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Sounds very benevolent! Look forward to seeing them insitu!

Cool idea Ian. What's the general plan for the piece?

The issue with this is that while it's fine for a screwdriver which you holster everytime, the only thing you can do with a saw is drop it and leave it hanging, there's no close ring to clip onto a caritool, so every time you drop the saw it's off down to 1.2m away from you and all you have to haul it back up with is 1 point something mm thick coated wire rope, which ain't exactly 'nice in the hand'. What it won't do is retract and pull a 5kg chainsaw back up to your harness! I'll be sticking with my 2 ring bungee strop I reckon....

I imagine he's still at it now! :lol:

Well done Al, you didn't sound at all like the HH pimp that you normally do :lol: I reckon a pantin is one of the most genius things developed, great bit of kit

When Justin gets the Snake Anchors in I'm going to order one, but only so that I can have a dedicated base anchor in the kit, I've been using a length of ordinary semi static to tie off with up til now and it's fine. I prefer the idea of knowing that I'm hanging off something which has only been used for that purpose and it will shorten set up times even further. As Paul says though, it's not an essential part of the set up, it's icing on a cake really. The thing which I found makes the biggest difference is getting your feet working properly. If you already have an efficient frog walking set up then you're nearly there. Someone pointed out in the RW thread that it's all about 'little steps' and I've found that to be spot on. You don't need to be taking massive strides up a rope to begin with. So long as everything tends smoothly you will always ascend quicker than DDRT. I have my line hanging up from a rafter in my shed so I can tinker with my set up at leisure, it's made a huge difference, to be able to experiment with different arrangements in my own time. The wrench is a really nice shiny descender, but for me the biggest benefit of SRT doesn't come from the wrench, it comes from 1:1 ascent using mechanical ascenders. The wrench just means that I don't have to change all the kit over to come down, just uncip the croll and pantin and I can then do the cutting and come straight back down. In that respect it's very similar to spiking up a spar and having a choked single line and figure 8 for fast descent. In fact, have you considered the 'Fate [F8] Revolver' system as a first step towards a wrench? Here's Kevin's video, he really is a pioneer of SRT....! [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XyXwrXgN0qw]the F8 revolver - YouTube[/ame]

Oh, I'm only just starting to fiddle with SRT, but my set up comprises a pantin, croll with a foot loop and a bungee to self tend, hitch and rope wrench. You could swap the hitch and wrench for a rope grab of some description with a hand ascender above with a bit of cord linking the two to help it tend. As I understand it mechanical SRT ascent and descent is the system behind irata

Rope wrench really is a descender, it's a friction management device. If you only want to go up on SRT then you just use mechanical rope grabs. So to answer your question, yes, throw a line over, tie off with a base anchor, ascend SRT with a rope walker system using mechanical ascenders (for instance) then when you reach the top, set your anchor and work ddrt.

What body style Jon?

That's where'd go first, either diaphragm upside down or diaphragm and gasket the wrong way round.....

Should run without the filter... Has the carb kit been fitted right and everything oriented correctly? Check and double check. If it's running choked it could be fuel starvation. Check spud's favourite, the fuel breather, although I'd be surprised if in this instance it was the culprit. Does it run ok with the fuel cap slackened? Has the compression been checked? Could be air leakage into the cylinder. You're into leak down tests there for diagnosis....

Thanks! Let us know if / when you do....

Not the world's most exciting video!!

Actually, scrub that, I just looked on your shop and they're only 50 quid! That's a bargain! Can you get the 110v versions...? I already have a tranny set up in my shed. I reckon s/he'd like one....

Nice vid Rob, I hate filing rakers down, goes right through me... You mentioned in there that Granberg do a 110v grinder but that's no good for our 240v supply here.... have you not considered a 110v transformer...? I quite fancy one of these.... bet they're not cheap!

Nice Ian, can I recommend you knock the opacity down on the background image to about 40% though, make it easier to pick out the content. Do like the overall design though

That's not for life support, don't hang off that! Best bet is order yourself up a couple of metres of hitch cord, we can never have enough cord! Cheapest solution is 1m of Marlow boa 9mm to make a prusik loop from....

No news is good news as they say! 'They' also say that forums are rife with horror stories.... So if no one here is complaining about them here then they must be good!!

Here you go, found something for you... http://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/climbers-talk/41098-hitch-climber-o-rig-system.html

Slightly longer than the standard flat outlet as well so you have to stoop less

I reckon I'll move REALLY quickly as a eunuch....

I already traded my left for my range rover

I think I'd give my right testicle for that tracked one....!

I find it is, it blows at the leaves and in the direction you want them rather than just at the floor, in which case moving debris is just a minor side affect....

Have you got one of these on it...? Stihl curved flat nozzle (BG/SH 56 & 86) | F R Jones and Son Helps with leaf clearance.....