I am a new member here, though I have been a climber for a few years for a major corporate tree company and just graduated from Virginia Tech's forestry program!
I just began a new job with a startup tree service to pursue a much better opportunity, and they loaned me a grand to buy any tree gear I wanted! I bought a SherrillTree Edge and decked it out with some upgrades... a Silky handsaw will be added as soon as I burn through the Fanno.
Post a picture of your saddle if you are running some type of MODDED bridge or othwrwise unconventional configuration!
I am climbing on 150' of brand new 11.5mm Lava/Tachyon, and loving the hitchclimber pulley setup with a long 8mm OP e2e prusik! I carry enough biners/hitches to allow 2nd/3rd tie-in points and allow the option of replacing worn or damaged hitches on the fly with a variety of materials (especially if something gets sappy). My experiences as a foreman have lead me to believe in Murphy's Law and be prepared to the extreme. Extra gear weight doesn't bother me...I lift hard at the gym 3-4x a week and can do a dead-hang pull-up with 110 lbs strapped to my waist. Ok I am done bragging for now.
Post photos of those modded bridges! Mine are the factory Edge replacements @$17/ea, paired with two of the large Climbing Technology steel rings. My goal is to increase the bend radius and increase stability...the 2-eye CMI micropulley worked ok for me and I didn't want to buy one of the CMI zipline double pulleys. I have replacement bridges stowed in my gear bag in case anyone is wondering.
I know there is already a thread for saddle pics but I want to specifically see who's out there innovating their gear so I can learn from them! I will post a review weeks or months from now stating whether I experienced any issues with the two rope bridges abrading each other. Thanks for your time if you read this long post... peace out arborists!