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  1. Flying~Squirrel

    Looking for smaller blocks to run 9/16 or 5/8 rope

    You can; you just don't want to.
  2. Flying~Squirrel

    Looking for smaller blocks to run 9/16 or 5/8 rope

    The 2.6 Omniblock is size limited by the width of the face plates. I've used 5/8' rope in one bunches of times, and there is some drag when the rope is unweighted, but as soon as there's any weight on the rope it stretches and the rope no longer contacts the face plates. Somewhere on the...
  3. Flying~Squirrel

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    my coworkers and I have been speculating that since Notch bought the rights to the Rope Runner name and started making the RR Pro, they have discontinued the production of the old one. There are very few original RRs available from online retailers, and some of the listings are even titled...
  4. Flying~Squirrel

    NEW version of CMI RP141 dual tie-in micro pulley - small holes!

    It's 2021 buy a carabiner
  5. Flying~Squirrel

    Glazed ropes

    I suppose that's the skinny of it. You can get jobs done faster but at the cost of wearing out equipment. However, it would be nice to be able to understand ope wear and make decisions about what is acceptable for what uses.
  6. Flying~Squirrel

    Glazed ropes

    This is exactly what concerns me.
  7. Flying~Squirrel

    Glazed ropes

    I would guess up to around a grand, maybe a little bit more.
  8. Flying~Squirrel

    Glazed ropes

    We're sitting here in the shop doing a routine gear inspection, and there is some debate about rope glazing and how it effects the condition of the rope. We have a couple brand new ropes that got brought out for a big negative rigging scenario and they became really glazed after running just a...
  9. Flying~Squirrel

    We work through the winter full time. The temperature rarely drops below 40 degrees, and while...

    We work through the winter full time. The temperature rarely drops below 40 degrees, and while it does rain it doesn't usually pour. I came here from Vermont where in winter it was hard to keep your body temp regulated. Here I almost never have to put gloves on. Hood River is about 2.5 hrs, I...
  10. Flying~Squirrel

    I work for a cool company in Olympia called Olympia Tree Care. Let me know if you have...

    I work for a cool company in Olympia called Olympia Tree Care. Let me know if you have questions. We're pretty much always hiring likeable people.
  11. Flying~Squirrel

    5/8" Rigging Rope Recommendations (Poll)

    A really cool thing about Atlas is that the accent colors are done in a way that the rope looks like a slightly different color depending on which way you are looking at the rope. This makes it so when the rope is running through a block, the "up" side will look slightly orange and the "down"...
  12. Flying~Squirrel

    Problem leaner/barberchair.

    I would start by looking for another dead tree to drive into it. fuckin slam it.
  13. Flying~Squirrel

    Tall trees vs. wide trees

    When comparing tall vertical conifers or broad spreading deciduous trees, where are you more comfortable? What do you prefer? What gets you excited when you look at the job sheet in the morning?
  14. Flying~Squirrel

    How does the rope runner pro compare to zig zag on ascending & descending?

    I've got the og runner and there are two things I really like about it that haven't fully been covered here. 1. Consistent hand position. With a wrench or chicane, if your full weight isn't on the line you have to manually collapse the chicane to let rope through, otherwise there's too much...
  15. Flying~Squirrel

    Rope runner for sale

    do you have photos of the friction surfaces, so I can see how much wear there is?
  16. Flying~Squirrel

    Clove Hitch

    I'll agree about not swearing things off. I wouldn't say I've sworn it off completely, even if I made it sound like that in my last post, but I stand by the idea that for every common use for clove hitches in tree work, there is another knot I prefer. For rigging down wood, I use a running...
  17. Flying~Squirrel

    Clove Hitch

    My motto when using a clove hitch: "there's probably a better knot." It's hard to untie when you want it to and comes untied when you don't. I used it a lot when working at a ski area for setting up rope lines on bamboo, but hardly ever for tree work.
  18. Flying~Squirrel

    Single or double wrap for basal anchor?

    I'll add an extra wrap if it's a narrow smooth bark tree, but if it's a toad ain't nobody got time fo dat
  19. Flying~Squirrel

    Handsaw placement

    Y'all are snoozing big time on the calf mount. I wear my silky on my left calf under my spikes with the handle facing forward. It's always easy to grab one handed with either hand without looking at it. It doesn't flop around or hang vertically when I'm horizontal, and I can drop the saw back...
  20. Flying~Squirrel

    Logs bounce.

    I always forget about the vertical speedline until about an hour after the job is done and I realize it would have been useful!

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