Hi Strut,

I can' t imagine that the " teeth" that contact the bark on the tree would be any different from your XLS. The chassis of the climbers is about the same. I haven' t had much problem with it until now. I weigh 222 lbs and have plenty of weight to help the climber dig it' s teeth into the tree' s bark. However, on some " slick" feeling bark, it seems to not get a good " bite" sometimes.

I' m not planning to file off a great deal of metal from the tips of the " teeth" . Just enough to get them to dig in a little easier. Just want to know if anyone else out there has done the same, with any advice to boot....

Kindest Regards,

-Will inmaryland