Extendable bridges for mr shutler!

[Stephen Blair]

are they displaying at capel this year?

[Dean Lofthouse]

Stevie, just buy a lockjack and some different length tape slings instead of all that caffuffle, crabs and hardware.

 

A tiny little neat package

 

 

Failing that buy one of these.

 

 

...and if that doesn't do it get a job with the council painting yellow lines

 

[Stephen Blair]

lol, thet did that up here one day, buy drove round the cars starting and stopping.

have you anchored off a lower branch dean?now that looks like a kiffuffle.

[Dean Lofthouse]

Thought that might tickle you

 

I actually took that photo and it made all the nationals.

 

Anchored off on lower branches to get downward force on the thin branch rather than lateral force

 

Up there for thinking, down there for dancing

Edited March 29, 2009 by Dean Lofthouse

[Stephen Blair]

definately different dean, were you just playing or do you actually use these different methods at work?

[Dean Lofthouse]

definately different dean, were you just playing or do you actually use these different methods at work?

 

I use that high in the canopy to get far out without lateral loading, I was playing about there though, It was only about 10ft up

[Marc]

Off topic, here is my take on Deans set-up (albiet without the lame lockjack:001_tongue:)

[Stephen Blair]

were you just playing around with different ideas, or is that the way you do most of your stuff.

[Pete Mctree]

I use that high in the canopy to get far out without lateral loading, I was playing about there though, It was only about 10ft up

 

Your actually doubling your loading at your high point. I'm not a fan of the system as you could actually induce branch faliure through it's use

[Marc]

were you just playing around with different ideas, or is that the way you do most of your stuff.

 

Totally unecesary just mucking about with some ideas. I usually just climb like most normal people, but all these ideas and little tricks are good to know and store in the old mental toolbox as occasionally maybe once a year it'll help do a job thaty little bit easier and safer.