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    Thanks, that'll be a Thomas mini skid steer with Branch Manager Grapple. You can see it in some above pics.
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    Put this one to rest this morning.
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    That's the Ropetek Wraptor, being developed by Paul Cox out of Virginia, USA. Cost is going to be $2500 w/rope and bag, US. I wear that leg protection when cutting on the ground, easy on easy off.
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    That house rocks. It faces a huge lake, unfortunately I lost that future job to a bunch of illegals .
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    Got it from some bloke in NY. Interested?
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    He was hanging out in a top and I didn't know. I cut the top and lowered it down, and we heard a "thud" on the chipper. We walked over and he fell off the top of the chipper chute and grabbed onto a wire along the frame. He eventually scurried off.
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    What the hey, here's some oldies.
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    Thanks Tim. Those orange markers sure are handy. I've got two boxes on the truck. One holds rigging gear-three ropes, two slings with blocks, an extra eye sling, porta wrap, misc biners/pulleys/straps, including a GRCS mount and handle, the winch goes in the cab of the truck behind the seat along with the Wraptor and the custom Wraptor rope. The other small box will hold my climbing kit, chaps, and helmets. 200t, 361, and 460 in the bed of the truck or the infeed of the chipper. Rakes are held on the chipper along with pitch fork and shovel. Poles stored in chipper box pipe. It holds all the necessities, anything else goes in the bed of the truck. Here's a pic of the rig, trailer, chipper, and mini.
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    A little clearing job from the weekend.
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    Follow the cable route to the engine. Depending on the cable, on mine there is two set screws, check them out. It's really not rocket science.
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    Yep, it's my aerial lift device...the lovely Ropetek Wraptor. [ame] [/ame]
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    Couple from one of my jobs.
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    Here's a few pics from my part time job with another company. Not me in the lift at first, pics from in the lift are from me as the other guy was taking to long and I wanted to go home.
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    VT. The way I have it setup is simple one carabiner, no chatter of having two on the saddle. Everything stays put, as it should. Been on this setup for 2+ years, wouldn't change a thing.
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    which blower

    BrendonV replied to jjames's topic in General chat

    I've got the biggest stihl backpack, maybe br600? I typically don't even have to rake, obviously pick up the bigger stuff, but the blower is amazing as it will blow the heaviest of debri left. I've been asked if I've vacuumed the lawn.
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    I've got one. Drilled a hole in the plastic piece of the chin strap adjustment of my Petzl Ecrin helmet. The whistle is small, and totally out of the way, while being available in an instant. It's invaluable.
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    Ha, maybe it's my eyes. Although looking through a clear stihl tank, versus a orange "see through" husky tank, is totally different.
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    Stihl. I can't stand the choke/on-off switch of the Huskies. Just plain old cheesy. Or the air filter housing latches, chain brake, color, non-see through gas tanks.
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    It's been my main saw since I started in business. It typically wears a 20", but its known to wear a 28 and 32.
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    Took down a good sized White Oak this morning. That's a 28" bar on a 460 on the stump. Youtube vid of dropping a couple tops. [ame] [/ame]
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    Haha. That's cool and all, if you like carrying around oodles of gear to setup the SRT rig. Not to mention your energy of the ascent. A lot of people like that, like those who hang every strap and biner they own off the back of their saddle. Paul's rig is self contained, grab it, a length of rope, and a throw line, and your off. The only thing I can say is, your finger might get soar from holding the throttle. Oh wait, that doesn't happen either. The military one costs about $25,000 US, Paul's is at around 10% of that. I wish people would really wrap their heads around Paul's new invention. I really wish him luck as it's such a great product. Some people just like working harder, in a job that's already physically straining.
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    I've got one of Paul Cox's Ropetek Wraptors. It's freaking amazing. Here's me rocking up a Willow, probably about 50' in 30 seconds. And yep, I come down for lunch. Come down and help clean up. Come down for dropped tools, (personal cabling experience). Gravity is free, and getting back up is just as easy now. [ame] [/ame]

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