softbankhawks
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That sounds funny but I can't watch it...
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Is anyone still following this thread?! I am starting to get my settings dialled in, I wont go into details as it's all too specific for weight and climbing styles. I went for a play after work and a friend had a go on the Wrench ( a tree surgeon ). This guy has never climbed srt and he just flew around the tree. Sold! The Wrench is intuitive when scrabbling about a crown.
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I love your style.
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Thanks. I guess I need to shorten my tether. I will try tomorrow.
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Ha! Never! I was coerced.
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I've been really enjoying the new rope wrench and have managed a good few hours on it this last 10 days or so. But one question. When frog walking with lanyard over shoulder into HC my hitch gets, on some days more than others, kinda jammed on the rope which pulls my lanyard down and I have to stroke it up to proceed. On 8mm beeline it did it somedays and not others. I initially thought it was the spacing on the wrench but seemingly not as I played with this some. It had a tendency to do it more when I added ascension and foot loop, less with just pantin??
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Singing Tree Rope Wrench! ( *the shiny metal version :D* )
softbankhawks replied to BenR's topic in Climbers talk
Tree Stuff - Singing Tree Rope Wrench -
Oh you bugga! Was that a freebie? My paid for Singing Tree Rope Wrench is in the gentle hands of USPS as I write this!
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The Treeflex was designed by a male + female team. If this is too Expensive you may think about a New Tribe.
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Pressing, knocking, swiping etc releases the hold. For limb walking you can run a hand along the rope and nudge the top bar with the wrist. It very fluid as there is no additional friction to fuss about. If the uni is close accidental knocking can occur. If its on a tether like the above picture this is much less Likely to happen.
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I think one of the key aspects to using an SRT system or ground anchored ddrt system well is to set your TIP from the ground. Steal every chance on site and get your throw cubes out and practice practice practice because sooner or later people will see the speed and efficiency develop and hopefully want it too. As I srt work position my tie in points can get unusual. It caters very well for the variety of tree forms that we encounter every day. It gets creative sometimes. Some may say that it is a safer way to attach a working line because of the way it seems to accomodate stresses.
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Hello Alan! Didn't manage that walk did we. We shipped our gear out yesterday and the girls leave in two weeks, I'm staying till October so we may manage a farewell climb in bluebell woods. Are you going to the AA show? Paul
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2 100ft pines, small garden, speedline and heavy rigging
softbankhawks replied to gibbon's topic in Video forum
Thanks for posting. The second photo should have won the impact block competition! -
Tim, It certainly was a great number of legs from one rope. I dont think the same could have been achieved so simply. It created a floating anchor while allowing MA to pull the pieces up. Re-directing would have brought the pieces closer and drifting between two pulleys would have taken longer. I charge more when i use my grcs but i dont take the piss out of my employers and anyway it is so interesting to play so i have been finding solutions to having a portawrap only. Paul
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This is overlooked in tree surgery but a great idea.
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Hi Paul. Yes, same principle.
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That sounds nasty. Did you have a stopper knot in the Blakes hitch tail?
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I dont think Steve would be interested in that Tim!! I'll try to get some shots the next time I use it.
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Chelmsford.
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This method takes the swing away. Plus it adds compressive strength as the piece is transfered along the loop toward your TIP tree. I should be packing up my house next week but I'll gladly take a trip up to photograph the job!
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...and relating to this thread, i thought that you could tie off lower down on your TIP tree, to swing the pieces round.
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http://db.tt/6Nc5iyE If anyone's interested... I used this to great effect on wednesday while re-pollarding an ash. It had busy re-growth and some parts were quote substantial. My rigging point was on the right hand side of the diagram. The stem two in from the left was a little skinny and would have brought the sections down too close to the summer house. I attached a pulley just behind the balance point, the sections would slowly rotate tip down, and ran the linethrough said pulley and tied off on the skinnier lead, but lower down. Taking care to get my (dotted) line right meant that the pieces were brought high, would rotate on release of the hinge and the pulley would slide between in the loop. A double whip style loop. On larger pieces the groundies could easily pull in the slack beacause of the increased MA. Hope that makes sense.
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I'm on it.
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I use the double whip style tie off to eliminate fall over a great horizontal distance. Very handy. In most cases the section is PULLED in or up to the loop. On second thoughts I guess you dont want to bother with these additional forces. I want to see the tree now, it sounds like an interesting job.
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It sounds like a tricky job. I use a very short lanyard with a positioner to be able to zip off the end at a moments notice. Can you set a double whip low down on the anchor tree and lower into the loop? How about a vertical speed line onto a bed of tyres? Good luck!
