rfwoodvt
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ThanX so much for the input on my last thread. Every time I ask a question you all are right on and right in by making it a discussion and learning Experience!
Of course The first thing y'all mention is that he answer is most often in some book or video that I have been putting off in getting.
Anyhow, in talking about setting an FC from the ground I just remembered seeing something that resembled a homebrewed variety of RopeGuide in one of the mags recently. I can't remember which one but it might have been "Tree Services" or "ArborAge". It could have been in the TCIA or ISA Mags but I don't think so.
Essentialy it is a set up for raising a climbing line FC into the tree using a rope with an eye, attaching your pulley to the eye. Fixing the free end of the prussik to the eye and wrapping the prussik around the falling end. sticking a PMP under the prussic and attaching that to the eye and then hauling the whole thing up.
Obviously, as you pull the falling end of the rope the eye goes up, pulley goes up, PMP goes up (dragging the prussic with it) and when you get it to the top the prussic keeps it from coming back down.
When you finish your work you have to go up to retrieve it or rig another PMP attached to a retreiveal line above the prussick and pull it down.
This makes a ton of sense and reduces the load on the limb it is crotched over. I'm sure the same configuration could be used to raise a rigging FC.
What do you think?
When using a fixed sling for a FC I prefer a 3/4" tenex loopie so I would imagine that, though weaker than 3/4", a 5/8 polyester 12 strand or double braind with a 1/2 tenex prussic would suffice for most instances.
If you ignore the loss for the knot it seems that this method is comparable strength wise to the bowline method mentioned in the other thread.
I'll see if I can find the article or at least draw a pic for you.
Meanwhile...Any thoughts in comparing this tool/method to the the methods discussed in the other FC post?
Of course The first thing y'all mention is that he answer is most often in some book or video that I have been putting off in getting.
Anyhow, in talking about setting an FC from the ground I just remembered seeing something that resembled a homebrewed variety of RopeGuide in one of the mags recently. I can't remember which one but it might have been "Tree Services" or "ArborAge". It could have been in the TCIA or ISA Mags but I don't think so.
Essentialy it is a set up for raising a climbing line FC into the tree using a rope with an eye, attaching your pulley to the eye. Fixing the free end of the prussik to the eye and wrapping the prussik around the falling end. sticking a PMP under the prussic and attaching that to the eye and then hauling the whole thing up.
Obviously, as you pull the falling end of the rope the eye goes up, pulley goes up, PMP goes up (dragging the prussic with it) and when you get it to the top the prussic keeps it from coming back down.
When you finish your work you have to go up to retrieve it or rig another PMP attached to a retreiveal line above the prussick and pull it down.
This makes a ton of sense and reduces the load on the limb it is crotched over. I'm sure the same configuration could be used to raise a rigging FC.
What do you think?
When using a fixed sling for a FC I prefer a 3/4" tenex loopie so I would imagine that, though weaker than 3/4", a 5/8 polyester 12 strand or double braind with a 1/2 tenex prussic would suffice for most instances.
If you ignore the loss for the knot it seems that this method is comparable strength wise to the bowline method mentioned in the other thread.
I'll see if I can find the article or at least draw a pic for you.
Meanwhile...Any thoughts in comparing this tool/method to the the methods discussed in the other FC post?
