Dan Curtis
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Anyone tried running a Machard with the wrench? I won a prussik loop in the comp the other weekend and I fancied giving it a try. Can't think of any other purpose for it:sneaky2:
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If you tied those two manky looking tails together, would it serve as a chest attachment loop, whilst detracting from the bodged together look? And prevent the rope from milking/unravelling?
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Actually, my bad, its his chest krab. Dismiss the last statement!
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Try to lift yourself off the uni a bit with your arm while you do it, that should work. I kind of pinch with my thumb and index finger, then spread the rest of my hand so it pushes on the top plate of the uni. Just noticed in the pic of Ben, his gate is towards the rope. I'd avoid that as it can snag on the corners of the rope a bit and cause plucks etc
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Work out your preffered hitch, then measure it's length once set and dressed. Order your tether marginally longer so there isn't any interference between the two
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There's no major issue with using a larger rope. I used 13mm New England when I climbed Ddrt, mainly because of the fatigue to my forearms caused by gripping small diameters all day. EDIT: and still did for a time on SRT with a Lockjack and RW. The hand ascender and croll should be fine with the rope. I don't see much of a need to use the croll, unless you're going to create a rope rocket setup. The hand ascender on it's own should serve you well, and not pluck too badly as long as you're not one of those reckless gear abusers:sneaky2:
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I hold the rope just above the uni, and use the side of my hand to open the uni. It's sort of like cracking a lj from above. I take a bit of my weight/friction in my hand and it smooths the uni out a treat. It'll be a bit clunky until a) it has some wear and b) you get used to it and it's not the most terrifying experience of your life. The pic shows my hand position for cracking it open:thumbup1:
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:lol: Cheers:thumbup1:
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Good luck jennie! My girlfriend did it today, and as such my sponsorship has gone to her I'm afraid. A worthy cause, keep it up! Hope it goes well for you
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Have you started carving the stump yet?
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Haha! If only!
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Nice one, cheers. I think it was an ash:001_tt2:
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Already have mate:001_rolleyes: http://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/video-forum/58195-wellingtonia-time-lapse.html
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Wasn't the intention
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A couple from this week
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Just a short vid I put together of the Welly I did earlier in the week. Go easy, it's my first attempt at video editing! [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2uv4wCP2_jI]Wellingtonia Removal Time Lapse - YouTube[/ame]
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Indeed, but for a standard top handled saw arrangement, there are three weak links. The saw ring, the lanyard and the tool loop on your harness. I guess most people girth the strip to a big saw, removing the breakable ring, then clipping the saw to your rope removes another. For me, redundancy is key, it's better to have all the options rather than remove them unnecessarily.
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I wear the sequoia srt with the basic top when using a larger saw up the tree. The chest harness transfers the weight of the saw to your shoulders. It is so much more comfortable and even today with an 88 up the tree, I barely knew about it. Hanging a saw from your rope is all well and good, but saw/harness interfaces are made to have a low breaking strain, just in case you get a saw stuck in falling timber etc.
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What make and part of country. Not a stihl v husky thread. (Sort of)
Dan Curtis replied to Rich2484's topic in Chainsaws
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Mine has about had it now, only works on my ne tachyon properly. Anything else it loads strangely or slips. I've also seemingly bent two of the rivets, not good! I'll post photos later
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I think he means using the rope weight to hold it open on a wrap. I do it with my feet quite a bit, control the speed with a footlock type grip
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The boss in action. I've got about 4000 photos to sort through from the show, so it may take a while! Arran, yeah not too bad. Wait for the full results, Tony should have them up at some point:001_smile:
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Yes mate, I can't remember them all but I think you placed in the overall comp. Good work fella!
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The key part is the week. It takes some people a lot longer to get smooth with them, as can the sj. The first week I had my lj I regretted buying it. The third week I had mine I thought it was one of the best things I'd ever bought. Still is, despite other purchases and climbing on a different system now
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There's been a heavy overnight frost here, which will probably take it's toll on the overnight axemen. Fortunately, I'm sitting looking out of the window in my nice warm house:D Had a great turnout yesterday, hopefully a few more faces will show up today. The tree that hosted yesterday's isa student finals will today be an srt tree, so anyone that wants to come and see/try out some srtwp toys, come and find us! We're next to the axe throwing:p:thumbup:
