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Old May 23, 2012 | 10:35 AM
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Climbing spikes

I want to get a set of climbing spikes and a friend of a friend has a set he would sell but he knows nothing about them. I've been told there are two different kinds, tree and pole. I know nothing about them either so anyone know the difference if there really is one ?
 
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Old May 23, 2012 | 10:46 AM
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Pole spikes are shorter (about 1 1/2" long) and Tree spikes are about 3" long in order to pierce the bark on a tree.
 
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Old May 23, 2012 | 12:05 PM
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Ok, thanks. If they are tree spikes what would be a fair price for a used set ?
 
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Old May 23, 2012 | 04:22 PM
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Why are you buying them, it sounds as though you are not in the tree/forestry industry. These are very dangerous even when properly trained. I would hate to see someone buy them to save a few bucks on tree work and end up getting hurt, or worse
 
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Do your homework on how to use them properly. Band Aids aren't used on the type of injuries you get falling out of a tree holding onto a chain saw. Not trying to talk you out of them just know that mulligans and tree work don't go together.
 
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A good set of Buckingham tree spikes with pads were around $200 25 years ago if I remember correctly.
 
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