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When knocking off large limbs with big saws, normally unclip saw strop from me, then if saw gets trapped by limb, just let it go. Can always buy a new saw not a new life. Never yet happened to me but just in case it does not go as planned

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When using a big saw in the tree I often put a friction hitch above my unicender and clip my saw into this. This means you don't have all the weight on your hips. Make sure the hitch bites as you don't want it tending your hitch and sending you into free fall! Also use a lanyard that will break!

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When using a big saw in the tree I often put a friction hitch above my unicender and clip my saw into this. This means you don't have all the weight on your hips. Make sure the hitch bites as you don't want it tending your hitch and sending you into free fall! Also use a lanyard that will break!

 

 

Why above and not below Paul?

 

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Could you explain your answer?

 

Splice from ?

 

Saw lanyards have to have a low breaking strength for safety reasons. It needs to be able to break, not long ago a climber was killed through using something with a to high swl and he was pulled out the tree along with his anchor point when his saw was trapped in a limb he had cut off....

 

The saw lanyard itself doesn't need to have a low breaking strength. You just need to ensure that ONE LINK in the "lanyard chain" guarantees a low breaking strength. You can splice your favorite rope, and mount the lanyard using a "break-away ring" that will open up when a 50 kg force (or similar) is applied.

 

You can make up your own, or buy load-rated rings made for this very purpose - here is a link (German company) Lastringe für Motorsägenstropp

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