Compact Bulldog Bone

[Treetopflyer]

2000 replies what

 

[Richard Mumford-yoyoman]

2000 replies what

No......2001

 

[Shem]

sounded like the ef word. Wish someone would climb with me

I'll climb with ya haha.

 

[gmcttr]

Cold, windy, snowy day....what's a guy to do?

Make a new set of "comfort grip" upper arms for my BDB with Gordon's new 1 3/8" pivot spacing.

 

[Worthaug]

I'll climb with any of youse guys.

 

[TylerHoffman]

Can't remember if this has been asked yet, but, has anybody tried the Bone on Sterling Tendril?

YUP! Love it, just spliced it too. Check out the splice forum and the end of my one video.

 

[macswan]

Bone was great on a removal today with the new rope

Thank heavens

 

[macswan]

Ok, so you boners that use a hard connection point from the new upper tending point, have you had it the bone disengage if you "become incapacitated"? If I lean back hard on it, the thing lets go pretty good and slides. I guess a bungee negates that?

Second thing, I had the leg break of one of my little cotter pins (or whatever you call them) it had only been bent the one time. So my thought is that it was made brittle by the searingly low temps I have been climbing in lately. That is purely conjecture, but Something to keep in mind.

 

[Shem]

Is he originally from Savannah, Steve? The name "Shem" has some Charleston roots.

Hell, hopefully he'll come on here so we can talk And tell him what a great job he did on that video...

To end your speculations the name Shem is Hebrew lol. I'm originally from Vt but have lived in sav about 4 yrs.

 

[Treetopflyer]

I guess a bungee negates that?

I've played incapacitated and the bungee for tending on my bone offers safety in my opinion. As well as other luxuries.

 

[macswan]

To end your speculations the name Shem is Hebrew lol. I'm originally from Vt but have lived in sav about 4 yrs.

Where in VT, Yankee boy?

 

[surveyor]

Mac, which cotter leg broke? That is to say which link.

 

[Shem]

Where in VT, Yankee boy?

Where in VT, Yankee boy?

Island pond VT. I'm far from a Yankee boy though. Moved south at an early age.

 

[TreeLogic]

Gotta love climbing those live oaks huh Shem?

 

[DSMc]

...Second thing, I had the leg break of one of my little cotter pins (or whatever you call them) it had only been bent the one time. So my thought is that it was made brittle by the searingly low temps I have been climbing in lately. That is purely conjecture, but Something to keep in mind.

I have been noticing that several people have not fully bent the cotter pin legs around the link shaft. These cotter pins are not that strong and care needs to be taken that they can't be compromise by branches, bark or anything else. If you look, you can find stainless steel ones that are much stronger. Cotter pin checks should be part of every climb.

 

[oceans]

Hello guy's! Good to be on here. Still trying to figure how to use this haha. I'm loving the bone so far!

Welcome to the Bones Brigade, Shem!

 

[oceans]

I'll climb with any of youse guys.

Agreed!

 

[Shem]

Welcome to the Bones Brigade, Shem!

Thank you sir!

 

[Shem]

Gotta love climbing those live oaks huh Shem?

Hell yeah! Crazy long limb walks with bad rope angle!

 

[monkeylove]

The SS ones are stronger but that does not mean they are non breakable. SS is much more susceptible to hard corner cracking when bent or rebent several times. I bought 100 non SS pins that I am using until I have all my configurations sorted out. Those of you bending and unbending the SS pins need to be carefull. Sweep the legs around the pin, don't just grab them with needle nose pliers and bend them in a sharp corner around the pin. SS likes slow bending speed and radii. Think more like u instead of v, look at the corners made my the legs.