Lockjack tools help..

[Adam Bourne]

Cheers...Any particular reason you didn't get on with it?? Did you try it out with the new rw, I've only ever used the first rw which doesn't have that firm tether on it..

 

 

Yes tried it with both mate although I will say I hated the first wrench I wasn't even going to buy the zk2 but did, and love it with my hitch hitchclimber whippel tether combo, plus the versatile performance of the hitch is an added bonus, to be honest I just thought the Lj was so clunky and clumsy I just didn't get on with it Srt

[Nick Harrison]

Yes tried it with both mate although I will say I hated the first wrench I wasn't even going to buy the zk2 but did, and love it with my hitch hitchclimber whippel tether combo, plus the versatile performance of the hitch is an added bonus, to be honest I just thought the Lj was so clunky and clumsy I just didn't get on with it Srt

 

Yeah, I kinda imagined it would be a little crowded on the srt with all that metal clanking about...think I will give a try out tho at some point, never want to miss an opportunity to look ultra shiny up a tree:thumbup1:

 

Interesting what you said bout the zk2 being much better, will need to work on my boss to dig his hands abit deeper:thumbup:

[Dan Curtis]

Had been wondering about this setup, is the Lj well suited to using on srt with the rope wrench? Wondered also if sj could be used with the rw??

 

 

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I found the sj a bit cumbersome with the rw, the brake got in the way.

 

The lj however, is amazing with the rw. I didn't think so at first but I persisted with it and finally got on. The key is the tending. Don't climb as though you're on a hitch with the rw. I personally found that you should tend the rw as you would a hitchclimber then let the lj self tail-see the picture. Keep them separate and you can tend with one hand, don't let them bunch up. This way you also have a slight m/a, be it inverted, leaving one hand free to aid balance etc. Even makes coming up from droopers easy as ddrt

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[Nick Harrison]

I found the sj a bit cumbersome with the rw, the brake got in the way.

 

The lj however, is amazing with the rw. I didn't think so at first but I persisted with it and finally got on. The key is the tending. Don't climb as though you're on a hitch with the rw. I personally found that you should tend the rw as you would a hitchclimber then let the lj self tail-see the picture. Keep them separate and you can tend with one hand, don't let them bunch up. This way you also have a slight m/a, be it inverted, leaving one hand free to aid balance etc. Even makes coming up from droopers easy as ddrt

 

Think I get what you mean, presumably from what I can see in the pic you're talking bout the first rw? Maybe with the tether on the zk2 it might be easier to keep the rw and Lj away from other? Might be a bit dense but what does m/a stand for?? Guess its a suck it and see scenario, luckily one of the fellas on my team has just got a Lj, so think ill have a mess about on his and see how it goes, cheers for the feedback

[Dan Curtis]

Think I get what you mean, presumably from what I can see in the pic you're talking bout the first rw? Maybe with the tether on the zk2 it might be easier to keep the rw and Lj away from other? Might be a bit dense but what does m/a stand for?? Guess its a suck it and see scenario, luckily one of the fellas on my team has just got a Lj, so think ill have a mess about on his and see how it goes, cheers for the feedback

 

Yeah it is a zk1, but it's the same with the zk2, the picture is from last year. M/a means mechanical advantage, you get this by creating the bight by pulling the rope upwards from underneath the rw.

 

What I mean by keeping them apart is concentrate on tending the rw and the lj will naturally follow, making the operation more user friendly and making a stiff tether, in this situation, redundant:001_smile:

[Nick Harrison]

Yeah it is a zk1, but it's the same with the zk2, the picture is from last year. M/a means mechanical advantage, you get this by creating the bight by pulling the rope upwards from underneath the rw.

 

What I mean by keeping them apart is concentrate on tending the rw and the lj will naturally follow, making the operation more user friendly and making a stiff tether, in this situation, redundant:001_smile:

 

Get what you mean, it's one of those that'll need some time getting used to I guess, Lj has gotta be an improvement over friction hitch that can undress/slip if you're not careful, cheers

[Dan Curtis]

Get what you mean, it's one of those that'll need some time getting used to I guess, Lj has gotta be an improvement over friction hitch that can undress/slip if you're not careful, cheers

 

Yep, and you can still have all the benefits of the lj on srt. Self tailing, pulling slack from the top etc. Oh, what a joy it is to use

 

Check this out too if you haven't seen it;

 

http://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/video-forum/51093-will-lockjack-work-srt.html

[Nick Harrison]

Yep, and you can still have all the benefits of the lj on srt. Self tailing, pulling slack from the top etc. Oh, what a joy it is to use

 

Check this out too if you haven't seen it;

 

http://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/video-forum/51093-will-lockjack-work-srt.html

 

somehow missed that first time round, great idea to test different scenarios like, really useful, cheers:thumbup1:

[munkymadman]

Oh dear josh everyone's gone on a tangent. So I might as well join them. I prefer a stiff short tether don't seem to need to dress it as much. I think it's safer, even the video states it. But yes the trick with lj combo is too rarely touch the lj, except on straight descents or a reasonably acute angle. Just advance by moving the rw(as said) and lj will follow