What is your primary climb system?

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RopeShield

RopeShield

Carpal tunnel level member
Location
Ontario, Canada
Mechanical or rope on rope?
Why you prefer your system?
Are you switch hitting between systems?
Is Removal or pruning your principle work?

Any other comments appreciated?
 
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I use the Spider jack primarily and incorporate the Singing Tree Rope Wrench often during a climb.
I also routinely use a foot, sternal and handle ascenders and yo-yo between drt and srt.
I mostly prune but thoroughly enjoy removing Invasive non indigenous species.
Majority of my climbs are hardwoods multi-stemmed.

Finally getting a good soak here in Southern Ontario

Thanks for your input.

RS
 
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I'm a rope on rope....old school dope...demolition dog!

What do you trust more, trees or bucket trucks?

Trees are my "Primary System".

jomoco
 
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Hi there,

I use rope on rope, but I'm interested in switching to the spiderjack and I do whatever I can removal or pruning.

Ken
 
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Most days it's rope (hitch cord) on rope whether DdRT or with Rope Wrench on SRT. Tall tree entry with multi-point ascenders (Pantin, Croll, Handled).
 
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Rope wrench on most pruning and hand removals
Ddrt small crane removals if I'm not going to b tied into the tree
Rope wrench large crane removals when I stay tied into a central lead the entire time
 
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Ddrt mostly. Rope on rope. Wrench occasionally when it is suitable still rope on rope and a pantin. I trust rope.
 
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rope on rope ddrt, mechanical for accession and slack tending of my lanyard. May look into this singing rope wrench though. I switch through a variety of it all, as being versatile in many systems and their applications can get you out of some funny situations. I don't mind either, I prefer removals though. x2 on this rain, thank god.
 
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Single line rope wrench 95% of the time pruning, removals or christmas lights large and small. Other 5% dDrt off the crane (only because i cant figure out how to make srt work effectivly).
 
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DdRT rope on rope! Tried and true VT with a hitchclimber pulley = smooth as silk! Pantin for accession. Rockgrab for lanyard tending. SRT and a wrench on the very near horizon though!
 
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....into the bucket.
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I'm still climbing on a distel, with an HRC eye-to-eye. And for some reason I bought the mouse pulley instead of a hitch climber. I will probably make the switch soon. I havn't quite figured out the whole SRT thing yet but I am interested in learning.
 
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I use a spiderjack DDRt for the most part with a pulley saver.I found that it works best with velocity because of the smaller diameter.
 
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I do way more removals than pruning, mostly because trees here are dying left and right. All species of all ages, it's crazy how many are dying.

I always climb with 2 lanyards, really helps in getting in those akward positions sometimes and occasionally use one to catch small limbs I'm tossing down by hand. I can keep my second tie in and have both hands on my saw.

removals - ddrt with sewn ocean hitch cord (i ordered a spliced but got shipped and charged for a sewn) with 3-wrap distel hitch

pruning or joy climbing - I ascend with a grigri and hand ascender with a footloop and switch to ddrt or progress climb alternating lanyards until I get to my desired tip, since most trees in my area I can only set a rope about 1/2 way up. If it's too big around to monkey hump from there or if branches are too far apart I will toss my rope up, so I carry a throwball in those situations.

I've made a deal with a family member to take down about 5 oaks next to a barn in exchange for him buying me a bigshot kit, I'll use those as target practice
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Can't wait! I'm gonna love that thing

I'm going to seal the deal on a wrench and hitchclimber pulley soon but I just finished doing alot of work to my vehicles and need to get that paid & all the bugs worked out before I go spending money on more gear.
 
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