Grief for not using wire core.

[phirow]

Insurance!!!!!

[Graham Brook]

jesus! what do you think that would cost?

 

would it cost that much more than a standard wire core, even if it cost 150 it would be nice to know your cant cut throu it

[Brett]

would it cost that much more than a standard wire core, even if it cost 150 it would be nice to know your cant cut throu it

 

think it would cost a good bit more than £150.00

[Grais]

Really? Every utility I've worked for has banned wire core because of the conductivity issue. That included MANWEB, SWEB and SEB.

 

 

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I work utility in Canada, you must be secured with two tie in pointss, unless you are secured with single wire core lanyard ?

I would guess that is why a lot of guys use one here. I use a WC and a regular prussic set up on a 15 ft piece off XTC as a secondary.

As far as non conductive lanyards go, if the tree is close enough to me that I can contact it with my lanyard, generally, it is going to be cold.

To worry about non conductive lanyards is counter intuitive when limits of approach must be maintained.

Years ago, before someone actually thought it through, they tried the non conductive lines and lanyards thing, but someone realised the dangerous cycle they were setting into motion sending climbers into trees thinking they were essentially insulated from harm, so know we treat everything as if it is conductive whether it is or not.

We dont climb hot trees. Period. Its too easy to get the powere switched off for an hour or two while the tree is dealt with.

Used to be you could trim a hot tree out of the bucket, even that is a nono now

[joshscott]

Never used a steel core, if you are thick enough to cut through your strop, and it not be backed up with a second line, then you should fall to your death....... Sorry for being so dark.

[Johny Walker]

Never used a steel core, if you are thick enough to cut through your strop, and it not be backed up with a second line, then you should fall to your death....... Sorry for being so dark.

 

 

 

 

a bold statement

[Stephen Blair]

Never used a steel core, if you are thick enough to cut through your strop, and it not be backed up with a second line, then you should fall to your death....... Sorry for being so dark.

 

Since joining this forum nearly 5 years ago, there has been a lot of tree related deaths across the country from young lads to seasoned cutters all with family, friends and colleagues on here!

Think before you post please!

[geoff]

Never used a steel core, if you are thick enough to cut through your strop, and it not be backed up with a second line, then you should fall to your death....... Sorry for being so dark.

 

Absolute tosh josh, not much thought in this comment.

[Le Sanglier]

Never used a steel core, if you are thick enough to cut through your strop, and it not be backed up with a second line, then you should fall to your death....... Sorry for being so dark.

 

Obviously a bit silly but also missing the point, a steel strop is a joy to ring down with because it flips down easy, and is generally more user friendly as a second line/ tieing in point.

[RobRainford]

Never used a steel core, if you are thick enough to cut through your strop, and it not be backed up with a second line, then you should fall to your death....... Sorry for being so dark.

 

So gaffing out unexpectedly say on a dead/dying tree with loose bark making you cut you lanyard or cut away strop somehow means you deserve to die?

 

Yes it should be backed up. But how do you expect the unexpected?

 

Bit insensitive...