Joe Newton
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Everything posted by Joe Newton
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Petzl should offer a no quibble upgrade to the M3. Least they can do really.
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No worries. IIRC I binned it due to a sieze and couldn't find parts for it.
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So it is! That's shocking! Any on the other side?
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Spud, I think I have a partially gutted 056 Super in the garage somewhere. Not sure what's good and what isn't, or what's missing, but it's yours if you want it.
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That looks like 3 failure points on that one side!!!
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Yup. Choose between having a shirt that fits and being able to breathe.
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Shouldn't you be studying taper patterns?
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I reckon all the XTC ropes are the same. My short line is blue.
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Not sure if there's a difference apart from colour. Think it's the plus I've used.
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XTC is hard to beat for 13mm
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Bit of advice. Customers nearly always overestimate the height. It's best to agree with them, and price their "90' conifers" accordingly.
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Question for all you freelancers... rigging kits
Joe Newton replied to jrose's topic in Climbers talk
Word. I would expect a higher rate for that though. -
Never needed to myself. A dozen cheap slings/crabs is quicker and easier Pretty simple to set up a control line under a tensioned zipline though.
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I'm going to stop driving. Every make of car out there has been involved in a fatality.
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I had it on a row of pops I killed. Kept the same high anchor point for all four. Was chogging the 3rd one down (with my main line still in the last one) and about 30' up I heard this creaking/cracking noise. The stem I was stripped to and discing down had had a fair lean, and it was the tension/compression fibres separating. I very slowly hung my saw off my harness, released my strop, and climbed on top of the stem and rolled a smoke. The split went 3' down and was up to 2" wide. Quite enjoyed that job!
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Only for splitting. They bloody hurt when you drop 'em on your finger though!
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It was a big help on this one!
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So speaks the short arse...
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Question for all you freelancers... rigging kits
Joe Newton replied to jrose's topic in Climbers talk
To be honest mate, the best addition to your setup would be a friction device and dead eye. £150 all in and you've got a pretty decent rigging kit. Wouldn't block down with it, but apart from that it'll do you fine. -
Question for all you freelancers... rigging kits
Joe Newton replied to jrose's topic in Climbers talk
That first bit. If it makes your life easier. That would be my only consideration. Oh, and the simplicity factor. It's amazing how some people can't figure how to work a porty, so that's important. -
Normally I'd agree, but it's a little different here. On a ground saw you can invariably put on different chains to suit you. However with these little mini-toppers the 150 has a custom chain designed to get the most out of the saw. The same chain isn't an option for the echo. Thanks Geoff, and no, I haven't used one You reckon it's faster in the cut even on that chain? Through some bar length timber? I'd love to see a comparison vid. Fwiw I'm no Echo slater. I love that they're giving the others a run for their money. I fully believe when you saw it's a great saw. I just hate the fact that it COULD be a better one, with the right chain. It's like running in wellies. Try as you might you're always going to be slower than in running shoes!
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I've said it before. A lot of engineering and work has gone into this very promising little saw. To lumber it with rubbish cutting gear is a crying shame. They could have made a 150 beater here, but apparently, they haven't.
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Hahaha after all the nice bits you gave me I'd a tool not to! Is it a velox with the floop clip?
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Haha I was pulling your leg mate. I reckon I'm a decent enough climber. Nothing special, just competent. However when I get into a rhythm of knocking stuff out, sometimes I get tunnel vision, and lose my cautiousness. If that happens, I expect to be told. Wether by the boss, or my groundies. "Joe, that one was a bit close/plain bloody stupid". We all need reigning in frontline to time. Those who can't recognise their mistakes will never learn from them.
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2nd that
