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I have this style, and while I hate them in a lot of ways, they have never left me truly stranded in terms of not being able to get the job done. I like the Eastwood single sided design much better. If mine ever give up the ghost I'll likely go that route (but these damn things just wont die even with abusive impact gunning and a complete disregard for their care).
From: Sonoma wine country/Left coast is the best coast
Originally Posted by Bowers86
I have this style, and while I hate them in a lot of ways, they have never left me truly stranded in terms of not being able to get the job done. I like the Eastwood single sided design much better. If mine ever give up the ghost I'll likely go that route (but these damn things just wont die even with abusive impact gunning and a complete disregard for their care).
I’ve seen what looks like the Eastman single side on flea bay for $85.
Looks like of the 3 options I picked the one that doesn’t seem to work. No one has chimed in saying they’ve used a clamshell for these type of struts.
From: Sonoma wine country/Left coast is the best coast
I removed the pivot pin and with both arms free, was able to get all 4 hooks and 3 of the safety catches so far. So it can be done. Tons of fiddling and need to consider the spring position and getting hooks in areas that have more gap. I can see how it might be a bit easier if done repeatedly but there's still a lot of low-tolerances to jiggle-n-fiddle that you wouldn't have with the other 2 types simply because all 4 hooks communicate with each other. If I were doing this again I would definitely get a better, more forgiving tool. I see how this could get bent up since there are so many spider-leg parts interacting. I haven't done the work yet but I'm guessing this tool would be last on the list compared with the other two.
