worn out portawrap 3

also, if your constantly letting pieces run in trees that are 200+ feet, wear like that is prob. pretty common. Just happens when you work big trees. Not dogwoods Daniel!!
 
seanlarkin said:
Not sure the Port-A-Wrap in your pictures is one of ours. The ones we sell are made with stainless steel, and have an end cap and info plate. We haven't sold the aluminum port-a-wrap since 2009, and it was made by Buckingham.
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this is a buckingham model and was sold through sherrill vermeer store here in oz bout 2010/2011, guess they have a long shelf life. Can now see why you stopped making them out of ally.
 
Oh man it is the gloves eh? gives me away every time :cool: seriously though thank you very much kstreehuggerco I take that statement as a serious compliment to my body of work. I do not get the volume of views and comment etc in comparison to other peoples vids so when I hear from good folk like yourself and Rajelectric on how my work is being judged by others it is the best kind of feedback :numberone: that is what motivates me to keep the cameras rolling cheers Ben.(y)
 
My first thought was yes, a skilled welder could easily fix, in any of several ways. But as Royce pointed out, for $150 why not just replace? Cheap peace of mind. Paint red, or red tag or mark as you please, and keep for all those uses where the rope isn't running on it (holding tension on a speedline, as an anchor for attaching the 5:1 to when pulling trees over, next to the seat in the truck for self defense, etc)
 
Jeff said:
My first thought was yes, a skilled welder could easily fix, in any of several ways. But as Royce pointed out, for $150 why not just replace? Cheap peace of mind. Paint red, or red tag or mark as you please, and keep for all those uses where the rope isn't running on it (holding tension on a speedline, as an anchor for attaching the 5:1 to when pulling trees over, next to the seat in the truck for self defense, etc)
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well Jeff I might not be agreeing with everything Royce has to say at the moment but I do agree with him in this regard.
I was using it for secondary tasks but found it creeping back into the system as if like an old hunting dog who isn't quite ready to quit yet but really should.
I am going to go down the kstreehuggerco suggestive path and mount the bloody thing as a trophy on a real nice piece of old growth red gum that I have been saving, should come up a treat and I will post a pic when completed.
probably well overdue to upgrade to a proper bollard and except the finite limitations of what can be achieved with the good old porty.
 
I have a figure eight that I used for years when getting ready to compete in tree climbing competitions. I would foot lock everyday after work over and over again. I was amazed at how much the rope could burn into the aluminum like that. I saved it and its a reminder to me of how much foot locking I did with it. Save that porty, that is a testament to how much work you have got done with it. when your 70 and no longer climbing, you will appreciate it I bet!!
 
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