Tree hog carabiner damage

[zbtree]

I was climbing today on a very new tree hog carabiner, which was attaching my zig zag to my bridge. I only unclipped it at the end of the day and I was inspecting it and noticed damage that wasn't there before on the triple locking system. Is this now a write off? Can anyone help me figure what I did wrong.

[Bolt]

Zigzag or zigzag plus?

 

[Bolt]

The gate damage looks like what I would imagine if force had been applied to open it whilst the collar wasn’t fully rotated.

 

Did you use anything to ensure the karabiner stayed properly orientated?

 

Edited January 10 by Bolt

[zbtree]

Zigzag plus and yes that looks exactly like what happened. Next time I climb I will definitely use a captive. 

Do you think it's still usable?

[Bolt]

When I was younger and foolisher I would probably have stuck it in a vice and tried to straighten it with pliers and hammer.

 

Now, I would just replace it in a heartbeat.

 

By the time that bit of bent metal has seen forced back, it will be so stressed and weakened, you will effectively have nothing more secure than a plain gate karabiner.

 

If whatever happened to bend it whilst new reoccurred in the future, I can’t see it putting up much of a fight!

[zbtree]

Thanks for the answer Bolt, guess I'll retire to keychain or some other purpose. 

 

 

[Dan Maynard]

I'd maybe use it on a chainsaw strop. Or dog lead.

[krummholz]

Apart from wanting 100% confidence in any life support ppe, the functionality of the biner has been compromised - that little lip will be catching on your hand, arm etc and is more likely to bend more or cause inadvertent opening of the gate.

 

Treat yourself to a new one! Maybe not treehog either

[Timbertom111]

People worry to much. Its fine....

[Mr. Squirrel]

I think treehog biners are the only ones that still have a lifespan on them too. Junk.