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Any one using a Rope Tool Rope Guide. I have since the RG came out. It does not adjust as smoothly but does have some other advantages. Today I was pruning medium sized Silver Maple trees that have been topped and had no good unions for a rope or friction saver. My RT RG stuck like glue to 3...

Thanks for the heads up. I have one of the early ones and it works fine. I'll keep an eye on it.

I disagree with climbing a casulties rope. I feel there are too many variables invloved. It may be too difficult to inspect the person their gear and the tree. With out knowing what happended to the person should we be putting stress on their rope posiably moving the person around.

Hey, Rocky I do have a problem with 2 tie ins while operating a chain saw. I do alot of removals and some times I feel I need an escape route. Their is a clause in the standard that lets you do this. On the two rope thing. When I am prunning larger trees I often use 2 ropes. One to ascend on and...

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I have heard but can'nt remember where that there are self rescue kits for bucket operators. I think it is a small bag that gets attached to the boom and you clip in two different caribiners if you fall out you would be connected to a five to one MA kit. There all also some self resuce kits...

I do not like the pulley either. It also puts your hitch higher, I prefer mine low.

You have to take the whole thing apart and it will fit around the rings.

I have been using a Glide for a while now and I like it. I used a Butterfly for three years, the Glide is very close in comfort and manuverability to the BF. The leg buckles can go on the outside. You can also reroute the suspention to get it the way you want. It did take so time to get every...

Depends on the size. Plus trasportation costs.

Lumberjack, you are kidding right?

Nick, you are correct. It has not been an issue for me though. Seeing how I do not have to do it very often.

I wore a Butterfly for 3 years and loved it. I was told while in Montreal that they will NOT allow the butterfly if it had been modified( replacing the bridge) unless you have written permission from Komet. I've been using a Glide for a while and I feel it is the best replace ment for the...

We often use just a balancer for limb removal. Its a piece of rope (we have a few lengths) with spliced eyes in both ends, Then steel double locking caribiners to half inch loopies. a prusik is the adjuster which is connected to the hook. very easy to rig. Works very well unless your doing real...

Well said Nick. When I was competing in Montreal I saw some shady things that I think should be point deductions or even DQs. While waiting in the top of the work climb I watched 2 top Euros make thier runs. While they where coming back in after a limb walk thier hitches stayed wide open and...

I took a huge whipper once. I was winter aid climbing standing on a hook when the rock blew out, ripped a bunch of pieces out. I think about a 40 footer. The worst part was that I stopped about 10 feet from the deck. I also took a huge whipper on a multi-pitch sport route. The route was past...

The research that I have read shows that a closed ended hitch will slip before it breaks. I have used a distal as an in line anchor on a five to one rig while doing some felling, we had 3 men on the rope and eventually the distal would slide on the host rope.

do'nt forget if you are using a doubled rope system, your hitch only holds half your wieght.

We always use 2 slings when it comes down to picking the stems. It has much less dynamics on the crane if it pulls straight up. With one sling it will shift and no longer be plum, unless the operator is good enough to move the boom. Two slings takes longer but is much safer because control is...

I heard a story about OSHA paying a vist to a local company because of a fatality. Their were no fines. As far I as I know OSHA has adobted the ANSI standards, as they know nothing about our trade. The company had documentation of countinual training. Plus inspection of the site ,gear used, and...