Methods to attach equipment to your climbing line

sohner

sohner

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It seems that each time I work with different people they always have a different way in which to attach equipment to my climb line. I prefer to attach my pole pruners so that the blade is not exposed to the climb line. When I attach the clove hicth to the lever arm of the pole pruner it doesn't get stuck on the limbs on the pull upwards.
 

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When I pull up my small tree chain saw I like to attach the saw from the top handle. It pulls over and around limbs with very little trouble. The Bowline knot is easy to untie after I attach my saw lanyard to my saddle.
 

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Nothing worse than having the new guy tie the saw to the end of the lanyard so you have to untie the rope before you clip the saw on. That usaully happens only once.
 
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hey pheniox, try draggin up a bit of your line and attach a carabiner to it then lower that down, its a lot of extra work but when im working with an inexperienced crew the last thing i want is a poorly tied on chainsaw coming undone and falling, i worked with an inexperienced crew for about 7 months so i learned how to deal with newbies pretty well
 
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My old groundies always did two half hitches on the back of the saw. Alot of times I just go through the handle and around the brake. It's probably not the most secure, but it's fast!
 
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R&T,

After you pass the bight of rope through the top handle give it a couple of twists before dropping it over the brake handle. this adds a lot more internal friction like the turns in a timber hitch. Then the groundie tests the setup before giving the climber the 'Up rope!' shout.
 
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I have a loop of prusik cord attached to the rear handle on my chainsaw, and a loop on my pole saw as well. I get to height, then pull up line, tie a bight and clip a locker on, then lower back down. Ground guy just clips to the prusik loop on either piece, and I haul it up. Makes me feel more secure knowing my gear wont fall off the line.
 
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After you pass the bight of rope through the top handle give it a couple of twists before dropping it over the brake handle. this adds a lot more internal friction like the turns in a timber hitch. Then the groundie tests the setup before giving the climber the 'Up rope!' shout.


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After you pass the bight of rope through the top handle give it a couple of twists before dropping it over the brake handle. this adds a lot more internal friction like the turns in a timber hitch. Then the groundie tests the setup before giving the climber the 'Up rope!' shout.


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we've used this set up for a while now, but we did have a saw get away once, i dont know the circumstances because it didnt happen to me,i asked what happened but you try getting the truth from who did what when a 600 dollar saw sails 40 feet to the ground.
 
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Sometimes I'd sling a revolver on a branch overhead and run my line through it so I could lower it easier and my groundie could pull it up for me.
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Ive done something like that with a petzl fixe pulley. Seemed to work out nicely, easier on me anyways.


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The Mini Traxion also works well for this application to capture progress on long hauls.
 
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Speaking of using pulleys...

When swapping a climbing saw for a bigger saw I'll clip the carabiner of the saw lanyard between the hitch and fairlead pulley. Ground support swaps the saw and clips the landyard biner back on the loop of line between the hitch and fairlead pulley. Now they can pull the saw up to me. Another advantage to this method is if you're just ditching the saw. After the saw is on the ground you can reset the pulley under the hitch and the loop is gone. This is great when you don't want to wait for ground support to remove the saw from the line.
 
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Thanks,

I think I picked that one up from Mark C. sooo...

Thanks Mark!
 
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Speaking of using pulleys...

When swapping a climbing saw for a bigger saw I'll clip the carabiner of the saw lanyard between the hitch and fairlead pulley. Ground support swaps the saw and clips the landyard biner back on the loop of line between the hitch and fairlead pulley. Now they can pull the saw up to me. Another advantage to this method is if you're just ditching the saw. After the saw is on the ground you can reset the pulley under the hitch and the loop is gone. This is great when you don't want to wait for ground support to remove the saw from the line.

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This method is described on the Hitchclimber PDF!!!
 
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Speaking of using pulleys...

When swapping a climbing saw for a bigger saw I'll clip the carabiner of the saw lanyard between the hitch and fairlead pulley. Ground support swaps the saw and clips the landyard biner back on the loop of line between the hitch and fairlead pulley. Now they can pull the saw up to me. Another advantage to this method is if you're just ditching the saw. After the saw is on the ground you can reset the pulley under the hitch and the loop is gone. This is great when you don't want to wait for ground support to remove the saw from the line.

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This method is described on the Hitchclimber PDF!!!

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Well...Excuuuuuuuussse Me!!!
 
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My old groundies always did two half hitches on the back of the saw. Alot of times I just go through the handle and around the brake. It's probably not the most secure, but it's fast!

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Not for the faint of heart, but I have been using this method for some time. If done correctly I have yet to have a saw fall off.
But I dont use it if I am pulling through brush
 

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I prefer the under the handle, over the brake method. It will slip though, especially with new rope. The twisting idea seems good, I'm gonna try it.
 
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Try through the handle then one loop around the bar. You may get a few little nicks in the line from the chain but the saw will never slip or drop (provided you're at least 20' from end of line)
 
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