Zk-1 help

[nz paul]

Well ive been doing a lot of dismantles the last few weeks,mostly spruce etc..have been snedding up to the top and dropping my rope bag down after to save tangles etc..Now what i didn't realize is my rope wrench was in the bottom of my bag and one of the side plates has a slight bend in it.I only noticed it after climbing some aspens and it seemed to still work good. I cant see any fractures etc..Can i buy a side plate from somewhere? Since it still works ok and its not life support would it be fine working with it?

Any help would be great thanks.

 

Also Is there a way to anchor at the top work down and retrieve from the ground rather then going back up and untying?

Paul

[Arran Turner]

  nz paul said:

Well ive been doing a lot of dismantles the last few weeks,mostly spruce etc..have been snedding up to the top and dropping my rope bag down after to save tangles etc..Now what i didn't realize is my rope wrench was in the bottom of my bag and one of the side plates has a slight bend in it.I only noticed it after climbing some aspens and it seemed to still work good. I cant see any fractures etc..Can i buy a side plate from somewhere? Since it still works ok and its not life support would it be fine working with it?

Any help would be great thanks.

 

Also Is there a way to anchor at the top work down and retrieve from the ground rather then going back up and untying?

Paul

 

alpine butterfly with a mallion

[nz paul]

  Arran Turner said:

alpine butterfly with a mallion

 

Cheers man,nice and simple,is there anyway to retrieve if you dont have the rope coming back down and tied at the base,just anchored at the top?

[Rich Rule]

That set up is just tied at the top, only the leg with the alpine butterfly has a tail that reaches the floor for retrieval. You climb on the leg going through the mailon. Same forces as just being tied at the top but retrievable from the deck.

[Arran Turner]

  nz paul said:

Cheers man,nice and simple,is there anyway to retrieve if you dont have the rope coming back down and tied at the base,just anchored at the top?

 

no need to tie this off at the base if thats what you mean, this would be your top anchor set up:001_smile:

[nz paul]

Cheers guys i understand what you are saying but maybe what im asking is not clear enough.Ive been doing a ton of snedding and knocking heads out of mainly spuces/pines and just take my rope up in my rope bag so the rope isnt getting tangled in a ton of branches,then im either just coming down or swinging out to either top or dismantle other trees i can reach from my anchor point.Is there a way to just tie the Anchor at the top and still be retrievable?

[Mike Hill]

My Rope Wrench got bent Paul,I beat it with a Hammer to straighten it.She'll be right.

[nz paul]

  Mike Hill said:

My Rope Wrench got bent Paul,I beat it with a Hammer to straighten it.She'll be right.

 

Mike your all class,i was thinking that option to be honest,it still works fine a little bent!