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No. I have a butterfly valve on mine and it is a substantial improvement over the ball valve I had in it before.

That would work fine, Cory, just as long as you had a gauge on the line. Do you know how much the brake tank psi is? Frankie, a butterfly valve is a huge improvement over a ball valve.

Yeah, the big shot will get it done, but the APTA can go higher with a heavier weight, pulling a heavier line. It also will not lose power in cold weather or from having it charged for a few minutes while trying to find just the right angle.

Just an old bicycle pump. Cheap and fast, it can reach 160psi which is far more than I need.

Those huge west coast trees do create many unique problems. For more normal trees and what most tree workers have to deal with, the APTA rocks. In these, a 12oz bag generally comes back down if you let it. If it looks like it could get stuck, I will add more air and shoot past the target, if...

Pretty sure it's a 12oz weaver, and 1.75 Zing-it. That setup will go 200 feet if you charge the APTA with enough air, but trees in my work area are not that big. Tall trees here cap out at around 120'.

For setting lines, get an APTA. It is extremely rare for me to need more than one shot with the APTA. So much so that I use it on everything, big or small, because it is as close as you can get to a guarantee. Gary, your story reminded me of my first time on spurs. I was younger and dumber...