Ring recall

[High Scale]

I thought I would post this Treehouse thread here just in case anybody has purchased these suspect aluminum rings from Sherrill or any other arborist equipment supplier.

 

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[High Scale]

This is very important please check this thread out.

[Will Hinchliffe]

Any ideas who makes the unmarked rings on Stien and Cresto Friction savers?

[combined tree services]

gutted . i just used it as an engagement ring lol . only messing . i hae a stein friction saver . do they use these rings

[Meep]

From what I've herd, its a bad batch of Aluminium Ring's made by an Italian company and any un-marked aluminium rings used to make climbing equipment over the last 18 months must be treated as suspect.

 

Removed from service or replaced with marked steel rings. If in doubt go back to who you brought the equipment from and get it replaced.

[Khriss]

Well dodgy -cracking or deforming or shattering ? Ali mettalurgy is very finely balanced -maybe a foundry issue not the manufacturing

 

K

 

( Who prefers steel Karabs)

[bob]

had an email from sherrill about this

will have a good look at my stuff tomorrow

[Meep]

Copy of E-mail from Sherrill,

 

Dear associate in tree care,

 

Attached is a VERY IMPORTANT SAFETY NOTICE regarding aluminum rings, commonly available through arborist suppliers, which have broken on tree climbers! The rings are most often used in friction savers and as a saddle bridge connection point. Please take the time to read our voluntary recall notice in this email before inspecting your gear. Please distribute this information to anyone you know in our industry that may use this product.

 

Thank you,

Tobe Sherrill

 

August 26, 2009

 

(VOLUNTARY) RECALL

aluminum rings not individually tested

 

KONG Bonaiti of Italy has confirmed the issuance of polished aluminum rings that were sourced elsewhere and distributed without individual testing. A quantity of these rings were mixed into KONG boxes without having been individually tested and laser marked. Furthermore, two users have experienced failure of these rings that could have led to injury. If you have such a ring (below left), stand-alone or spliced into a product, it is vitally important that you dispose of or submit for replacement immediately.

 

!! Delaying or avoiding immediate disposal or replacement could prove fatal to user !!

 

Upon receipt of recalled ring(s), the sender will be furnished free of charge an individually tested and laser etched replacement. If a similar ring WAS PURCHASED ELSEWHERE, we will gladly replace it. If the ring supports a Sherrill-spliced rope product, that too will be replaced and shipped (within the US) at no additional charge. SherrillTree will compensate customers having bought direct from SherrillTree (with invoice on record) with $5 credit for their shipping expenses. We apologize in advance for any inconvenience this may present and will work quickly to return replacements.

 

 

Please include return address and send RINGS ONLY

(and Sherrill-spliced attachment if exists) to:

Ring Recall

200 Seneca Rd.

Greensboro, NC 27406

 

NOTE ABOUT ALUMINUM ALLOY

During over 25 years serving the tree care industry, a profession known to be extremely harsh on tools and equipment, SherrillTree has never witnessed or heard report of any similarly forged aluminum carabiner snapping in two ...ever. We've seen them straightened out, twisted, gates destroyed and even alarmingly-deep rope abrasion, but never broken in two as witnessed with this forged ring. Damaged gates are most always due to misloading directly upon the gate while deep abrasion is slow to progress, providing users plenty of indication to retire. Insofar as straightened carabiners go, all have been due to loads that were exceptionally high, forces that the human body could likely not endure. With that in mind, also know that Sherrill sells perhaps 100 carabiners to every 1 ring and the carabiners get used perhaps that many multiples more in the standard climbing routine. In short, aluminum hardware provided by reputable manufacturers have proven safe, sound and extremely durable.

[Meep]

Should be direct link to the Sherrill web site with pictures.

 

http://www.sherrilltree.com/Product-Recall;jsessionid=0a01074e1f4332aa49c9d4d34ffa8c05fd1a1d8faff0.e3eTaxeKbh0Te34Pa38Ta38Pahb0

Edited September 2, 2009 by Meep
Forgot to add link

[combined tree services]

does anyone know if the stein or art friction savers are using these rings ????