Hitchclimber Pulley

hamuranahilbily · 6th July 2007, 02:40 AM

I've got a new DMM hitchclimber pulley for sale!

Ekka · 6th July 2007, 02:48 AM

Hang on a sec.

This is like the Matrix ... I swear I've seen this before.

Oh, that's right, you posted about this thing before, now you've had a gut full of it I bet.

So, tell us the story, what is this thing like and all about? I never heard of it till you Kiwi's starting getting all exicted about how your knots jam etc.

jim1nz · 6th July 2007, 03:46 PM

Tim, il leave the facts to you mate...

My first thoughts were skeptical but after a day or two you can get to see the benefits. The hitch climber is about versatility, a simple pulley making your life up the tree that little bit easier. It wont do the work for you but if you use it and your brain it does help.

Ekka · 6th July 2007, 07:16 PM

I need a video of it working to settle my brain on it.

hamuranahilbily · 7th July 2007, 05:14 AM

Ekka i think you're nuclear powered. You need a dose of radiation from your screen twice a day!
Jimmy mate How do i explain this thing, actually it's a piece of a jig saw! the other bits include :-
flash bina's that are sill under construction? but a Petzl ok triact oval will suffice in the mean time.
Ope2e slings, If you can stop your, arboureal acrobatics, for half an hour and do some engineering examinations and accounting arithmotic you will work out that the exspensive out lay is offset by thier durablity, longevity, not to mention NO KNOTS!!!
The other key pieces are Experience , compertance, initiative, ingenuity, common scence ( the way i spell you probably need a dictionary by now?)
A few like minded mates in an insperational frame of mind, preferably not to enebriated, and some time to play with the system.
Finally a hammer! This is essential for most arborists that get stuck in there comfort zone and need to smash out of it and realise the evolution that is happening in this industry!
Almost all of the 20 plus attendees of Beddes work shop purchased a hitchclimber pulley, Its been a while for the feed back to come in, most have only the first piece of the jig saw and they like it, even though they had to get that hammer out of the bottom of the kit bag.
The othe comment revolves around $$$$$$!
Its the bit of kit you hang your life on! For a dollar a day you can have an ergonomic system that is in my opinion so much more safer than ropes that melt with dodgy knotes!
It's midnight, brians turned into a pumpkin! good night

jim1nz · 7th July 2007, 10:01 AM

Haha nice 1 Tim.

Yea i dont know why everyone moans about the price of climbing equiptment all the time! Bo hu com on you guys, you probably have trucks and chippers worth 10s of thousands of dollars which will be waiting on you to get the job done but you dont wont fork a few bucks for decent prussic set up!

I thrashed the hitch climber today just because i wanted to get a few things to say about it. As Tim says it is best to have the whole set up, not just the pulley. I was using 2x petzl triact oval binas with rubber keepers, the new Ocean polyester prussic 10mm with spliced ends and the hitch climber pulley. The prussic is excellent, extreemly well wearing with extreem heat resistance so it lasts a long time. VT hitch.

Its not the pulleys standard function of trailing the rope/pushing the prussic up, its the versitility of it thats so great. Setting traverses without sideloading binas and having to use extra binas/attachment points for it. Setting advantage systems soo easily. Even pulling slack through the pulley to get the groundie to pull chansaws up for you. You can get big groundies to pull you up the tree if you want!!

If you check out the link to Tree Pro, Tims website it shows you everything in the diagrams.

Il try and get video but NO PROMICES, i still owe a video of the rope guide retreval device haha

a_lopa · 7th July 2007, 11:11 AM

I might be interested in incorporating this into my once every 8-12month climbing system.

What the hell is it?

Ekka · 7th July 2007, 01:56 PM

Ah, just boys with their toys.

hamuranahilbily · 8th July 2007, 12:04 AM

Yeh us young boys gotta have our toy's!! What do you ole fella's have Ekka?

Ekka · 8th July 2007, 04:35 AM

Debts!

jim1nz · 8th July 2007, 05:08 AM

Hey, he who dies with the most toys wins!

Tim can you post a link to your website with the hitch climber infomation mate?

Marc · 8th July 2007, 10:59 AM

I got mine last week and only one word for it "AWESOME"

I'm using 8mm beeline and ISC micro mouse biners, but I think i'll use just one micro/mighty ? mouse biner for attaching the pulley and legs of hitch cord to, and an oval petzl for climbing line to pulley.

