Friction Savers....PulleySaver

Really? The spacer? C'mon. Saw a picture of it at treestuff.com.

I was really expecting a form fitting piece that was really streamlined and had a specific fit and finish for the Pinto specifically. I dont see how that is any more effective than just picking up an aluminum or poly bushing from the local hardware store and splicing it on in there. So long as its diameter is sufficient to ride between the upper ends of the cheek plates.
 
Hey, thought you guys might appreciate this one I threw together last week. Basically I had a pinto rig and wanted to play around with it until the pulleysaver comes out in the US, at which point I'll probably buy one.

The rigidity in the eye comes from a rubber shock absorber for the cobra mini spliced in. It had to be spliced into the core, using cobra lube to avoid messing up the braid, then the core put back into the cover (with great difficulty.)

One thing I'm not satisfied with is the retrieval end: at present I'm just using an oval screw link, but I want something plastic for this end. My thinking is that if I only have one metal object on the whole thing (the pulley) then I won't have to worry about letting it fly coming out of the tree, provided it's falling on to a lawn or forest floor.

I like the performance of the amsteel prussic cord; it slides well over the eye during retrieval, although I am somewhat worried that a rough barked tree could catch the braids. So far retrieval has been ok, though not as effortless as with my previous revolver/micropulley 2-ring style friction saver. One thing I learned quick is that you don't want to cinch the prussic too far up: if you're choking it, bring quite a bit of the rope through the eye, and if you're not choking it, just allow the prussic to sit on the eye. Cinching the prussic up so that it's snug on the stem will make removal a serious pain.

Thanks Tr33Climb3r for posting the pics of the one you made. All honesty I probably wouldn't have tried this if not for the sweet pics you posted of your poison-ivy pulleysaver.
 

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My thinking is that if I only have one metal object on the whole thing (the pulley) then I won't have to worry about letting it fly coming out of the tree, provided it's falling on to a lawn or forest floor.

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You don't need to worry about the two banging into each other and hurting one another. I'd be more concerned about the plastic snap breaking at the middle of a day when you have another tree to climb.

Here's what I use and recommend

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You can even put a nice little tether on the open-up ring!

I bet you had a heck of a time getting the rubber into velocity. Yikes! Good for you for getting it done!

love
nick
 
That looks slick Nick! I picked up one of those key pin D shackles from Wichard. Kind of pricey, but think it will work out fantastically. A 7/16" line runs through smooth, but its just such a perfect fit that I wont even need a retrieval ball, the whipping on an eye splice alone is big enough to catch the link, and theres no physical way a spliced eye will fit through it either. Should work out nicely!
 
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Casey - Those splices look great! very nice set up. I've been trying to get one put together as well but still lacking in my splicing skills! What are you thinking you will use for the retrieval end?

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Thanks! Below I have the finished product. I just went with a simple clip I got from a hardware store. It turned out really well.

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Hey, thought you guys might appreciate this one I threw together last week. Basically I had a pinto rig and wanted to play around with it until the pulleysaver comes out in the US, at which point I'll probably buy one.

Thanks Tr33Climb3r for posting the pics of the one you made. All honesty I probably wouldn't have tried this if not for the sweet pics you posted of your poison-ivy pulleysaver.

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No problem and thanks. I am really happy with how it turned out and I think it will serve me well. I am with you on having the ones you make until the real one gets into the US. I just wonder if mine will pass in the WI comp in August.

Check out my final homemade pulleySAVER. Going to try it out sometime this week Again can't wait till the real ones are available.

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My pinto ropeguide.. Mk 2.

Rubber tube in the eye this time and some hose pipe on the outside. Slightly smaller eye. Works really nicely. Still considering splicing directly onto the pulley. But I like the idea of being able to use it in different configurations still.
 

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not bad Ben. If I were you I think I would just get a length of hitch chord and tie double fishermans on each side of the pulley. Then put some black tape on the tails to keep it compact. I would thing it would still work.

Or purchase the spacer from treestuff.com
 
I think I would fabricate my own spacer, rather than get one shipped to the UK. We can get hit pretty bad with import tax and other BS when buying in from the states.

I will give the double fishermans a go, but I would imagine it would make retrieval more difficult, which is why I opted to go with the configuration shown. It may work though! I guess I just assumed it wouldn't..
 
Really??

I have not seen one supplier that will sell the spacer individually. Only comes as part of the pulley saver over here as far as I can see. Guess the powers that be don't want us making our own ropeguides haha. There is always a way around these problems.
 
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Really??

I have not seen one supplier that will sell the spacer individually. Only comes as part of the pulley saver over here as far as I can see. Guess the powers that be don't want us making our own ropeguides haha. There is always a way around these problems.

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Ben the spacer is available as a part on it's own from DMM so should be available from any DMM dealer. The release of the spacer did lag behind the pulley itself so weren't available at first but are now.

Nice rig too!
 
sounds like any other cool tool, do this ,dont do that, but one things for sure climbing on a pulley will save your shoulders and elbows and give you better friction hitch control for more fun moving through the tree,,,
 
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