Elec-trick chokers

[thenorthman]

Anybody have much experience with em? Have to admit all a I have with em is watching the hacks men whine about em, thought it might be a good Idea behind a skidder, no more crawling out of the cab to unhook, still need to pull string to hook em up but that's a given with a line skidder, my nephew isn't big enough to pull chokers yet, besides mom would kill me...

Anyway what I have seen on the boob tube was not encouraging, lots of jams with the mechanism, batteries going kaput, and I hear they are kinda spendy, and you would need some kind of controller in the cab yes? might not last long in an old open cab skidder, especially come brush fit time...