Time For New Lowering Device

[5 shires]

14 minutes ago, Khriss said:

Not seen this design , yes Portawraps do flap abt - bungee cords help . Good price on this thou . K

I know I wouldn’t be paying nearly £300 for it but thought £120 well worth it to see how it works...that the trouble with the tree industry everything has to be over engineered for safety reasons but that comes at a high price.

[AHPP]

I’ve always thought they’re just different for the sake of being different. What advantage do they supposedly have over a bollard?

[Rich Rule]

Interesting to see it in action.  
 

I have to agree though, it looks like “reinventing the wheel” for the sake of it.

 

If you don’t get on with it, I would recommend a Stein fixed bollard over a POW.   They do a slightly smaller one which can handle a fair sized piece, yet isn’t too heavy to cart about or rig to the tree.

 

Remember what they say...  “big chunks make big hunks”

[Dan Maynard]

I’ve always thought they’re just different for the sake of being different. What advantage do they supposedly have over a bollard?

I think you can't get turns riding over each other. Maybe it's easy to load?

I think I'd want it ratchet strapped to the tree.