wraptor rap II

[treevet]

no problemo

 

[treeseer]

Thanks again Ole Climber.

You young pups crack me up, calling each other "old".

With gravity to work with, it never occurred to me that lack of reverse gearing was an issue. Early on i would ascend too far and get into tight spots, but using long and short lanyard and polesaw gives plenty of options for getting around.

 

[treevet]

I was just thinking....the back safety device which runs in front of the machine as a passive backup....it is an ascender.....would disallow any reversing. If no ascender then no safety back up and likely less acceptance.

This is the mechanism that Treeseer mistakenly hooked up to as a main connect point to the machine causing the camming device to be engaged all the way up the ascent and putting him in a very compromising situation by dragging the engaged cam all the way up the rope causing extreme heating on both the rope and the cam.

 

[treevet]

You young pups crack me up, calling each other "old".

Think I am a couple of years older than you are but at this age it has become not something to brag about. :bang:

 

[jomoco]

I was just thinking....the back safety device which runs in front of the machine as a passive backup....it is an ascender.....would disallow any reversing. If no ascender then no safety back up and likely less acceptance.

That's interesting TV.

The very first thing I built onto my VRCB was a pushing mechanism at the top of the bike to advance the taughtline hitch I'm attached to. This means that even if the bike literally broke in half and failed catastrophically, I would still be safely attached to the single supporting life line.

It's a good thing too thinking back on my very first miserable field trial failure, when pieces parts started snapping and falling off left and right, before I even got 15 feet off the ground.

jomoco

 

[arborworks1]

Wraptor has a fairlead to accomplish the pushing you speak of. Check out ropetekwraptor.com and watch the video.

 

[jefflovstrom]

I would not mind checking out a Demo, interesting.
Jeff

 

[jomoco]

Thanks Arborworks, that particular vid, right at the end, actually shows the Wraptor going up with the capstan shroud open, allowing you to see the capstan at work spinning under load. A very impressive capstan design indeed.

jomoco

 

[treevet]

http://www.ropetekwraptor.com/

 

[arborworks1]

Allright who is putting in their order, raise your hands please.

 

[jomoco]

Well call me Fred Flintstone, but I still think even old climbers need their exercise.

jomoco

 

[arborworks1]

Fred,

Plenty of exercise still to be had you still have to work the tree. Plus you don't have an excuse to get down and help your groundie drag brush.

 

[jomoco]

Drag brush? Me? On the ground?

Uh, no sabe engless senor!

jomoco

 

[arborworks1]

Busted. Now you have to order 2 wrraptors, and give on away to benefit the Treehouse.

 

[treevet]

drag brush? that is why God invented the Dingo.

I might go down and help get a crane pick under control at times.

 

[treevet]

Busted. Now you have to order 2 wrraptors, and give on away to benefit the Treehouse.

Don't think you are supposed to mention other forums on AS.:newbie:

 

[arborworks1]

The Treehouse in my back yard, silly. Who said anything about Butch's forum? Oh right that would be you

 

[simplypete]

tree house

 

[treevet]

tree house

you are the Rebel simplepete

 

[simplypete]

:yourock: