cheers for that Alex.

 

Rear and side bungies are at their max, maybe gotta lengthen the adjuster straps at the front (which will probably alter centre of gravity!) and I'll try hitching it up a bit.

 

Probably just got to get used to the thing after 24 years of wearing harnesses with seat pads and having the saw on the left or right, but I'm willing to give this new-fangled technology a go.

 

Thanks again.

[High Scale]

No matter how tight my TM, when using a large saw it will always pull down at the back.

 

Shoulder harness is the answer, I have to make one.

[Ross Turner]

I hardly use the rear attechment point for my saw as i use the right hand side d ring to clip it to.

Someone may say something about my side strop getting in the way but my side strop is clipped onto the D`s next to the bridge,that way i can hang off my side D`s in comfort,lol

[bob]

you can buy chest harness for the motion

a mate of mine has one and uses it for when he needs to hang a big saw

mine is fine on back when belt is tight enough

[Paul Smith]

You could tie the big saw into your spliced eye or prussic higher up, this would take all the weight but it does mean paying attention to any slack in the system.

[Mark Bolam]

Cheers for that Alex.

 

Rear and side bungies are at their max, maybe gotta lengthen the adjuster straps at the front (which will probably alter centre of gravity!) and I'll try hitching it up a bit.

 

Probably just got to get used to the thing after 24 years of wearing harnesses with seat pads and having the saw on the left or right, but I'm willing to give this new-fangled technology a go.

 

Thanks again.

 

Some good advice above, keep the big saw off your harness till you really need it!

 

Tell us more about tree work in Portugal Bro!

[DrewB]

or clip your big saw onto the spare hole of the hitchclimber if not using it for a while though prob not the best if swinging about!

[Ross Turner]

A big saw shouldnt really be attached to your harness as it should be supported by the lads on the ground using a tool line.

There has been accidents when lads have used big saws which where attached to their harness which got caught in the kerf of the cut,Thus taking saw & climber with cut peice of timber & in one case snapping the climbers anchor point out.

I know its tedious but if it means reducing accidents im all for it.