New tool lanyard

[Joe Newton]

I seem to remember the worlds most popular arborist making a video of something similar once, it was truly epic

 

 

Link?

[Steve Bullman]

I very much doubt the video is still online

[Joe Newton]

I very much doubt the video is still online

 

 

Ah, who was it?

[Johny Walker]

So you have the ring at the harness end of the lanyard???

 

he likes to keep his ring close to hand

[Swampster]

Why have a lanyard at all? (can I ask?) I've not used one in 22 years and haven't yet dropped a saw. I'm not saying I'm good, maybe just lucky... My point is that after me, the most dangerous thing up the tree is the chainsaw, so if it all goes horribly wrong I'd rather part company.

[Arran Turner]

these pics were supposed to be in my last post -

 

 

I'm the same as the first pic but without the ring, just clip onto my harness with the Biner on the saw,

[MattyF]

I seem to remember the worlds most popular arborist making a video of something similar once, it was truly epic

 

 

It was , sadly I think this great and informative piece of filming work has been removed from the web. 😆

[Timberwolf190]

Why have a lanyard at all? (can I ask?) I've not used one in 22 years and haven't yet dropped a saw. I'm not saying I'm good, maybe just lucky... My point is that after me, the most dangerous thing up the tree is the chainsaw, so if it all goes horribly wrong I'd rather part company.

 

 

Just some thoughts....

Because it's a heavy object that could potentially fall and hit someone, the lanyard is a backup. But also that you won't let go of it if suddenly you need to grab on to your system or the tree to secure yourself unexpectedly.

 

It's rare that I would face any problems from a saw lanyard and have never thought it would be easier without one.

 

Just because a particular thing has never happened, doesn't mean it won't... so be prepared for it and have a backup plan. :-)

 

Saws should be attached to a system that is separate from life support webbing etc on the harness and be weak enough to fail given extreme loads.

[Ewan Murray]

I find attaching my lanyard to the handle of my saw far easier to manage and doesn't leave it dangling around at my feet or ripping the right leg of my chainsaw trousers to pieces as it gets caught up, also using a small krab rather than a ring makes it far more versatile when stowing the saw, e.g. when out on a limb and quickly clipping it back to my bridge or lower ds on my tree motion to handle a branch.

[billpierce]

i use these

 

made in uk by nice person, one nearly failed prematurely and he asked for me to send it back so he could examine it, then send me 2 replacements and some freebees and they have been excellent since (he thought exhaust heat had damaged part of it).

 

he was also up for customising them i.e rings, thickness of webbing, length etc and at under £9 a pop can;t go wrong