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yea they are pretty stiff soles but are only ridgid(ish) front to back, they have LOADDS of flex side to side which some guys don't like, it is a little disconcerting at first nut i soon got used to it, they say this aids the 'French' style of climbing whatever that is? man they are no-where near as stiff as those Meindl Alta Via GTX though, they'll give you buckets of support, great for edging on rock but a little stiff for tree climbing for me, hope you get on with them.

bet your glad you found it, how close were you to ground & how did you continue on down?

1200kg??? woodchip that is denser than water??? i'm not so sure about that?

la sportiva trango gtx, plus you at GH' can order them from lyon real cheap (they're the uk distributor!)

dude if you're considering a harkie get the dragon: Dragon Harness - £159.00 - Harnesses - Arborist Equipment & Forestry Kit - Stafford West Midlands its the same harness without the carri-tool plus it has a 1st aid slot on the back, made by the same manufac' so save your-self a packet and get the dragon x

if your bridge begins to de-laminate like dans it's time for a replacement, taht said steve is right the load bearing stitching is the grey at the ends but do not continue to climb on a de-laminated bridge as the new laod pattern may then affect the load bearing stitching, not within an hour or so but over a few days/ weeks, stay safe peeps x

what quite do you mean?did you buy it new? does it have the new brass-coloured drum?

if its for work and your not looking for a fast pay out speed etc i suggest you go for a 16000lb pull, you'll be lucky to get that out of it for more than 3seconds unless you do some serious battery upgrades, the other option for work is to go hydraulic, if it is going to be used for moderate to prolonged periods of time this is your only real option along with mechanical pto but i'm not a fan of that. the 8274 & epi9 etc are competition winches, they are desigined to give the perfect balance between pull and speed, all good winches have the same motor which demandes the same current when under full laod the only difference is the gearing, all of which are automatic (crude term but asuming your no expert) but soome lower ranges than others this give a higher rated pull but a far slower speed paying in/out when not under load synthetic is a must! dont listen to any IDIOTS banging on about getting a 12mm or 10mm or any mm for that matter! look at the lines strength! marlow's dynaling max in 12mm is twice as strong as bowrope 12mm so dont be fooled!

for god's sake dont use cobra! use GEFA! it comes in two versions, static & dynamic, 99% of the time we want the tree to be able to move so that it can continue to put on reactionary growth, strengtheneing the weak union/s, cobra tried to catch up by offering rubber dildo's to slot insode the rope, these are NO SUBSTITUTE for Gefa! here's a link GEFA Cat. 3 (7 Ton) cable bracing system - Treeworker.co.uk first give it a good crown clean/thin to lighten the load then brace with the gefa xxx if the steel does go slack after the clean then cut it off but do not attampt to rip out any cable that is embeded xx

cross oh the back is for a first aid kit, is it me or does is that difference an improovcement on the more expensive?? lol they are (all but) exactly the same harness i had them side by side the other day i just hope the thread can serve a 'public interest' sorta thing, it seems a bit steep that harkie are making a massivly different margin IMO

Two identical harnesses made by the same manufacturor, different colours, no free caritool from buxtons, yet the price!!???!! Harkie - Ascend Harness :: The In Tree Armchair Dragon Harness - £159.00 - Harnesses - Arborist Equipment & Forestry Kit - Stafford West Midlands Sorry if you bought the Harkie one guys, just thought i'd let you know so you can save a few $ in these tough times, they are basic harnesses but suprisingly comfy for the price but don't get me wrong i aint trading my tree motion in for one ;-)

an awsome, inovative construction, i hope it performs well, they'll be no splicing this though lol!

try not hoding the toggle at all, grip the body of the jack with a finger or two on the crimp that crimps the rope to the jack, this allows much more precise controll I own both, the spider self tails better but the lockjack is waaaaaay more versitile & once you're used to it its faster about the tree IMO

listen to drew guys, DONT use a tiblock it doesnt work nearly as well as a nice short 8mm liros prussic, 1m of 8mm liros tied with double fishermans and then into a 6 wrap pussic with the knots on the bridge, nice strong snap gate & a micro pulley

wotton under edge, connygers green this sat, a load of climbers are having a get together for an open forum type thing

