Alternative rigging pulleys

[Salix Tree & Countryside]

  apbell said:

I used an adapted 4x4 snatch swing pulley for years . It served me well

 

Now thats what im talkin about, I know the DMM an ISC are the dogs, but before they existed, people must have been using other types or adapted types, the new ones have been developed for our industry, but we borrowed a lot from elsewhere and they must work !

 

Mark

[RobRainford]

the ISC ones are good and difficult to beat (unless you go for DMM!) ive got one of the 50kn pulleys that i cant use because my rope is too big. id be willing to part with it!

[Adam Bourne]

would not want to see mr+mrs blogs's face when something goes wrong and you have to explain it was because you skimped on the equipment you bought.....? come on mate for £85 for a small isc block its always going to worth it......

[Mark Bolam]

Remember your rigging kit comes under LOLER....

[Salix Tree & Countryside]

No ime not arguing against not buying the right kit, god im not affraid of spending money on kit !!!!!! it was a general inquiry, about wether there are alternatives and who uses them..........yes things are expensive, especially for what they are, but if you have to heve them then you get them.

Mark

[Adam Bourne]

  Salix Tree & Countryside said:

Are there any viable (cheaper:001_tongue:) alternatives to using ISC or DMM pulleys, these are expensive custom arb kit, but there are plenty of rated pully's on the market that are not specifically arb intended.......I like the pedigree of ISC and DMM, but dont like the cost, especially for kit thats not used a lot, any thoughts or ideas, or is anyone using a non arb pulley ?????

 

Mark

 

  Salix Tree & Countryside said:

No ime not arguing against not buying the right kit, god im not affraid of spending money on kit !!!!!! it was a general inquiry, about wether there are alternatives and who uses them..........yes things are expensive, especially for what they are, but if you have to heve them then you get them.

Mark

 

your first and last post do seem to contradict each other mate, yes there are other alternatives but if it aint designed for arb then why risk it? there not expensive, there both (isc-dmm) worth every penny..........

[Adam Bourne]

  Mark Bolam said:

Remember your rigging kit comes under LOLER....

 

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[Salix Tree & Countryside]

Always looking for cheaper alternatives, but not at the cost of safety thats all

[born2trot]

I know exactly where you are coming from salix . Old fashioned heavy duty steel snatch blocks would have been the order of the day at one time up until fairly recently when these fancy DMM's and the like came into force. This is absolutely not compromising on safety as some have suggested .. on the contrary , I would trust a heavy duty steel snatch block anyday over these ultralight weight cast jobs . The benefits of modern technology goes without saying though.

[White Noise]

You can sometimes drop on a good steel pulley that's been used in the shipping trade on the bay . I have a few small steel pulleys which came off a large sailing ship. They were used for rigging . Anyhow that old 4x4 snatch block took some abuse off us lot . It would also allow up to 19mm rope without a problem . Think we just welded a plate either side so it could not fall apart