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  1. Rupe

    Euro TCC

    Rupe replied to Rupe's topic in Climbers talk

    Have they added the masters score to the prelimn score to get an overall score and placing??
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    Euro TCC

    Rupe posted a topic in Climbers talk

    Just found these results and I am a bit confused! Looks like our guys and gals had a tough time of it, but I dont understand the masters results. Can someone shed some light please...... 2011_ETCCResults_Final.pdf
  3. Rupe
    What was the actual time?
  4. Rupe
    Yes, I remember something in the rules about all ropes being used must be suitable for tree work and a minimum diameter of xxxmm. Not sure what it is though.
  5. Rupe
    so explain that in english.
  6. Rupe
    Whats the minimum line diameter allowed in the world rules these days?
  7. Rupe

    helmet cameras

    Rupe replied to 33bk's topic in Video forum

    640 x 480 at 30 FPS !! You be better off with the phone and gaffa tape. Seriously though, sorry, Mark T's help was more useful than mine!
  8. Rupe
    Might need some help here then! I'm assuming daN id Kn but thats all!
  9. Rupe
    not very good picture
  10. Rupe
    2.5t breaking? As in MBS?? or SWL?
  11. Rupe

    helmet cameras

    Rupe replied to 33bk's topic in Video forum

    Gaffa tape your phone to your forehead. 50 wont get you much else.
  12. Rupe
    Insurance and lowering devices are two things I could go on about all night!
  13. Rupe
    Yes, but thats quite high, dont go mad with it too quickly! Is there a strenght ratign on the webbing strap? And how does it tighten?
  14. Rupe
    No such thing as a subby!! If you mean working for/with other companies then you are an employee for the day on a self employed basis and you do not need insurance.
  15. Rupe
    I'd have bought it just to go in the kit bag for that price.
  16. Rupe
    Shame its sealed. Being able to fill it with ice gel packs might be useful!
  17. Rupe
    You might still need to do that to align the rope in a vertical side to side fashion, but it wont be enough to align it in a front to back fashion if that makes sense. Trust me that fairlead is vital, every bollard you have ever seen has one for a reason.
  18. Rupe
    Has it got any mounts on the rear? Rubber or otherwise? If not then I would get an old largish inner tube and cut it up and fold it maybe three times and place behing the device then tighten the strap up against that. Compressing the rubber will help keep it in place.
  19. Rupe
    Thats possibly the most important bit. Its a fairlead to bring the rope in at the start of the bollard. Very important, it keeps the load near the tree so in effect makes the device stronger (if the load were further out the leverage could snap the bollard off its mount). Secondly it keeps the first wrap back away from the second, without it (or if you forget to use it) then its likely the wraps will all move forward and jump over each other and lock up against the front bars. If this happen you could find your self with your load hanging in mid air and it wont go up or down, game over unless you have a plan B.
  20. Rupe
    Yes thats a bargain!! I'm guessing its hollow? If you can cut a notch for it (in takedowns only) then no need for a second attachment below, I would bother addign anything to it until you have used it, as long as you can get the srap tight enough it wont go anywhere. Generally the bigger the tree the better they stay in place.
  21. Rupe
    Cool, I though chainsaw pants while climbing were optional?
  22. Rupe
    Done.
  23. Rupe
    Its was in the states, Tom Dunlap was championing it at the time, I'll send him a PM.
  24. Rupe
    You are not obliged to wear allround protection chainsaw pants while climbing? Also, we are just not used to it and it has come rather sudden this year, not a gradual increase from april onwards, in fact it got colder before this sudden increase.
  25. Rupe
    So the "wheels" I was on about are more like tubes that stick through the hinging mainframe. Imagine that following you left and right of the tree to whatever position you chose to stand in. And becaue the rope doesn't coil round anything it stay in the same plane and that means it shouldn't twist the rope at all. I wonder what the problems with it were? Production costs most likely.

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