Breakaway lanyards

[scotspine1]

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!

 

Can't you move the chipper towards the back of the truck instead?

 

Basically your saying Steve B had already ruled that option out, fair enough Rupert, fair enough son...can't blame me for wasting some time on Arbtalk whilst waiting for dinner.

 

Ok, Steve, use a short length of rope for a lanyard, dont have stopper knot in the end so when the tree being removed fails below you just slide the hitch off the end off your lanyard, if the friction hitch grips too tightly, then that idea wont have worked.

[Rupe]

Yes, I figured he worked out the options and is left with the breakaway lanyard idea hence his request.

[Scott Farmborough]

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!

 

I like it:lol:

[Ewan Murray]

You could not tie a stopper in the end of your lanyard and just be careful of it, so if stuff does go tits up you can just push the hitch off the rope letting you swing back into the tree. Or have a krab with out a gate so it will hold you under pressure so you just have to pull it towards your self and push it up to release it.

[scotspine1]

Yes, I figured he worked out the options and is left with the breakaway lanyard idea hence his request.

 

need pics

[Steve Bullman]

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?

 

yeah i was thinking about a bit of throwline

[Steve Bullman]

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?

 

No thats out of the question. The tree i'll be anchored in is a very skinny beech tree. my anchor point will be as high as i dare on pretty spindly stuff. theres nothing high enough of any significant size to act as a suitable rigging anchor point.

[Steve Bullman]

You could not tie a stopper in the end of your lanyard and just be careful of it, so if stuff does go tits up you can just push the hitch off the rope letting you swing back into the tree. Or have a krab with out a gate so it will hold you under pressure so you just have to pull it towards your self and push it up to release it.

 

Both of these ideas wouldnt work in worst case scenario...ie the tree failing.

[Peter]

Plastic shower curtain ring?

 

Wasnt there a thread on on of the american forums about this?

[scotspine1]

yeah i was thinking about a bit of throwline

 

Re throwline - make a prussik loop using that 3mm yellow Weaver line then prussik or klem it onto your lanyard, test it in the garage first mate..........obviously:thumbup:

Edited April 21, 2011 by scotspine1