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The most expensive helmet I have ever bought. And by far the worst! I was very excited when I unpacked it, but after the first climb with a chainsaw, my ears felt as if I had been to a rock concert. Have adjusted the spring to full pressure, but it's still the same. The size adjustment is clumsy as well. Normally I start a winter day wearing a hat inside the helmet and then takes it off after a while. On other helmets you just turn a wheel but on the protos adjustment is very clumsy and complicated. Furthermore the helmets takes a very long time to dry which means it smells horrible after only a few days of work. Pfanner: you can do way better than that! If anyone knows of a way to get the money back, please pm me. Have spend many years in Pfanner jackets and chainsawpants - and they are great! I was expecting more from a Pfanner helmet! Sent from my iPhone using Arbtalk

Hi. I am looking for a simple, reliable friction system to add to your normal climbing system, when you put two climbers on one climbing system / friction hitch. I find adding a figure 8 is clumsy and require and "extra" hand. I would like to have one hand to operate my own friction hitch, some added friction that doesn't require one hand, and then have my other hand free to handle the injured climber. I saw a demo once at the etcc, where they added a ring + carabiner under the prusik of the rescuer, which made it possible to descend two persons on one friction hitch. I have tried to find the right combination of ring and carabiner, and the right size ring, but so far it doesn't work properly. I really hope someone knows a great system and are willing to share it ! :-) Thanks a lot! Peder

Just bought the ld2. Received it two days ago. Looks like a great piece of equipment! Have a question though: it should take rope up to 5/8 inch 16 mm, but tonight I couldn't feed my 16mm dynasorb neither through the self tailer nor the rope grab. ??? Any good ideas ?

I climb on hitch climber with a 4 wraps 2 braids vt. 10 mm Vulcan prusik on 12 mm imori line. It works really well and grips reliable. Sometimes a little too hard, though - and needs to be opened op occasionally. Any experience on fewer wraps / braids etc? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Thanks. I think I am going to go for the 22mm tenex tec. They sell it where I buy my climbing gear (Freeworker.de)

Know the feeling, gts ;-) Climbing line sounds pretty weak for crane work :-/ doesn't it? I have got some Amsteel blue as winch line. It's great, but you have to trie to avoid knots, as it has a pretty low melting point. Saw that mark Chisholm uses Amsteel 2 plus - which is rope coated. Looks great. Anyone who use the tenex 19mm? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I am looking for some slings for crane spider legs. What would you recommend? I have been looking at 19mm ten ex slings from Samson , sold at sherrill. 19mm Twin Carrier Tenex by Samson, per foot | SherrillTree.com That should give me a wll of little over 2 metric tons. Anyone who use something else they can recommend? And how long slings do you use? Thanks a lot :-) Cheers. Peder Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Nice work :-) Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

... And the ideal exit route for the rope. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

My old work mate send me this drawing. It must have been build up heat in the bollard that killed the rope - both times. Several large chunks rigged right after each other. Will post again next time we rig like that again . We will make sure to examine how hot the bollard gets ... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

That makes good sense. My old work mate gave me more or less the same advice. The rope is bullrope http://www.bucrope.com/bull-rope.html 16mm Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Have examined the pulley and it seems fine. Furthermore the rope is not melted at the end, but further in, which indicates it must have been melted running over the device and not in the pulley. Still No one who have tried melting ropes like this ? :-/ Hope I won't melt my new ropes as fast. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Yep. It's been a mild winter but we haven't rigged in more than 5 degrees Celsius . Hope we locate the problem before we burn more ropes. Have just ordered a new 70 meter 16 mm bullrope and 70 meter 16mm dynasorb as a backup rope. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I am quite sure it has been melted by the bollard / device. The pulley seems to work fine. But you have got a point. Normally I do large rigging with another and a bit smaller block and only with really big stuff, where we use two blocks, is the large (blue 3 ton) block out . I hadn't thought about that - but it seems fine. Will examine it tomorrow anyway :-) We haven't checked the temperature of the bollard during a work day, but will make sure to do that next time as well . Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

10 meters where melted like this. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk