How'd it go today?

[cory]

Three six foot and one eight foot poles all stuck together with a large corona pruner head on it

I'd call that basically insane.

Probably the same salesman that f'd up those other recent estimates

 

[Dave Shepard]

Anyone have any advice on oiling Felco sheaths? I have a couple of old ones for F2, and a new F20 sheath that need some sort of preservative. Thanks.

 

[flushcut]

I used bar oil on mine, saturated the crap out of it. It seemed to work better than mink oil.

 

[Cobleskill]

Obenauf's is good stuff. Used to use it on my Wolverine work boots. The leather lasted great, but the soles fall apart, so I quit bothering. I still buy them as they are light, comfortable, and I can get them on sale for just over 100 bucks

I remember when I was about 7 my dad had a black man working for him. He got a new pair of work boots. Went to the lithium grease pail and gave them a good coat of that.

He put me on the seat of his bicycle and he sat backwards on the handlebars and peddled down the road. I taught myself how to do that when I was a teenager. No passengers though.

 

[Burnham]

Neatsfoot oil is good for that.

 

[cory]

Obenauf's for me.

 

[friedrich]

i use rayholes saddle butter

 

[Eric H-L]

I got a call from a neighbor with a drone stuck in a large oak. I enjoyed climbing it and rescuing the little flyer. I want to get a picture of the tree later and try to identify it. The most Velcro like thing I have encountered. I was unable to get a good high tie in even with my big shot. Again and again it grabbed my throw bag and line and prevented me from getting the bag down. I ended up using a low tie in and working my way up with two cinching climbing lines around the tree. Part of the challenge was it was very cluttered with lots of dead. I got some dry branches down as I climbed up but my assignment was not deadwooding.

 

[CurSedVoyce]

Finally got all my cabling supplies and finished the two oaks waiting on them. Kave on one side and I on the other. Some good 5 hour tree bondage will satisfy the soul in the proper elements.

 

[Kaveman]

It was a beautiful day to be aloft. Kinda cool climbing without a chainsaw.

 

[SeanKroll]

I guess you're on that cablng job.


What is your normal climbing saw(s)?

 

[davidwyby]

Pro saws gathering dust at Lowe’s, no pros around to buy them. $30 less than anywhere I see online. I could possibly ship on the cheap if anyone needs some. Autotuning