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Nothing you haven't seen before boys, so i kept it short. Easy to underestimate volume out here because the trees are deceptively tall. Not until you get half way up do you realise how many logs need to be cut to bring the tree down.

 

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1 hour ago, jmac said:

Nice slick work as usual Reg. Do you ever get rigging rope damage when using rings for big stem pieces? With the rope running between the stem and the ring.

Thanks. And no, I haven't noticed any. The knot at at the end sort of holds it away some, particularly a cows hitch which is quite bulky. That and the momentum of the log which is projected out as well as down. Watch the closeups again near the end.

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17 hours ago, Joe Newton said:

Cheers Reg, noticed that your using a single beast ring by the look of it. I'm thinking of buying a ring sling type thing but I've read that two rings is preferable for a better bend radius. Interested to hear your thoughts on it?

What do you reckon the heaviest log weighed?

Let me get back to Joe, just leaving town for a couple days mate. About to lose signal

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On 27/09/2018 at 14:02, Joe Newton said:

Cheers Reg, noticed that your using a single beast ring by the look of it. I'm thinking of buying a ring sling type thing but I've read that two rings is preferable for a better bend radius. Interested to hear your thoughts on it?

What do you reckon the heaviest log weighed?

When I first started rigging all we used was heavy duty thimbles for negative rigging. Inferior to x rings, I should add....but never had issue with them nonetheless. I think the recommended bend ration is 4.5:1, or something like that I cant remember exactly.....so the further/outer part of the line isnt doing all the work. But we also know when a rope is pulled hard against a surface it actually gains in strength. When a line runs through an x ring or thimble it rotates too. Does that help the situation ? I don't know. What i do know is that ive ruined enough bushings on expensive, branded, heavy duty blocks within an unacceptable time frame or cycles to failure. If I never ran into issue with thimbles, I doubt Ill have any with rigging rings. And, you can add as many rings as you like, but it wont change the curvature where the line enters and exits. No doubt it lessens the wear on the rings over time. This is not advice....its just how I feel about the situation. I really dont anticipate running into any problems but will let you know if they occur. 

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