Just call me jingle jangle.

[Blakesmaster]

So I've been extremely reluctant in upgrading my climbing system but it seems you guys have got to me. Actually, it was that "Dead ash crane removal" thread that someone posted a few forums away. The ease that guy moved up and down the tree with a micro pulley as a slack tender blew my mind. Anywho, went to the linemen's supply today and made them unpack their boxes headed to Booneville to get me just what I wanted. Grabbed a little micro, a new biner, a swivel hook, a false crotch/friction saver and "The Tree Climber's Companion"...well I grabbed the latter first, and then went back for all the other stuff. Anywho...I did a trial run this afternoon moving around the Norway Maple in my backyard. Let me just say I finally figured out what that dern split tail is for! Had a lot of fun and I can't wait to strap on the spikes and do some actual work tomorrow.

 

[Blakesmaster]

Oh, and a new handsaw with the leg scabbard. It was a Corona. Only one in stock, not that impressed with it's cutting ability but it should be able to handle silver maple.

 

[memetic]

Oh, and a new handsaw with the leg scabbard. It was a Corona. Only one in stock, not that impressed with it's cutting ability but it should be able to handle silver maple.

Leave the silver maples alone.

 

[ropensaddle]

Leave the silver maples alone.

You ain't right Good for you blakes I still resist those devices
body thrust with a taught line or blake I guess I am a glutton for punishment lol
Why the spikes though?

 

[mckeetree]

Yeah, you and silver maples don't get along too good.

 

[Blakesmaster]

You ain't right Good for you blakes I still resist those devices
body thrust with a taught line or blake I guess I am a glutton for punishment lol
Why the spikes though?

Generally when I'm climbing without spikes I use an ascender or I simply foot lock my way up the tree. I actually can't figure out a way to use my current system ( with micro pulley ) to get up the tree w/out body thrusting. If anyone knows one my mind is prepared to be blown.

Anyway, I'm strapping the spikes on for my old boss tomorrow ( the spike-less gig is Choice Tree Care's alone in this area ) and in all honesty, it's with spikes that I see this set up to be extremely practical. Once you have your TIP, you can climb on your line, tending the slack with just one hand, be completely safe and move crazy fast. Not to mention, since your blakes is already tied on the split tail all you need to do to get a diff TIP is unhook your working line, pull it in, toss it over the crotch you desire, clip it back and go. No untying and retying your hitch. I'm sold. This is a sweet little gettup.

 

[ropensaddle]

Generally when I'm climbing without spikes I use an ascender or I simply foot lock my way up the tree. I actually can't figure out a way to use my current system ( with micro pulley ) to get up the tree w/out body thrusting. If anyone knows one my mind is prepared to be blown.

Anyway, I'm strapping the spikes on for my old boss tomorrow ( the spike-less gig is Choice Tree Care's alone in this area ) and in all honesty, it's with spikes that I see this set up to be extremely practical. Once you have your TIP, you can climb on your line, tending the slack with just one hand, be completely safe and move crazy fast. Not to mention, since your blakes is already tied on the split tail all you need to do to get a diff TIP is unhook your working line, pull it in, toss it over the crotch you desire, clip it back and go. No untying and retying your hitch. I'm sold. This is a sweet little gettup.

Yeah I am familiar with those setups but I am old school and
don't trust too many links in a setup. I know it is foolish fear
but it is still real so until I decide to change my setup, I will
stick with what has worked.

 

[serial killer]

and "The Tree Climber's Companion"

Maybe, just maybe, you should have bought this a year ago.

 

[ddhlakebound]

Generally when I'm climbing without spikes I use an ascender or I simply foot lock my way up the tree. I actually can't figure out a way to use my current system ( with micro pulley ) to get up the tree w/out body thrusting. If anyone knows one my mind is prepared to be blown.

Anyway, I'm strapping the spikes on for my old boss tomorrow ( the spike-less gig is Choice Tree Care's alone in this area ) and in all honesty, it's with spikes that I see this set up to be extremely practical. Once you have your TIP, you can climb on your line, tending the slack with just one hand, be completely safe and move crazy fast. Not to mention, since your blakes is already tied on the split tail all you need to do to get a diff TIP is unhook your working line, pull it in, toss it over the crotch you desire, clip it back and go. No untying and retying your hitch. I'm sold. This is a sweet little gettup.

There's a method which has been shown a few times here to set up for constant slack tending while hip thrusting.

Take a piece of light cord (throwline works fine) and attach a prussic to the working end of your climbing line just above your rope snap or biner. Tie on a light snap clip to clip into the micro pulley. Attach the micro pulley below your friction hitch, and snap it on, then adjust the prussic so the micro pulley is kept directly below your hitch.

It doesnt get you completely away from hip thrusting, but you don't ever have to advance your hitch, you can just keep on pulling yourself up the tree hand over hand while the hitch tends itself.

 

[ddhlakebound]

Yeah I am familiar with those setups but I am old school and
don't trust too many links in a setup. I know it is foolish fear
but it is still real so until I decide to change my setup, I will
stick with what has worked.

Rope, you can keep your setup almost identical, only adding one piece to the chain, and gain huge functionality increases. Keep your 1/2" bridge and hitch setup, but instead of the fixed bridge, put one more biner or rope snap in the system for a split tail.

