Beginners guide to rigging.......

[Mark Bolam]

It is a Killick hitch mate, just joshin'!

[Albedo]

It is a Killick hitch mate, just joshin'!

 

Damn...Thought I might get a knot named after me:001_smile:

 

Must clean that blotch off the scanner now before I forget:001_smile:

[Mark Bolam]

[Craig Johnson]

Here you go Adam, thoughts. Unfortunately no photos but I'll describe as best I can and do you one of my funny little stickman diagrams.

Dismantling 2 dead euc's over phone lines at the weekend.

Dead as hell and not entirely suitable for rigging. A mewp would have been better but for the one limb which was over the line it couldn't be justified.

I set a pulley in the adjacent dead eucalyptus, and tied onto the hanging limb as high as I could towards the tips [as high as I could climb given the nature of the limb].

The rigging tip was higher than the lowering pulley.

The lowering line came down from the branch about 30 degrees to the pulley, then down to a portawrap, back up to a 3:1 pulley & prusik then off to the groundie.

We tensioned it on the capstan to pull it up and away from the phone lines and then cut it from the opposite side while continuing to lift it. It went over centre and swung away and down from the phone line and then the groundie let it run down to the floor.

As you know, I have a limited quantity of rigging gear because I don't do big jobs, so it's a case of making the best of what I have, but given the scenario, what would you have done differently...?

 

thought you only worked in your own garden?

[WorcsWuss]

thought you only worked in your own garden?

 

And those of friends

 

[Hence no mewp!!]

 

Besides, no trees left in my garden.....

[lewiswood]

I've been groundling for a few years now but have mainly been dragging and chipping. Have just started to run the ropes on the rigging sides of things and getting on fine with it. Just one question though? When you are snatching big pieces what is your technique for letting them run. And how long should you let it run for?

 

 

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[BenR]

I've been groundling for a few years now but have mainly been dragging and chipping. Have just started to run the ropes on the rigging sides of things and getting on fine with it. Just one question though? When you are snatching big pieces what is your technique for letting them run. And how long should you let it run for?

 

 

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Minimum slack in the rope, arms straight and a loose grip on the rope. If you have the right amount of wraps on it should run freely and can be stopped smoothly by a gentle squeeze of one hand. Let them run as far they can go without hitting what you are trying to avoid Try not to go from running free to dead stop immediately as it creates unneccesary shock. Smooooth stops. You don't just stamp on the brakes in the car

Edited December 5, 2013 by BenR

[lewiswood]

Minimum slack in the rope, arms straight and a loose grip on the rope. If you have the right amount of wraps on it should run freely and can be stopped smoothly by a gentle squeeze of one hand. Let them run as far they can go without hitting what you are trying to avoid Try not to go from running free to dead stop immediately as it creates more shock. Smooooth stops. You don't just stamp on the brakes in the car

 

Thanks. I have also seen people taking a few steps forward while still tightly gripping the rope. But when I tried that I nearly went flying into the tree

 

 

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[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

just found this doc on tinternet.

 

http://www.petrospec-technologies.com/Herkommer/knots/FM5-125.pdf

[Marc]

Thanks. I have also seen people taking a few steps forward while still tightly gripping the rope. But when I tried that I nearly went flying into the tree

 

 

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Yeah I'd always advise against doing that and against gripping tightly, like Ben says a lose grip is sufficient let the device do the work not you. If you go walking in and trip over it could become dangerous.

 

I once did a big Dougie being the rope man, was all going well but one piece I missed judge and lost a wrap on the bollard, I just let it smash down, no point being dragged into the tree and doing myself an injury. The mark of a good climber he just asked if I was alright before asking if anything got damaged.