Breakaway lanyards

[Steve Bullman]

Has anyone used breakaway lanyards as a secondary tie in point? I'd be interested to see your set ups or ideas. I have a tricky tree to have a bash at sometime next week which is presenting quite a challenge.......tying in to a tree nearby and rigging off the tree I'm removing from a breakaway lanyard is currently the best option I can come up with. No access for mewp and all other options(very few) have been rules out

 

Cheers

[Rupe]

Have you seen graham Mcmahons video of similar situation?

 

Its doesn't show how he set it up but I think it was just a slip knot, so your lanyard is attached using a slip knot, you pull the tail end and it comes away.

[skyhuck]

I've clipped into the belt loop on my pants on occasions.

[Rupe]

I've clipped into the belt loop on my pants on occasions.

 

That would do it!

[ben lightfoot]

Am i right in thinking its so if the tree fails then the breakaway strop breaks and you swing away?

[Rupe]

Thats what I'm assuming, its the usual reason. Last really dodgy one I did I just didn't lanyard in, way too scary to attach yourself to somehting that shouldn't really be there, but if you have to then breakawy is required.

 

How about just using some weak material as a joiner, some string maybe, just enough to position you where you want but not very strong. A loop of it on you D ring and clip into that?

[scotspine1]

tying in to a tree nearby and rigging off the tree I'm removing from a breakaway lanyard

 

Can't you rig off the same tree as your tied into, but put a re-direct block into the tree your removing. that way your decreasing the risk of stem/rootplate failure thereby decreasing the need for a breakway flipline/lanyard? Any pics of the job?

 

We used the same idea for this tree, I was tied into a tree behind the Beech I was removing and so was the main rigging block, when the branches were lowered - the anchor tree took most of the force, the re-direct block in the Beech was only there to guide the branches down over the lawn.

 

Pause the vid at 4.13 to see the climbing TIP and main rigging block -

 

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bCrsRMjRrgM]YouTube - Glasgow Arborist[/ame]

Edited April 21, 2011 by scotspine1

[gibbon]

I hard a nasty job once and used a small loop of throw line as a week link on my lanyard

[Mark Bolam]

I've clipped into the belt loop on my pants on occasions.

 

Too expensive with Stretch Airs Dave.

[Rupe]

Can't you rig off the same tree as your tied into, but put a re-direct block into the tree your removing. that way your decreasing the risk of stem/rootplate failure thereby decreasing the need for a breakway flipline/lanyard? Any pics of the job?

 

We used the same idea for this tree, I was tied into a tree behind the Beech I was removing and so was the main rigging block, when the branches were lowered - the anchor tree took most of the force, the re-direct block in the Beech was only there to guide the branches down over the lawn.

 

Pause the vid at 4.13 to see the climbing TIP and main rigging block -

 

YouTube - Glasgow Arborist

 

Yeah, and if you reverse a truck up close to a chipper you can chip straight into it!! Bet you never thought of that eh!