hey man give kevin a break, its a well understood psycolgical phenominum that people who beleive they have benifited from something that others could benifit from that they will try to inform others to allow them to reap the benifits also!!! we see this everywhere in life from purchasing car insurance, avoiding taxes, changing our diet, buying a certain brand of car, having kids, not having kids HELL the list is endless!!! We are allk made diferently, i have been training people willing to pay good money to learn new climbing & rigging techniques for many years now and was the first person in the UK to train people on the uni (back when it was silver might i add!) and on the wrench. Many arb's struggle with the new co-ordination patterns asociated with frog walking which, ironicly, many non-climber find far more natural than body thrusting! arbs develop a 'climb reflex' just as most humans have a dive reflex (the phonomemum of holding your breath for longer providing your face is submerged in water) in part the success of the wrench taps into the 'hitch reflex' that most arbs also possess, many arbs (kevin included) are scheptical of "shiny expensive gadgets" he feels comfortable with hitches as do most arbs, it's what we learn on! that said some of the people on our courses are instantly converted they go and buy a wrench or a uni and begin to convert from ddrt to srt kevin is a passinate guy who has devoted a huge portion of his life into developing a tool to aid SRT climbing, when kevin first climbed SRT he did all sorts of things that most arbs dont have the bottle to do let alone posses the skill or knowledge!!! I can see the huge benifits of SRT that does not mean that i climb on it all the time or have the desire to, as it goes sometimes i do, sometimes i dont, it takes most people many non-prductive sessions to 'aclimatise' to srt and it's not allways easy, some pick it up quicker than others. Many people who take the time & effort to become efficient in SRWP will swear by it, it will up their productivity and (depening on their technique!!!) will save teir body's Many other will choose to stick with their ddrt or even go back to ddrt after a stint of srt I remember when i bought my tree motion, for 17 days i adjusted & adjusted it to try & get it comfy & one day in the pouring rain up an ash tree next to some 33kv i was ready to thow it out!! the next day i made the final adjustments that made it perfect, i had also organically changed my posture when sitting/ hanging in the harness to make it comfy, man am i glad i didn't put it on ebay! I'd recomend that harness to ANYONE & EVERYONE! id tell them to persevere if they find it un-comfy but i'm sure there's some who are perhaps a different build to me, or do a different type of work and the tree motion just wouldn't be the best harness for them just remember Kevin isn't motivated to bang on about srt by greed or stubourness he loves SRT and he wants us all to benifit from it!!!! that's why he is so vocal, and having spent hourssssss! on the phone to kevin i can vouch that he is a real genuine guy with no perverse insentive to miss-sell srt. But kevin remember that for some people, no matter how hard they try srt will never quite fit right, they may be more comfortable and/or productive back on their Ddrt. Its good to see that people are sooo pasionate about components of our industry but lets let each to their own guys, as our bro drew said back to the spiderjack........

loler uk go nationwide & will be up doing us in nottingham a week on friday, give mike a ring on 01234 567890 and he'll sort you out, top bloke

gifts over £40 and goods over £30 will be held until duty is payed, the americans have to fill the declaration out so if they mark gift under £40 you stand a chance of no charge unless the x-ray computer recons its worth more than £40 then ur screwed for the duty plus a hefty fee!

you should've seen DMM's face when he recomended people choker their rope on a karabiner it was a picture & promptly followed by a stern safetey warning PMSL

you should've seen DMM's face when he recomended people choker their rope on a karabiner it was a picture & promptly followed by a stern safetey warning PMSL

you should've seen DMM's face when he recomended people choker their rope on a karabiner it was a picture & promptly followed by a stern safetey warning PMSL

quicker instalation quicker change overs less likeley to get stuck on retrival stronger can hold karabiner captive if spliced 'tight' I'm sure there's loads more but i'm late to do a quote ttfn PS sewn eyes do not work with cambium savers (marlow streamiline sewn an exception), they are much more likeley to get stuck on retrival/ at change overs

quicker instalation quicker change overs less likeley to get stuck on retrival stronger can hold karabiner captive if spliced 'tight' I'm sure there's loads more but i'm late to do a quote ttfn PS sewn eyes do not work with cambium savers (marlow streamiline sewn an exception), they are much more likeley to get stuck on retrival/ at change overs

quicker instalation quicker change overs less likeley to get stuck on retrival stronger can hold karabiner captive if spliced 'tight' I'm sure there's loads more but i'm late to do a quote ttfn PS sewn eyes do not work with cambium savers (marlow streamiline sewn an exception), they are much more likeley to get stuck on retrival/ at change overs

i'm just outside bristol if you're ever searching again, some used ropes are a pita to splice though!