southsoundtree
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Maasdam Continuous Rope Pullers make that scenario work better than a come-along.
Wedgin' n jackin'
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Daniel
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I don't get into the bucket without a saddle on ... EVER..
I use a climbing saddle and a rated loopie.
no shoulder straps, so you can't see the saddle in the above video.
you can see the setup here...
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Serf Life
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Don’t encourage him Tom! He’s the best, you’re in a box, no one’s done what he can do, you can’t comprehend his greatness…
Reach
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- Atglen, PA
None. When he falls out of the bucket, he will break his back and is unlikely to survive hanging upside down with a broken spine long enough for the fire department to get him back to the ground.
Thanks for beating me to commenting on that one.
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My questions seem to be rhetorical anyway. I never get an answer when I ask, only attitude.
Daniel
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It's a climbing saddle... B2
the loopie is rated at 7,000 lbs...
the loopie is rated at 7,000 lbs...
evo
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- My Island, WA
How long is the loopie?
Always thought you needed a dorsal attachment for bucket work.
If I recall correctly very few climbing saddles ever came with a optional dorsal attachment point, and most who rode the bucket to start climbing wore these or a webbing dorsal under their saddle.
Petzl made/makes one? And I only recall one other? Maybe tree Austria?
southsoundtree
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We had deceleration lanyards with dorsal attachments.
Strange.
Strange.
evo
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No this is strange..
southsoundtree
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A- hahahaha
Daniel
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Good question.... sounds like you know what you're talking about...
the last I heard the climbing saddle was approved as long as the tether was 2' or less... I found 2' just a little too restrictive when reaching for cuts, so mine is slightly longer...
evo
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I don’t know shit about operating or working around bucket trucks. But I do know dorsal and deceleration laynards are required. Never once have heard a 2’ tether is legit, till now of course.
Daniel
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then you have good instincts...
check it out...
check it out...
TreeVB
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Curious what the lower back is rated at.
evo
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I know my lower back isn’t rated for much these days
From an OSHA interpretation letter:
"...Therefore, in construction work, a positioning device may be used only to protect a worker on a vertical work surface. These devices may permit a fall of up to 2 feet (0.6 m). They may be used in concrete form work, installation of reinforcing steel, and certain telecommunications work. Since construction workers in bucket trucks, scissor lifts and boom-type elevating work platforms are on a horizontal surface, a positioning device may not be used for those workers."
OSHA does say that tree care must comply with general industry standards (1910), rather than the construction standards (1926) so the applicability of the above is debatable. But remember, the OSHA requirements are just the bare minimum you must do to not be in violation of federal law.
TreeVB
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Oh for sure. There was something about a climbing saddle that is rated for 7,000 lbs so I was just curious if the low back would handle the fall from a bucket truck.
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