grillion

[monkey boy]

hi guys i was at work today were talking about the petzl grillion, there made for a work positioning strop but does that mean they can be climbed on due to the fact of it being a mechanial device ie , needing a fail safe

 

sorry if ive worded this abit wrong im a student and still getting to terms with stuff

 

thanks

[Matt Butler]

don't know if it's allowed or not, but i climb on it most days, it's an awesome bit of kit!! only trouble is i cut the end off it the other day:biggrin:

[geoff]

I climb on mine,they work well for me,be interesting to see what other opinions are as they are not fail to safe.

[White Noise]

I climb on mine,they work well for me,be interesting to see what other opinions are as they are not fail to safe.

 

Do you use yours on a strop ?

 

Sorry I was thinking of something else .

Edited April 21, 2010 by White Noise

[Beezy]

What do you mean by climbed on mate?

 

Usually used as a side/work positioning strop, as you said. Not designed to be climbed with, eg as an alternative to a friction hitch on your lifeline.

 

A mechanaical alternative would be something like a ART lockjack or similar, or a hitch climber system with friction hitch is super smooth to.

 

Hope this helps

Beezy

[geoff]

I Use it both on a short strop for work positioning,and often on a second line ,along side lifeline with friction hitch for limbwalking,have used it to descend with a fig 8 rescue to.

[monkey boy]

i mean like using it as a lifeline cause if you use mecahnical device shouldnt you have a fail to safe for a back up

[Beezy]

You should get into a really good habit of attaching a second point of contact when cutting/ just before saw is started in the tree.

 

Either sidestrop in, or secondary line over a nearby branch.

 

wouldn't personally use grillon on lifeline fella, not really designed for that, other mechanical devices run way smoother under load.

 

if you are anywhere near capel manor college, enfield N london on fri/sat, theres a tree event on (right hand advert column 2nd down) loads of sets up there with friendly advice.

 

Bzy

[arbclimber]

Its for work positioning/ a secondary anchor point.

 

Should't be using it as your main line, and cant see why you would want to. As someone else has said, there are loads of other things around which will do the job much better for use on a lifeline.

 

It is quite good for the purpose it is designed though.

[bob]

i mean like using it as a lifeline cause if you use mecahnical device shouldnt you have a fail to safe for a back up

 

nope it,s fine

no need to back up lockjacks spiderjacks ect