Spiderjack 2.1 Dyneema issue

[silky fox]

Same as G&T

[James Atkinson]

there you go

[Treemoose]

I have mine the same way as ginandtonic

I think it's in the manual how to put it together

[Lancstree]

Thanks for the pics. I'll look in the manual again tomorrow.

So far nobody has had the red ring come away from the casing, is that correct?

Looking at your pics it shows how much more in-line the sling is than mine was. I reckon this is the reason for the red ring to come loose as it's pulling to one side under load.

 

It may be a silly mistake of mine to put the rubber spacers the way I have and I might be the first to have done it but nevertheless people need to be warned about what it can lead to if it's not set up correctly

[silky fox]

You did right Lancstree.... and no,my red adapter has not come loose..tight as a drum!

[slack ma girdle]

Sorry about the quality of the pics.

 

Here you can see the arrangement of the rubber stoppers and how it is causing the sling to come slightly out of alignment. Could be a cause of the red adapter coming loose. Notice how far the adapter has come out. When the main lever is depressed during use the sling comes into contact with the edge of the spiderjack casing

 

Is not the small ring that conects the sling to the krab supposed to be on the outside of the rubber thingy not the inside ?

[ben lightfoot]

my red adaptor came loose but only because i used the old velcro screw and not the new one in the dyneema kit (one is tapered the other isn't) school boy error. Im going to take a look at mine tomorrow as i dont use any rubber bits, i use a little plastic clip thing to stop the sj moving round the krab

[Lancstree]

Is not the small ring that conects the sling to the krab supposed to be on the outside of the rubber thingy not the inside ?

 

It seems so. And for some reason I've not done it that way which has lead to the dyneema getting worn by the edge of the spiderjack casing. An error so small could potentially lead to something catastrophic which is why I posted my concern on here.

[James Atkinson]

rubber bits are better i used to use the plastic clips but i prefer these, when i climb i have the two blak rubber bits as tight up to either side of the spiderjack leg, even tighter on the right hand side than i do in that pic, you want to keep it as upright and straight on your crab as possible, my sj looks battered in pictures hahaha

[Jake Andrews]

Lancstree i use the rubber rings for the sj setup however on my way down from a 70ft beech i noticed the red joint was wobbling a bit.after a nervouse decent i found that it was barely screwed in:thumbdown:. Feel a bit guilty that i didnt report it on here now. Thought it would be a common problem. I havnt had any fraying in the dyneema tho.

 

Stay safe

 

Jake