The Sidewinder way.

[Old Mill Tree Care]

I think it might be that the locking ratchet is in a locked location at the same point as your rope runs out and in the normal rope routing the spring has some movement left so a tug will allow it to rewind.

 

Daid

 

I'll open it up and try another wrap on the spool.

 

 

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[D Mc]

I'll open it up and try another wrap on the spool...

 

I don't think that will help. That will give you more spring tension but not change the ratchet/rope orientation which is what is most likely the reason behind it not being able to rewind after pulling out all the rope.

 

David

[Tony Knight]

I have never pulled mine out all the way, yet. I assumed like a retractable tape its potentially damaging to do so. Thus the marker.

 

Cheers,

 

Tony

[D Mc]

I have never pulled mine out all the way, yet. I assumed like a retractable tape its potentially damaging to do so. Thus the marker.

 

Cheers,

 

Tony

 

You should try it and see what happens. I pull mine all the way out ( until it stops ) all the time and it always rewinds. I never would have thought that some wouldn't.

 

David

[Tony Knight]

You should try it and see what happens. I pull mine all the way out ( until it stops ) all the time and it always rewinds. I never would have thought that some wouldn't.

 

David

 

 

I'm laughing a bit. I guess I have broken far to many 24' retractable tape measures and was somewhat reluctant to try this expensive one. I'll give it a go sometime.

 

Cheers,

 

 

Tony

[Gray]

i got a 3/4" grab on 1/2" wire core, works the same

[Old Mill Tree Care]

i got a 3/4" grab on 1/2" wire core, works the same

 

Are you saying it recoils into a small spool so that its out the way?

 

 

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[Gray]

no bud but i can jet to the end of a branch hold on with my right hand pull to the lenth i need with my left flip it over and either pass my left through or swap and use my right to fasten in, same as you would anyway but the flip line's all the way in first so it's hanging behind me, i know it's not as good but its pretty much the same(visualy) as a sidewinder when in use, i'm sure the sidewinders better of course, just commenting is all.

[Tree Access]

I git mine brad new, bur after pulling the rope out for the first time it doesnt spool back at all?! Any advice how to fix that?

I am little afraid to open it because I dont want to relase the spring...

[Gray]

if i had one and i had problems i'd probably email one of the comp' climbers, shouldn't be too hard to find an email link as they probably gone through the same themselves.