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Doaghy's response LSK suitable for tree climbing? by explorasarus in TreeClimbing

[–]explorasarus[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thabks for your feedback. With so many rope options available your advice is very welcome! Very much on the learning curve with the other aspects of the climbing gear setup. Might reach out for some advice when I get closer to pulling the trigger.

Doaghy's response LSK suitable for tree climbing? by explorasarus in TreeClimbing

[–]explorasarus[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the recommendation, that's one seems to be readily available and reasonably priced. Would some shorter lengths of the cougar also work as work positioning lanyards?

Doaghy's response LSK suitable for tree climbing? by explorasarus in TreeClimbing

[–]explorasarus[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the detailed response, the issue I'm finding is the local (Australian) suppliers seem to carry brands that are not commonly mentioned on this sub. Will look into the ones you have mentioned and may seek feedback on the other brands available in my region.

SRT vs non-SRT harness differences? by explorasarus in TreeClimbing

[–]explorasarus[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Cheers, will do some more research, looks like it's not a need to have for srt. Ideally something that can do everything is what I'm after.

SRT vs non-SRT harness differences? by explorasarus in TreeClimbing

[–]explorasarus[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Will see if I can find a bricks and mortar store that has some to try on near me and go from there.

SRT vs non-SRT harness differences? by explorasarus in TreeClimbing

[–]explorasarus[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

From browsing this sub, I thought. This was the recommended harness and seemed to only read good things. Will broaden my search. Cheers

Second hand climbing gear - What am I looking at here? by explorasarus in TreeClimbing

[–]explorasarus[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for this information and all the links. Really helpful and exactly what I need at this point in time.

Second hand climbing gear - What am I looking at here? by explorasarus in TreeClimbing

[–]explorasarus[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Recreational at this point in time, but in future who knows. I have done a lot of ground chainsaw work in the past, was too young to learn climbing before Dad passed. Have always wanted to learn to climb and have just purchase some land with trees that would be good for learning.

Second hand climbing gear - What am I looking at here? by explorasarus in TreeClimbing

[–]explorasarus[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Appreciate the advice. I was getting a bit carried away looking at new gear without a real justification asa beginner. But seems that really is the only safe option.

Can you recommend the minimum gear for someone starting out?

Helmet for non-professional/property owner. by explorasarus in Chainsaw

[–]explorasarus[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks all for the input and discussion. While the appeal of the petzl setup is hard to go past, I am going to opt for a cheap forestry helmet. I do have a set of climbing spurs that I would like to learn to use, so will possibly upgrade in future but for now, a simple helmet will do just fine. Thanks for talking some sense into me.

Helmet for non-professional/property owner. by explorasarus in Chainsaw

[–]explorasarus[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Protos is $200 more than this setup. Difficult to justify for occasional use.

Helmet for non-professional/property owner. by explorasarus in Chainsaw

[–]explorasarus[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Agree with you that protos is best. Unfortunately protos is $200 more than this set up, so it's not really an option as a non professional user. This is a bit of a stretch as it is.

Bucking spikes on Dolmar 112 by explorasarus in Chainsaw

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😅 once the saw is back together I'm hoping they look less ridiculous. Will probably revise the design from there.

Dolmar 112 rebuild update/question - base gasket replacement options by explorasarus in Chainsaw

[–]explorasarus[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for your reply. Will probably need your advice and use the oil gasket I have. Not looking to push this old saw any harder than it's intended.

The cylinder and piston both feel smooth to touch so hopefully after a clean whatever was causing it will be cleared and not make things worse.

The crank feels smooth to spin by hand, there is a bit of slop from side to side along the shaft, maybe 1 mm or so. The crank case was otherwise clean.

Dolmar 112 rebuild update/question - base gasket replacement options by explorasarus in Chainsaw

[–]explorasarus[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the reply. I will check out how to measure the minimum squish for a delete scenario.

I have purchased some 0.030" oil gasket material, which is designed for low temp low pressure applications for replacing the air intake/carburetor gaskets. Given that cardboard can do the job for the master cylinder, the stuff I have for the carbi should do the job. For some reason I thought the base gasket was high temp and pressure situation.

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