SITTINGUPHIGH1 Report post Posted December 5, 2008 Do Hadlock & Fox Saddle trees fit well and have good strength? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
steve mason Report post Posted December 5, 2008 Do Hadlock & Fox Saddle trees fit well and have good strength? I am quite bias when it comes to saddle trees, I only use top quality custom trees made of wood and covered with rawhide, there is nothing better in my opinion. So I have only seen a couple trees from the maker you are asking about and in comparison to what I normally see in the trees I use, I don't think the trees you mention would even make decent firewood for me. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Elton Joorisity Report post Posted December 5, 2008 I saw a tree two weeks ago that I wouldn't put on a rocking horse! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hidepounder Report post Posted December 5, 2008 I saw a tree two weeks ago that I wouldn't put on a rocking horse! Elton! (...laughing...) That's really funny! Bob Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
D.A. Kabatoff Report post Posted December 6, 2008 Hey Elton, did that tree happen to be at Caledon leather? I saw one in there that about fit your description. Darc Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Elton Joorisity Report post Posted December 6, 2008 No, it was a hadlock that a friend of mine got through another friend. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bruce johnson Report post Posted December 6, 2008 I had one roping tree that was a rocking horse, others that were tolerable. I have also retreed some barrel saddles that the originals had come from them. The duplicates were all pretty decent trees for what they were, and no problems. They wouldn't be my first choice today. With the companies using them wanting to compete on price and needing quantity, they have to. I haven't dealt with them since they moved the outfit to Del Rio. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jjcchawks Report post Posted December 6, 2008 The one H&F I saw was pretty coarse. Compare it to the Ben Swanke, Bill Bean or even the Timberline I have in the shop right now and it's not one I would pick out of the pile. Just one guy's opinion. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SITTINGUPHIGH1 Report post Posted December 6, 2008 Now guys don't hold back. Tell what you really feel about H&F trees. LOL I guess when your raised on champagne beer just doesn't measure up. Is it the looks. Or the fit. Or the construction. That you guys dislike about H&F Saddle trees. And that a under statement. I only have seen one in a picture. It looked a little odd. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
steve mason Report post Posted December 6, 2008 Is it the looks. Or the fit. Or the construction. That you guys dislike about H&F Saddle trees. And that a under statement. it is all the above Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Go2Tex Report post Posted December 6, 2008 (edited) I think you have to look at your price point, your market. If you are aiming at the high dollar market, then you will want to use the custom tree guys mentioned above. If you are looking for a cash cow product that you can pound out quick and keep the price down, then there are several options available. I haven't built on a H&F tree, but I have seen some examples at the shows and talked with the guy. They build a LOT of trees. The ones they had there looked about like Bowden trees as far as a quick visual inspection can tell. Edited December 6, 2008 by Go2Tex Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
screed Report post Posted July 31, 2014 I know I'm a bit late here but does anyone know if the quality of H&F trees has changed much since this thread was first started?? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
