SRT Ropewalker Frankenstein project

[NickfromWI]

Hello boys and girls. As you can see by my avatar, I recently broke my finger. My pinky, to be exact. I'll spare you the details, but it has been making footlocking a lot more troublesome lately.

I've always wanted to put together a ropewalker system
for SRT, and with necessity being the mother of invention and all...

I didn't have the perfect parts yet, but I've been able to come up with something workable. Here's a vid showing the parts and the intended improvements. I'll get an action shot soon when I have a camera
person available.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ptiv87J6ZFE&feature=youtube_gdata

not sure if I can embed from the phone- but that link'll get you there.

love
nick

 

[thattreeguy]

hey do you know any production climbers in so cal?
im looking into some projects with a friend of mine down there, would like to know some good hired guns

 

[top hopper]

I might know a guy in So-Cal. Contract climber and pretty good too.


sorry for the derail Nick.

 

[sotc]

Nick! We wanna see that in action not just theory

 

[gf beranek]

Nick, Besides the components in your system I really don't see any difference in its function from any other SRT ropewalker system.

Maybe I missed something.

 

[NickfromWI]

No difference. It's nothing fancy. Quite the opposite actually. I'm merely documenting it becuase it's something I've wanted to do for a couple years now. I guess it built up the excitement level for me!

Willie- I'll probably be able to get video tomorow. Even with the frankenstien pieces it feels smooth and easy. Did 65' in 60 seconds yesterday only barely trying an withthe kinks not worked out yet.

Vid to come.

 

[sotc]

 

[CurSedVoyce]

Can't wait to see it Nick...
I still have yet to get the last couple components for mine. Just other priorities at the moment

 

[thattreeguy]

i wanna see it in action,
im thinking i may want to make a set up like jer's

 

[gf beranek]

Some rope walking records have been documented. I'm speculating here, but have long heard 100 feet in less than a minute.

Anybody?

 

[NickfromWI]

I think it could be done. My second attempt on a non-refined system was over 65' in a minute.

One of the next experiments is to ditch the chest roller. I wonder what it'll be like without it.

 

[gf beranek]

For sprinting it might work, Nick, but for long hauls stick with the chest roller.

 

[TreeDimensional]

Sorry I haven't been here in a while, between farmin', tree work, a MAJOR 'puter crash, and our son's wedding, it has been a REAL summer.

Here is a little video I put together. It is a SRT thang using a Unicender. Have at it!!!

http://s298.photobucket.com/albums/mm265/TreeDimensional/?action=view&current=SRT.flv

BTW you guys are the first to see this! NO laughing at my legs!

 

[MasterBlaster]

Welcome back, Brent!

You don't sound Canadian, eh?

 

[TreeDimensional]

Thanks Butch, GLAD to be back! You guys been behavin' in my absence? :roll:

I hope my post didn't de-rail Nick's Thread!!!

 

[NickfromWI]

No worries with the derail. I'll check out your vid when I get home, in fact.

Here's the next installment. Though I have been using vBulletin for almost a decade and have years of YouTube experiece, I don't think I can embed from my phone. Feel free to embed if you'd like

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nesn2IEGS4c

love
nick

 

[gf beranek]

A key-chain-biner would keep that pantin from kicking off the rope, Nick. Other than that your system works like most walker systems I've seen. Only the organs are different.

 

[NickfromWI]

Oh- it wasn't kicking off. I was using the CMI foot pulley. I didn't have a weight on the tail end, so I had to tend slack for the first 10 feet or so.

 

[CurSedVoyce]

Mine looks like your's Brent.. Only difference is I just use a self tending VT instead of the uniscender. I will be using one like Jerry's here soon.. Just a couple more items on my list to get and she is done

 

[TreeDimensional]

Are you talkin' about the DbRT one OR am I missing something?

 

[CurSedVoyce]

My SRT is like yours currently... And I will incorporating Jerry's set up into both SRT and DbRT.

 

[gf beranek]

That sounds interesting, Stephan.

 

[TreeDimensional]

LMAO, Did any of you guy notice that it is the "close to 50 and up" guys that are trying out these newer things? Hmmm, I wonder!

 

[CurSedVoyce]

Just doing what you have already done Gerry... I love playing with tweaks and set ups.... Anything to make the job easier... We ain't getting any younger.

And the taller we go Brent.... The easier it better be..

 

[TreeDimensional]

Now Steve, THAT was FUNNY!!!!