First day on the rope runner

Switched out the pulley and rotated the bollards today. Maybe it won't be so jumpy now. I didn't notice much wear on the bushing or the axl. There seems to be just as much wiggle with the new parts on. I guess I just don't understand how it takes the most wear and contributes to poor performance. My brain can't wrap around it for some reason.
 
If the pulley binds up it quickly wears a flat spot on the sheave. This will give your rife a bumpity bumpity and it will stall kn the flat area making it even more flat. If it binds even once due to dirt and grime it can really screw it up.
 
treebing said:
If the pulley binds up it quickly wears a flat spot on the sheave. This will give your rife a bumpity bumpity and it will stall kn the flat area making it even more flat. If it binds even once due to dirt and grime it can really screw it up.
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What's the best way to wash the pulley and keep it clean? Does it require lube or can I just blow it out with a can of duster once in a while?
 
Once it goes, swapping it out is the only way to get it back in my experience because if it gets that flat spot it just goes downhill from there.
 
treebing said:
Once it goes, swapping it out is the only way to get it back in my experience because if it gets that flat spot it just goes downhill from there.
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I'm just loving all of this quick, really honest feedback, Kevin. Thanks for keeping your finger on the pulse of all of the day to day users of your invention. I'll be an owner as soon as I can afford it, but it's not in the cards for me at the moment.

Your responses to these issues have the effect of causing me to want to support your product as soon as it is possible for me to do so.

Tim
 
So I have been tending by the first picture. It works pretty well. But occasionally I get some decent drag from this position. I really started to take a look at my bridge and see if it was causing the pulley to bite on the rope, but found this wasn't the case with me.

A week ago I tried a new tending spot. I am confident enough to call this the "money spot" (pic 2 and 3). I drilled a hole straight through the body with a number 40 bit and weaved some arbpro stiff throwline through there. I cannot believe how amazing this thing tends from this position. I have not had one instance and any unwanted friction at all.

Drilling here does not compromise the structural integrity of the runner at all.

Very happy with this.

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Mike do you think there is a chance of the throwline getting jammed in the upper part of the RR to not allow the spring to push up causing a malfunction?
 
It is a possibility. That had the potential to happen with the tether in the first pic I posted as well. That is one of the reasons I put some shrink wrap in the middle, tightening things up a bit. Generally my thumb blocks the bird and the tether always flops down and stays out of the way. Soo smooth I'm tellin ya.
 
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I agree mike that it tends amazing from that spot. The reason I did not make that the official tending spot is that I found that if you lean back, it will cause the runner to pull away from the lower friction point causing unwanted descent. So if you were to say, get knocked out while ascending and you fell back against your tending harness, you would slide down the rope.
 
I am gonna play around with those scenarios. Thank you for bringing that up Kevin. I think I'll be taking my chances for a minute. Incredibly smooth
 
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Today I re-enacted the scenarios Kevin was talking about. With all my weight in my chest harness laying back, the runner didn't budge. When I forcefully leaned back and pulled my hardest it creeped oh so slightly. So I think I am comfortable tending from this position thus far.
 
Mike, thanks for posting the photos of your new configuration, and for the info about the size of the drill bit you used. Also, for sharing your experiences with the use of the new arrangement. It all adds to the pool of knowledge available, and is greatly appreciated.

Tim
 
treebing said:
I agree mike that it tends amazing from that spot. The reason I did not make that the official tending spot is that I found that if you lean back, it will cause the runner to pull away from the lower friction point causing unwanted descent. So if you were to say, get knocked out while ascending and you fell back against your tending harness, you would slide down the rope.
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I'm sure u would hang limp by ur haas and foot ascender before falling;)
 
My first day on the rope runner.
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