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Originally Posted by treevet  I think the question might have been.....if it is a retractable lifeline, assuming it has a camming device as it retracts, how do you move out or down when you are away from the device to release it? You would need a remote control device. Option would be to use a fig 8 on it I guess. |
When attached you can move freely in all directions. I was able to slide down the tag line pretty fast without activation of the centrifugal clutching system in the unit.
I hope I am using "tag line" correctly. In this case it was half inch braided rope of dubious background that I used to snap the tree off at the cut I made. We used a one ton 4 wheel drive pickup truck to do it.
I was on the ground well clear of the thing when it came down. Not elegant or proper form I'm sure, but I just felt better about it being safe on the ground, and well away when it snapped off.
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