Another Home-made Rope Guide Thread

[BenR]

Honey brothers emailed me this morning saying the spacer has just come in. £2.49! Winner.

[CraigD]

give it a bit of time bro and im sure itll be sorted for ya.

 

How long you had your pinto for craig?

 

DMM pdf shows a splice to both ends of the pulley in a prussik config:

 

http://dmmindustrial.com/downloads/DMM_Pinto_Flyer.pdf

 

Interesting....

 

If I were you CraigD I'd contact DMM and get my money back or get them to replace it. It must have a year warranty or something of the like.

 

 

Yeah Ill just wait Drew Im sure it'll get sorted

 

Atree - Had it since February 22nd so almost 3 months

 

Liam - Ill just wait Im pretty sure it'l be sorted soon enough, thanks though

 

 

Thanks for all the help guys

[Taylor L. Hamel]

Hey Craig,

 

I have some wear on the side of the sheave on a couple Hitch Climbers and one PINTO Rig. With the tight tolerances, a little rubbing may occur on the sideplates. Especially if there is a small imperfection or metal debris. I would try washing the PINTO with warm soapy water and use a soft brush to clean between the sheave and sideplate. Then lube with SAE 30 mineral oil and slide a paper towel between sheave and sideplate while rotating the sheave. Compressed air works well, too. The wear on my above-mentioned pulleys is only cosmetic and has not continued beyond the slight initial wear. After washing, if the rubbing is constant and you're getting metal shavings and such... then certainly send back to the retailer.

 

In the end, do what you're most comfortable with. If the pulley is freaking you out, stop using it for sure.

[CraigD]

Hey Craig,

 

I have some wear on the side of the sheave on a couple Hitch Climbers and one PINTO Rig. With the tight tolerances, a little rubbing may occur on the sideplates. Especially if there is a small imperfection or metal debris. I would try washing the PINTO with warm soapy water and use a soft brush to clean between the sheave and sideplate. Then lube with SAE 30 mineral oil and slide a paper towel between sheave and sideplate while rotating the sheave. Compressed air works well, too. The wear on my above-mentioned pulleys is only cosmetic and has not continued beyond the slight initial wear. After washing, if the rubbing is constant and you're getting metal shavings and such... then certainly send back to the retailer.

 

In the end, do what you're most comfortable with. If the pulley is freaking you out, stop using it for sure.

 

Hey Taylor,

I will try washing the pinto as you have suggested but once the pulley is weighted and I descend/ascend I can feel the pulley grinding and then the sheave/wheel stops rotating so I think the bearing might be stuffed, Ill definitely clean it etc , will be really happy if its just something stuck in the pulley, its a great piece of kit! Ill have another go and see if any metal filings/shavings appear.

 

Also the damage is on the side of the sheave(wheel), on the inside of the sideplate... is this were your pinto is wearing?

[DrewB]

ill take some pics of mine bro. the tolerance is slightly tighter on one side than the other and this is where the anodizing wore off. i think just a very minute deflection has caused the abrasion on mine though.

[atree]

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Atree - Had it since February 22nd so almost 3 months

 

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Oh thats unlucky then....

[CraigD]

ill take some pics of mine bro. the tolerance is slightly tighter on one side than the other and this is where the anodizing wore off. i think just a very minute deflection has caused the abrasion on mine though.

 

cheers bro

[atree]

Had a climb today on a pinto Rg and it was awesome,so smooth compared to the art RG,Cant wait for mine now

[Taylor L. Hamel]

I can feel the pulley grinding and then the sheave/wheel stops rotating

 

OK, didn't realize the sheave would not rotate. Definitely send it back.

[WeeDee]

its a great piece of kit!

 

Craig, as much as I agree with you that the Pinto Rig shows promise, I would have to take account of its durabilty and longevity when forming an over-all opinion. At the moment, I feel that they haven't yet got into the 'great piece of kit' category.

In saying this, the two that I have are working well and I admit that I have limited experience of them - but in this type of work, a piece of equipment can't just look nice.

I feel that your information helps us all to form a balanced view.