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Just curious if anyone out there has any experience with one of these? Seem like they could be useful but a lot things seem like a good idea until you put it in practice https://spydercrane.com/spydercranes/urw500-series-steel-erection-crane

You could always retie that english prussik with a schwabish. it will behave much more nicely.

Pretty much. Simple and effective.

I've faced similar issues with mechanicals when descending off a crane. Used to just take a wrap around my feet to add some friction but messed up some expensive boots and started looking for an alternative. These days, i just pass a bight of rope through my side D or the bridge D on the Tree...

My $.02. Pfanners are really nice, expensive and heavy but nice. and a little tight around the back for me. Husqvarna Tech Pants - My favorite all-around chainsaw pants. I have spent all summer in these, climbing, felling and ground work in Texas. Are they hot, of course. but bearable...

Thanks. they're on the way!

Anyone tried the new velcro foot straps that Buckingham for their spikes? I was pleasantly surprised with the velcro wrap pads and am hopeful the foot straps are equally as effective...

Nope. But honestly, its not a big deal. rope falls through it so easily that just leaving it on the rope is fine.

Thanks for all the responses. I have adjusted the brake in a good deal and changed ropes. Both of which helped, but it was a different rope that made the biggest difference. I was using an 11.7 that really flattened out in the cam. Switched to a 12.5 that is much better at staying round and...

So I ended up with a Spiderjack 3 and have started playing around with it and am running in to an issue that almost makes it unusable and i wonder if I'm missing something. The problem is descent. this thing is either 100mph or nothing. i can't seem to get much in between the two. I adjusted...

I have run many of their units. They are excellent. TOugh, simple and their service is awesome. i think they are even putting out an insulated one this year.

So I'm 6'3" and have ranged from 220-250 over the last 19 years in this business. Right now I'm about 230 which, coincidentally, is what i weighed when i graduated from high school where i was an athlete. Granted, I was an offensive lineman and the weight was an attribute. I've been lighter...

You know, I go back and forth on basal anchors. One day they freak me out, the next I think they make the most sense. For now though, I'm sticking with my canopy anchors and my hybrid anchor.

I've considered that and it works well but requires retrieval at the endomof the climb. Not a huge deal, but I try to finish near the ground. I've been running a butterfly for my anchor with a pinto below it to fair lead the knot and that works pretty well for managing the friction, though it...

So i generally only use canopy anchors when ascending and working on an SRT system and struggle to advance my PSP (TIP) efficiently. I understand that a basal anchor system would make this a whole lot easier, but i just don't like my line in the work zone--too much risk, for me, of it getting...