My first Video

[Stephen Blair]

He is NOT!!!!

 

Thats Qtip

 

thats what i said:sneaky2:

[Blakes 7]

It still doesn't matter, the increased energy is just dispersed over a longer distance so equaling the smaller force over a shorter distance

 

Why have you stopped the smaller force over a shorter distance?

[Stephen Blair]

so how long have you been climbing blake?

[tommer9]

Third time of asking blake.

Sod it. How long you been out of college blake.

 

Thats four times.

Or are you on a theoretical physics degree????

[Dean Lofthouse]

Why have you stopped the smaller force over a shorter distance?

 

Same sized lump, just one is slowed over a longer distance which equals the same stopping forces just takes a little longer for the increased kintetic energy to disperse

 

I know what you are saying Blakes, you are correct but the distances of slack are negligable

[Mike Hill]

If we are going to pick faults in Mikes work, why not mention the use of the incorrect pulley for topping down and the amount of slack it is attached by.

I also would have de-limbed while spiking up.

Nice vid though:001_cool:

 

Swing Cheek pulley's are almost always used in any kind of rigging now days.You can install them mid line and on the ones used in cable logging you can replace or tighten up the bearings easily.Actually with the exception of the tiny Petzel fixed Cheek micro pulleys I think you would be hard pressed to find a light weight fixed Cheek unit.

 

The ammount of distance you have between where your peice is attached and where the pulley is does matter,but not alot it you keep it sensible.In my opinion having a longer distance with some room for error if the hitch should slip or you need to clear a bump is preferable to having it in a notch or notches close to the end of the log.

 

Limbing when Spiking up is a great technique in the right situation.However trailing 150FT of line and dropping all the branches onto it takes alot of the speed out of it.If I am Spiking up I normally wear my Rope in a Back Pack already attached to my Harness with a Fig 8 and terminated with a Loop Sling.If I should get into trouble I can choke the sling to the Stem and come down.

 

Yes,even one handed.

 

At the end of the day its up to me and you to choose techniques that we feel comfortable with.I have only been doing this 14 years now.Like anyone in this industry there is still alot for us to learn.

[Dean Lofthouse]

Swing Cheek pulley's are almost always used in any kind of rigging now days.You can install them mid line and on the ones used in cable logging you can replace or tighten up the bearings easily.Actually with the exception of the tiny Petzel fixed Cheek micro pulleys I think you would be hard pressed to find a light weight fixed Cheek unit.

 

The ammount of distance you have between where your peice is attached and where the pulley is does matter,but not alot it you keep it sensible.In my opinion having a longer distance with some room for error if the hitch should slip or you need to clear a bump is preferable to having it in a notch or notches close to the end of the log.

 

Limbing when Spiking up is a great technique in the right situation.However trailing 150FT of line and dropping all the branches onto it takes alot of the speed out of it.If I am Spiking up I normally wear my Rope in a Back Pack already attached to my Harness with a Fig 8 and terminated with a Loop Sling.If I should get into trouble I can choke the sling to the Stem and come down.

 

Yes,even one handed.

 

At the end of the day its up to me and you to choose techniques that we feel comfortable with.I have only been doing this 14 years now.Like anyone in this industry there is still alot for us to learn.

 

You keep out of this mike this is our lots argument

[Marc]

so how long have you been climbing blake?

 

If Blake is who I think he is, then he knows his stuff and i respect the points he is raising and the work he does for uktcc:thumbup1:

 

 

And yes thats Qtip in the pic, i'm much better looking.

[Dean Lofthouse]

 

 

And yes thats Qtip in the pic, i'm much better looking.

 

Sorry mate, just thought it was you and expressing my concerns about you stick fingers in gob cuts, you have only got nine left and cant afford to be messing about

[Stephen Blair]

If Blake is who I think he is, then he knows his stuff and i respect the points he is raising and the work he does for uktcc:thumbup1:

 

 

And yes thats Qtip in the pic, i'm much better looking.

 

his points are valid if mike was working the kit within 90%of its capabilities imo, but he isnt. and i think qtip sports the looks in your duo:001_tongue: