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    Carabiner failure

    Had 2 dmm oval carabiners fail this week 2 days apart, spring that closed the gate dislodged and came out the bottom. I will attach photos showing what went wrong. Both biners were checked prior to climbing and the fault happened during a changeover both times. Photos and a description have...
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    Body care

    Hey all. Looking to start a conversation on tips and tricks people have learnt over the years to help look after our bodies in this industry. Aside from the external forces that cause us injuries, cuts, break, fractures etc Ways to mitigate the daily work places on our bodies, whether that be...
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    Treemotion evo setup

    Hey all, Been climbing on buck ergovation for the past 4-5 years, padding was getting thin and uncomfortable so swapped it out for a new treemotiong evo. Harness feels great on the ground and when working on spurs, whilst I’m hanging from my rope the leg loops are riding up and giving my nuts a...
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    Harness inspection

    Does anyone have a checklist published by Buckingham for inspection of ergovation and ergo lite harnesses?? Looking for information on lifespan and wear limits of buckles, connectors, side D’s etc
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    Negative rigging

    Will keep searching but thought I’d ask to speed up the process. I have seen somewhere before the forces explained when negative rigging, it explained really simply how the forces multiply for a given weight over a certain distance. Can anyone shed any light
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    Grcs vs smart winch

    Needing to purchase a larger lowering device and would like the ability to be able to tension the line, lift limbs etc. both the smart winch and GRCS are available locally to me, don’t have the time to order from overseas. the smart winch is about $300 more than the GRCS, which way would...
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    Negative rigging big wood

    Hi all. Just looked at a job today, removing 3 45m mountain ash that are threatening a concrete dam spillway for a remote located hydro plant in the hills. Trees have to come down to ground level or very close, not allowed to fell then as this will create too much disturbance to bush land around...
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    Making a fine chip

    Has anyone done anything to their chipper other than sharp knives and a tight anvil to create a really fine chip? I’m trying to re process some of our mulch for composting and a really fine chip is what I’m after without the expense of buying a grinder. Chippers I have are an altec 13” disk...
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    Rescue slings

    Shoulder strap rescue slings. Has anyone seen or made an adjustable length shoulder strap rescue sling?? We are required when working on the lines to have two slings for rescue, these are only to be used to assist with keeping the injured in an upright position during rescue. The sling does...
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    Splicing double braid

    Hi splicing gurus. I’m having trouble trying to splice 3/4 poly double braid, I have managed to do a couple in the past but I’m having difficulty putting the core back in the cover. When pushing my fid back through it gets jammed up real tight not long after passing the Y of the spice, getting...
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    Descending a spar ddrt

    Gday folks. Got a job my crew is starting next week, 70 mountain ash removals 45m+ in height. Those not familiar with this species of tree, commonly have a gun barrel straight trunk limb free for the first 100ft or so. This is a utility job so we will be climbing them and piecing out the...
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    Soft shackles

    Howdy all, Wondering if anyone has any experience splicing soft shackles? Not specifically for tree work, more likely for recovering vehicles on site etc. Picked up some 5/8 yalex today and keen to try make some and looking for advice, mostly on lengths needed
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    Hiking in gear

    Looking for some advice, Got a big transmission job next, heap of climbing and falling to maintain clearance down an easement. Problem is, it’s 40 degrees Celsius here, the line runs down a hill approx 55-60 degree slope of rocky, thick overgrown hell for close to a kilometre before popping...
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    Ice vests

    Howdy all. Anyone on here have any experience with using ice vests during the summer months?? The weather here in aus is sitting pretty consistently around 38c, working powerlines mean me and all my guys have to wear chainsaw pants, long sleeves, gloves, helmet and glasses at all times. Taking...
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    Utility climbing

    Howdy all, Quick intro, I own a small company 8 blokes contracted to our states largest utility here in Australia. Started my business at the beginning of this year with just myself and 2 others doing local private works having been burnt by previous employers. Now run a crew of 8 doing mainly...
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    30m ascent

    Quick question for you srt guys. What setup would you use to ascend 30m up a fixed rope as fast as possible without using a powered ascender??
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    Climbing boots

    Howdy all. Looking to upgrade my crews current footware. We all currently run either Blundstone lace up/zip or the Oliver version. We are mainly a line clearance company with climbers, ewp operators and chipper operators. Spend a lot of time walking through long wet grass, creeks etc as we...
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    Ergovation adjustment

    Hey all. Just got my self a new Buckingham ergovation as my abormaster pro 2 was showing signs of damages. On the ground the ergo feels awesome, after about half hour in the tree my hips are killing me about where the side d’s sit. This was in a big redgum removal so was wearing spikes with a...
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    Cougar blue

    Just wondering if anyone can point me to the correct instructions on splicing cougar blue?? Have spliced a few double braid rigging lines and want to have a try eye splicing climbing, thanks for any help
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    First srt set up

    Hey all, Looking to maybe incorporate srt for tree access prior to changing over drt for working the tree. Without spending a fortune on gear what would be the best gear to start out with. Thinking I can maybe use my zig zag and get a rope wrench for descending

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