lockjack or spiderjack ?

[timtree81]

i have just about worn my lockjack sport out,its due to be pulled out of use but im not sure what to get ? another one or the spider jack ? i love the lock jack i use it loads ! please any coments on the spider jack would be great

[bob]

similar but different

i have both and use spider nearly all the time

but others prefere lockjack

i would say if you liked lockjack stick with it

which bits have worn out as you can get most bits seperate

[Johny Walker]

try a timberjack

[timtree81]

similar but different

i have both and use spider nearly all the time

but others prefere lockjack

i would say if you liked lockjack stick with it

which bits have worn out as you can get most bits seperate

 

its had 3 cluches and a side plate ,the toggle is getting ropeie now and its very very well used

[coolie]

You could keep the lockjack and get a spiderjack and timberjack.

[Paul Smith]

Spiderjack for me! I like the fact you can do small adjustments using the finger and thumb with the friction plate as opposed to a pull and drop.

[base]

I have both, personally i would stick with a lock jack.

[Lancstree]

I'm thinking of getting myself one of these soon. LJ or SJ? Not sure. I read that the SJ is more versatile in that you don't need a redirect on your harness if the rope is at a flat angle or running over crotches and stuff.

[Old Mill Tree Care]

I have the same dilemma. I've been using a LJ for seven years and recently put a strop under it so it would act the same as the LJ Twin. It's excellent for big pulls when ascending. I also recently got a Pantin and it's perfect with the LJ but not so good with the strop under it.

 

Am I right in thinking that you can't attach an SJ mid line so you have to feed the entire rope through it? This would put me off.

 

So my dilemma really is the LJ twin or the SJ.

[geoff]

I have the same dilemma. I've been using a LJ for seven years and recently put a strop under it so it would act the same as the LJ Twin. It's excellent for big pulls when ascending. I also recently got a Pantin and it's perfect with the LJ but not so good with the strop under it.

 

Am I right in thinking that you can't attach an SJ mid line so you have to feed the entire rope through it? This would put me off.

 

So my dilemma really is the LJ twin or the SJ.

 

Yep the SJ is end feed only.