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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
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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 ?
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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
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Thanks. I think I am going to go for the 22mm tenex tec. They sell it where I buy my climbing gear (Freeworker.de)
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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
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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
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Nice work :-) Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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... And the ideal exit route for the rope. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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10 meters where melted like this. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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Pics will be posted tomorrow :-)
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The first half day, we rigged big limbs out and let them run fast to the ground without any heat damage to the rope. But maybe the difference between the chunks and the branches is that we do the chunks right after another - there is always some waiting time after rigging a big limb when the ground crew cuts it up etc and therefore the device can cool off before the next run....
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We are two colleagues who has just melted two bull rope rigging ropes in two months. The first rope was a 14mm bull rope and the second rope was a brand new 16mm bull rope 7,5 ton tensile strength. The second rope melted today when we rigged a 330 kg chunk. At big jobs we always use a pulley and a large steel rigging device. Always the same setup. We have no idea why we have burned two ropes lately. They are melted on around 10 meters and more than 20-30% of the surface. The ground guy was letting the pieces run to minimize shock load. Could it be the poor heat transportation properties of steel in the device? And / or could it be build up heat after rigging several big chunks right after another? We really hope that someone can help us out so the problem doesn't continue :-/ We have been rigging big stuff for many years on the same device and have never melted a rope after just one big lovering. To me it's very odd. Looking forward to some replies :-) Climb safe.
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Hey. I am looking for a green log weight chart in kilos . Anyone know where I can find that? Got the American one, but it's a big job converting it manually :-/
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Hey. What is the going rate as a skilled arborist, subcontracting in the UK? My mate lives in Denmark, and has the offer of work in southern england felling trees and raising canopies. What can he charge? Everything but chainsaws are his own. Cheers.
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tried my new ms 201 t last week. it feels weak and the acceleration is pretty slow. am I the only one who dislike this saw ? and can it be adjusted so it works better? the old ms 200 t is the best climbing saw ever made ! :-)
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Hey Stuart. Thanks. Yes, I am alive and kicking ;-) Just qualified for the Europeans in Germany. Came in second in the danish masters last weekend, so I am happy now :-) Hoper you are doing well? And maybe we will see each other in Germany in June?? Stay safe
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....hope you can decode my writing .... d@$% smart phone