You can re-direct instantly, or use your climb line as a secondary lanyard on your side D's for alt lanyarding past limbs and crotches. With only one piece added. Then you could also add the micro pulley to your split tail biner for slack tending, and it isn't even in the support chain, so there's no additional failure possible to worry about. One piece is all you need to add to get great gains, or two, with one out of the support chain for even bigger performance gains.

 

[Ghillie]

There's a method which has been shown a few times here to set up for constant slack tending while hip thrusting.

Take a piece of light cord (throwline works fine) and attach a prussic to the working end of your climbing line just above your rope snap or biner. Tie on a light snap clip to clip into the micro pulley. Attach the micro pulley below your friction hitch, and snap it on, then adjust the prussic so the micro pulley is kept directly below your hitch.

It doesnt get you completely away from hip thrusting, but you don't ever have to advance your hitch, you can just keep on pulling yourself up the tree hand over hand while the hitch tends itself.

ddh, you know of any pictures floating around of that rig? You have peaked my curiosity. Sounds sweet!

Fred

 

[ropensaddle]

Rope, you can keep your setup almost identical, only adding one piece to the chain, and gain huge functionality increases. Keep your 1/2" bridge and hitch setup, but instead of the fixed bridge, put one more biner or rope snap in the system for a split tail.

You can re-direct instantly, or use your climb line as a secondary lanyard on your side D's for alt lanyarding past limbs and crotches. With only one piece added. Then you could also add the micro pulley to your split tail biner for slack tending, and it isn't even in the support chain, so there's no additional failure possible to worry about. One piece is all you need to add to get great gains, or two, with one out of the support chain for even bigger performance gains.

I understand the new methods but I still use natural crotch looped
and a snap and tail. I have body thrusted forty feet before needing a brake
as the natural crotch works to help brake so can slide hitch. It is definately
old school but I am only trusting a steel snap and rope. I have experimented
with some of the new techniques but I really don't climb as much now that
I have a bucket. I only have to climb the ones I can't get to or: the ones
that are so tall the rigging would put you in danger in the bucket. In the
later case I merely have to climb out from bucket height and get it or if
trimming use the silky!

 

[Ghillie]

ddh, you know of any pictures floating around of that rig? You have peaked my curiosity. Sounds sweet!

Fred

Pictures will keep my friends from finding me sitting on the floor surrounded by ropes, and muttering to myself!

I think they are going to commit me if that happens AGAIN.

Fred

 

[Blakesmaster]

There's a method which has been shown a few times here to set up for constant slack tending while hip thrusting.

Take a piece of light cord (throwline works fine) and attach a prussic to the working end of your climbing line just above your rope snap or biner. Tie on a light snap clip to clip into the micro pulley. Attach the micro pulley below your friction hitch, and snap it on, then adjust the prussic so the micro pulley is kept directly below your hitch.

It doesnt get you completely away from hip thrusting, but you don't ever have to advance your hitch, you can just keep on pulling yourself up the tree hand over hand while the hitch tends itself.

That sounds like the cat's pajamas. No time now, but I'm going to try it.

 

[tree MDS]

Yeah I am familiar with those setups but I am old school and
don't trust too many links in a setup. I know it is foolish fear
but it is still real so until I decide to change my setup, I will
stick with what has worked.

This is exactly where I'm at with my saddle and old school setup saddle without legstraps and no clip, just overhands on the d's. The thing I like about this is you actually have to stop and tie in-not just clip in, I think its safer. The thing is I know its slower, but I've been doing this crap so long that I dont waste any moves and just get it done-unless you count smoke breaks as wasted moves, lol. Same here though rope-with the bucket lately, its all about making money EASILY with those things.

 

[Magnum783]

Pictures will keep my friends from finding me sitting on the floor surrounded by ropes, and muttering to myself!

I think they are going to commit me if that happens AGAIN.

Fred

I will look there is some post around here somewhere I just don't remember where. Try using the search function I will see if I have one. Oldirty posted some pics of his sometime back. Don't remember the name of the post. Try PMing him he uses this setup.
Jared

 

[TreeChickee]

There's a method which has been shown a few times here to set up for constant slack tending while hip thrusting.

Take a piece of light cord (throwline works fine) and attach a prussic to the working end of your climbing line just above your rope snap or biner. Tie on a light snap clip to clip into the micro pulley. Attach the micro pulley below your friction hitch, and snap it on, then adjust the prussic so the micro pulley is kept directly below your hitch.

It doesnt get you completely away from hip thrusting, but you don't ever have to advance your hitch, you can just keep on pulling yourself up the tree hand over hand while the hitch tends itself.

i believe this is what youre talking about...?

 

[Ghillie]

i believe this is what youre talking about...?

That is what I thought he was talking about, but I have been told I don't follow directions very well (or play well with others!)

Just wanted to see a pic before I ended up hanging from MY KITCHEN CIELING!

Thanks for the pic chickee.

Be safe,

Fred

 

[TreeChickee]

Hey, I could probably get at least one lock in hanging from the ceiling...
Haha.
I would've gone outside and actually gone climbing and taken pics, but the weather is not so great for climbing. Plus I was feeling a little lazy.

 

[Ghillie]

Hey, I could probably get at least one lock in hanging from the ceiling...
Haha.
I would've gone outside and actually gone climbing and taken pics, but the weather is not so great for climbing. Plus I was feeling a little lazy.

Not a problem... I have put anchor points in strange places also...

Friends have quit asking why, especially after the sitting on the floor muttering to myself incident.