Treemotion webbing

[Kev Stephenson]

At 6 years old the harness has cost you one pound a week, buy a new one.

 

I seem to remember I was told it was down to the life of the fibre used to make the webbing and other parts of the harness having a life of 10 years before possible degradation. The assumption is the first 5 of these are written off in the time at the webbing factory making and storing the webbing, the time at the harness company waiting for the webbing to be used, the time it sits on a shelf at the manufacturers then the time on the shelf at the arb shop. This gives 5 years (playing very safe) of use before the 10 year fibre life is met.

 

Again this is probably open to interpretation but if you had a fall due to a failed harness would your insurance company pay out easily or argue that you should have replaced such a critical item of PPE before 6 years?

 

You could say your tree motion was one of the first so how could it have taken 5 years to first use. You could also argue that treemagineers ordered a mile of webbing using some for development over say 3 years then went into manufacture using the remainder of that webbing which they had owned for 3 years.

 

Your choice but for 2-3 days pay as a subbie you have a new one that won't need a LOLER reinspection due to modification or repair

[Logjam]

From Treemotion manual:

 

Life Span

Infrequent use (1 week per year) up to 5 years.

Under intensive use reduced to 3 months,

normal use 1 year.

Treemotion Life Span.pdf

[atree]

Have done mine. You have to cut the old ones off. Fitting is simple,feed the loop through the rings and girth hitch em. The other end you fold over and secure by the rivets supplied. 6 years is a long time to have a harness. Did well there.

 

Thanks taffupatree.

 

I have replaced everything else just not these webbing straps.Maybe i should buy a new one but i am scottish..and i don't work in the UK so loler means nothing but i know enough if something isn't safe to climb on.

[taffupatree]

Would buying yourself a new one give you peace of mind? Is a lot to be said for obeying your gut feeling. If you are considering buying a new one maybe it's your instincts telling you something? Have just bought the new v2. Still at the stiff/uncomfatable stage

[mikedrums69]

Pretty sure it says in the booklet that service life is 5 years.

Mines only about 3years (I think), replaced the bridge countless times, leg to hip a couple. I'd be happy if it passes it's next LOLER