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  1. oldfart

    X-rigging rings

    Chop, I really like that kind of thinking. And you are dead right. BUT ... Don't think about the rings replacing your block but cooperating with it. I can see a system that gets your block to punch way above it's weight class and makes it remote install/retrieve ... ! I am so excited...
  2. oldfart

    Rigging Whoopie

    Oh boy, I just realized I use the 2.5" ring and you use the 3" ... Bummer!
  3. oldfart

    Rigging Whoopie

    Hey Nick, Push it thru, clip on an HMS carabiner and pull. Normal flip at the top but the block stays below the branch. Here's the tricky part ... As you start lowering, the weight of the bag (2:1ma) plus friction needs to hold the block as you slowly lower the bag and binner. Works good for...
  4. oldfart

    Rigging Whoopie

    FYI, there's a couple of new vids up showing the Rigging Whoopie in action and one new one today showing the use of a cast equalizing thimble to boost strength and bend radius. I gotta say I'm so impressed with the new X-Rings. I'm dying to get my hands on them. There's going to be tons of...
  5. oldfart

    X-rigging rings

    Thanks for the link, southsound. I finally got it figured. David, this is a fabulous idea put me on your customer/mailing list. And your video is amazing. Hollywood is right. Nothing can improve this ... except maybe have you given cleavage any thought? OF
  6. oldfart

    What forces are applied here. Please.

    Good luck with this David. I wanna see! [ QUOTE ] I'll start a post in the "tree free zone" for THIS video. [/ QUOTE ] Where is this exactly? OF
  7. oldfart

    Rigging Whoopie

    Nick Bonner, would you run a little experiment for me please? Storm Sandy trapped me in the basement (a dangerous thing) and I think I stumbled into another way to install a r-R saver. Could be good with your 3R system. Currently, you install your system using TCC Method #1. It works, but...
  8. oldfart

    Rigging Whoopie

    OK, too bad. Can you discribe what you rigged for your retriever?
  9. oldfart

    Hitch Climbers' Guide to the Canopy... Workshop

    Re: Hitch Climbers\' Guide to the Canopy... Workshop The GF actually complained about my scribbling notes on new stuff I wanted to retain.  Learned a lot and a great group of guys.   George and ShelterTree ... First class and thanks for making it happen. OF And here's a surprise: We were on...
  10. oldfart

    Rigging Whoopie

    Waldo, pix?
  11. oldfart

    Rigging Whoopie

    And Norm, I should've said thanks for the nice comment ... Made my day!
  12. oldfart

    Rigging Whoopie

    Moray, thanks much for your thoughtful analysis.  If anything, I think you were being charitable.  Picture, for example,the three rings in your diagram in a horizontal straight line. Then you could argue by inspection that the two rings and the three rings would impart the same bending profile...
  13. oldfart

    Hitch Climbers' Guide to the Canopy... Workshop

    Re: Hitch Climbers\' Guide to the Canopy... Workshop Taylor, you are so good at this. Thanks for a great day. Tom
  14. oldfart

    Rigging Whoopie

    Here's a short vid showing the Rigging Whoopie used as a vectored redirect with no impact loading. The 3-ring basket configuration delivers 60 kN MBS as a rigging pulley. I'm using 1/2" tri-line. Works OK with the three rings, but I much prefer stable braid. I don't like "hearing" the...
  15. oldfart

    Rigging Whoopie

    Thanks for the comments, guys, here and on YouTube. I think the issue of bend radius is real and I’m pushing it. But perhaps not as much as you might think… The WM rings have a section diameter of 11.7mm. That’s considerably fatter than a normal steel arborist rigging ring. So in the...
  16. oldfart

    Rigging Whoopie

    And ps ... I love the notching trick.
  17. oldfart

    Rigging Whoopie

    hey jomoco, I'd never drop on a biner or a pulley, but I've been doing fine on rings. But you're right and I didn't think this through. I've been lucky cuz I'm on consistant loamy sandy soil. In a more general situation, one granite cowpie wrecks the whoopie and makes you look like a genius...
  18. oldfart

    Rigging Whoopie

    I really hate carrying a big tailblock when I don’t have to. Hey, the handle isn’t OldFart for nothing … Anyway, here are some early thoughts for a cheap, light, easy-to-build alternative for rigging chores when a big block is overkill. I’ll probably do some tweaking with this as I try it...
  19. oldfart

    U-SAVER ready for prime time?

    Lol ... Lmfao ...  Rotflmfao ... !!!
  20. oldfart

    U-SAVER ready for prime time?

    I tried your idea, Cory.  Clever thinking and it works.  But you've got it exactly right:  the "deep basket" is how you keep the PS out of trouble.  Where it needs help is the choking. Regardless, I like it as kind of a best practice.  Thanks. OF

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