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    Stump Cut Troubles

    Sorry , late to the thread. This video and comments made could be worth a look too. I'd never thought about backchaining to maybe keep the cut cleaner and teeth sharper.
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    High standards vs lower standards for preventing damage and incidents | Business owner vs employees and subcontractors

    Craig talks about an accident they had and what they've put in place since, in his company. This makes some good points about running a company with workers/ contractors v.s. a lone wolf operator and preparing for boo-boo's. I talked to an arborist just yesterday working in our hood - had a...
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    SCAM 3:1 MA and Remotely Retrievable Redirect

    Never had it move around - with small ring the rope needed to be really pinched to get it through the ring and it stays tight. If ring is too large it will move around or even slip. Rope diameter and to some extent it's hand I guess make it work. I don't use this with 11's for example. Ring...
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    SCAM 3:1 MA and Remotely Retrievable Redirect

    Scamerman above looks good - re SCAM, has anyone maybe ever looked at rope wear on the static leg just below the knot caused by the moving rope on the bottom pulley. If you bomb down on the 3:1? Some times when I've tried it say with a rounder top petzl pulley biner, the down leg kinda forces...
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    New device from ISC

    Was making a comment in another thread and linked to this - an oops in hooking up a Reflex - check check check before playing with gravity . . . Cheers Addenda (Apr 03 2026): Reflex slipping on Squir Ouch!
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    New HitchHikerXF

    Looking back, I have used the original HH on and off over a couple of years but went to mechanicals or (even Hitch Climbers with VT) - just 'cuz I found a couple of times that all the knot tying from scratch tended to be just one more chance to screw up while getting ready and everything else is...
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    New device from ISC

    One thing I've noticed in some online videos, and in use, is that the Reflex appears to maybe have a "sidedness". The ISC manual shows left handed use of the Reflex links. This would be with the Red side of the Swing Frame towards the user. Part 21 of the device - ISC calls this the Rope...
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    What’s Your SMALLER Equipment Setup?

    What kicked this hunt off for me was trying to use a pulley get the chipper outta a backyard on Monday, way, way down a steep side yard on loose gravel/ landscape rock. I like the idea of a clamp on off road-able wheel rig to bounce the front leg over the stones. Winch woulda been wonderful too...
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    What’s Your SMALLER Equipment Setup?

    Snowing like a bat right now so keepin' my nose in the Cave of Wonders. But PA has online Q/A I think. Battery and charging gear is included ??
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    Short vs. Long Bridge?

    In addition to above, I find adjusting the length of the bridges changes my center of gravity a bit so I'm more comfortable/ sitting. That's one thing I really like on a long day 'cuz I can vary use of my muscle groups a bit. DMM put out some really quite good adjustment videos with Taylor Hamel...
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    What’s Your SMALLER Equipment Setup?

    And maybe something for moving your small chipper around? Add a winch drum somewhere for those steep side yards . . . . .
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    New device from ISC

    I just use a DMM Ultra O - the plastic grommet allows easy install/ removal and I like that the biner doesn't flop around - makes a great setup with an Arbsession Caralink tether (mine is glued rigid) with an ISC Apex.
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    Fruit tree holding on by a thread, client wants to get another year out of it. Thoughts?

    Maybe have a look along these lines . . . ?
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    New device from ISC

    Thanks very much for this - good work.
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    New device from ISC

    Thanks very much ! Please be so kind as to forward any info you receive from them. Cheers and stay safe.
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    New device from ISC

    So have another question about the Reflex - does anyone out there have any experience with it in a V rig or M rig kind of situation? The ZZ is OK and Hitch Climber is nifty for these. If Reflex is OK with it then it would about complete it for me (not climbing now - still shovelling white stuff...
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    Replace suspension in kask super plasma?

    Offshore scramble competitor for Petzl? Sure has the bits and pieces and has CE marking? Who knows . . . I like my Protos but not at the new prices, up here anyway. So I'd probably go with a good old Petzl esp. if I didn't have to buy visor and muffs separately too. Somebody in another thread...
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    Do I have a problem?

    This is right up there with a question my wife asks me from time to time . . . . "Don't you think 11 pairs of backcountry skis are a little too much"? "Em, no" (and then quickly disappearing back into the Cave of Wonders)?
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    New device from ISC

    I think it's not just the top "bird" somehow (maybe a stiffer spring here would be nice?). For all the ropes I've tried so far, smoothest descent was when I've switched to a leather glove on the left hand, holding the whole zig zaggy bit and throttling the links with the leather glove. ISC...
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    New device from ISC

    Around ~82 kg (~180 lbs) w/o harness and the kitchen sink. StatX just fits into the CRIC but I'm not sure if the 11.8's or larger would so for me that's a "rope selection criteria" too. After using StatX last fall on all sorts of jobs I still really like it. It kinda feels to me like a slightly...

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