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'Has anyone heard about the lad who was seriously injured when the lowering device came off the tree and flew up to the pulley and hit him'

 

a mate of mine in Manchester, had his lowering block join him up the tree at high velocity...thankfully it didn't hit him. The belt snapped...it was only a week or so after being LOLER'd. Best thing to do is, just get a new belt every year or two, depending how much you used your lowering device.

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'Has anyone heard about the lad who was seriously injured when the lowering device came off the tree and flew up to the pulley and hit him'

 

a mate of mine in Manchester, had his lowering block join him up the tree at high velocity...thankfully it didn't hit him. The belt snapped...it was only a week or so after being LOLER'd. Best thing to do is, just get a new belt every year or two, depending how much you used your lowering device.

 

it would prob be worth using a section of chain connected to the device and round the tree as a just in case similar to a trailer breakaway cable

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superb i like seeing stuff like that. did he cut the plate from hardox in the background

 

 

Haha I wish :P

 

No I supplied and cut most of the materials.

 

But we did weld up an ally diesel tank

And plub it I to the exhaust on the lady to make a smoke screen :D

Productive day haha

 

 

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I should probably mention this build comes after me snapping the piece of rigging line I use to attach my pulley block!

Got a bit carried away lmao, 25/28" sycamore dia dropped a 4ft section and "SNAP!" Down she went lol :P

 

Live and learn!

 

 

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Haha I wish :P

 

No I supplied and cut most of the materials.

 

But we did weld up an ally diesel tank

And plub it I to the exhaust on the lady to make a smoke screen :D

Productive day haha

 

 

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idle hands makes for the devils work i hope that was landy and not lady

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