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quercus · 30th December 2007, 11:40 AM

I think it's designed as a TIP for really smooth stems. The ratchet makes it possible to really tighten it so it can't slide down in the event of a fall. I have other reliable systems for achieving this, and I like to think of the fact that if it slides a little bit before gripping the wood, it actually works as a dynamic fall arrestor. If you would use a cambium saver and wrap it around the stem twice it would work just as well and would be still retrievable from the ground.
it could also be a device to be strapped onto the block your about to throw off so the block can't slide out of the lowering line.That type of use would be better I guess, but I'm seriously doubting that the ratchet will last long after it has been sqeezed a few times between stem and block when it falls down.

30th December 2007, 11:40 AM	#3 (permalink)
quercus Mature tree Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: belgium Posts: 421	Re: Buckingham Ratchet Anchorpoint I think it's designed as a TIP for really smooth stems. The ratchet makes it possible to really tighten it so it can't slide down in the event of a fall. I have other reliable systems for achieving this, and I like to think of the fact that if it slides a little bit before gripping the wood, it actually works as a dynamic fall arrestor. If you would use a cambium saver and wrap it around the stem twice it would work just as well and would be still retrievable from the ground. it could also be a device to be strapped onto the block your about to throw off so the block can't slide out of the lowering line.That type of use would be better I guess, but I'm seriously doubting that the ratchet will last long after it has been sqeezed a few times between stem and block when it falls down.