Ekka · 8th July 2007, 07:44 PM

Well there you go, everyone who loves one will like even two better, that's a sale!

hamuranahilbily · 8th July 2007, 10:32 PM

Link to Hitch climbers is
http://www.treepro.co.nz/hitches.asp
Bet your glad your in the warm hemisphere jimmy!
Have you heard of the tornados in taranaki?
Marc! where you from bro?

jim1nz · 9th July 2007, 11:21 AM

I been playing around more and more with the set up.

Really like using two carabiners. Its so simple, it makes retraceable redirects easy as you have extra room on the bina for a stopper knot over the prussic. Also makes traverses easy as you dont need to find another bina.

As the pulley has 3 holes there are many set up options plus the extra hole acts as another attachment point eg for a double rope point. Honestly just use your imagination!

Yea Tim il have to skype you from Thilos place, nasty weather bro.

Marc · 9th July 2007, 11:28 AM

Hamuran, i'm from the U.k,
I'll sing the praises of the HC all day, but i do realsie its not to everyones tastes or climbing style.

Its is versatile though, if you can fit a petzl swivel to your bridge attach to that so the tail rotates to any postion you want.

How much are they retailing for in Aus? In the U.k they are about twice the price of a decent micro pulley, about ?25.
Compare that to a 45m spliced rope at around ?140 I think its good value.

TreeCo · 9th July 2007, 11:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Marc

How much are they retailing for in Aus? In the U.k they are about twice the price of a decent micro pulley, about ?25.
Compare that to a 45m spliced rope at around ?140 I think its good value.

I like the concept but it's six times the cost of a decent micro pulley here in the US. $110/$18

Estabon · 13th July 2007, 07:05 PM

The Hitchclimber might be pricey but it does everything they claim. It self tails real nice and keeps everything in line..............works well with the 'motion saddle!

6th July 2007, 02:40 AM	#1 (permalink)
hamuranahilbily Sappling Join Date: May 2007 Location: Volcanic crater Nth Is NZ Posts: 9	Hitchclimber Pulley I've got a new DMM hitchclimber pulley for sale!

6th July 2007, 02:48 AM	#2 (permalink)
Ekka Admin - Dip Arb & Hort Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brisbane Posts: 8,009	Hang on a sec. This is like the Matrix ... I swear I've seen this before. Oh, that's right, you posted about this thing before, now you've had a gut full of it I bet. So, tell us the story, what is this thing like and all about? I never heard of it till you Kiwi's starting getting all exicted about how your knots jam etc. __________________ Tree World Legal Fighting Fund\| Protect Your Rights to Freedom Of Speech\| Pledge Today Tree World Picture Competition\| $300 of Prizes Up for Grabs Free Tree and Green Industry Link Directory Qualified Brisbane Tree Lopping \| Stump Grinding and Stump Removal Brisbane Brisbane Tree Care, Consultations, Developer, Tree and Arborist Reports Forum Sponsors

6th July 2007, 03:46 PM	#3 (permalink)
jim1nz Mature tree Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Tauranga, New Zealand Posts: 289	Tim, il leave the facts to you mate... My first thoughts were skeptical but after a day or two you can get to see the benefits. The hitch climber is about versatility, a simple pulley making your life up the tree that little bit easier. It wont do the work for you but if you use it and your brain it does help. __________________ SPEED ALWAYS FOLLOWS TECHNIQUE

6th July 2007, 07:16 PM	#4 (permalink)
Ekka Admin - Dip Arb & Hort Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brisbane Posts: 8,009	I need a video of it working to settle my brain on it. __________________ Tree World Legal Fighting Fund\| Protect Your Rights to Freedom Of Speech\| Pledge Today Tree World Picture Competition\| $300 of Prizes Up for Grabs Free Tree and Green Industry Link Directory Qualified Brisbane Tree Lopping \| Stump Grinding and Stump Removal Brisbane Brisbane Tree Care, Consultations, Developer, Tree and Arborist Reports Forum Sponsors

7th July 2007, 10:01 AM	#6 (permalink)
jim1nz Mature tree Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Tauranga, New Zealand Posts: 289	Haha nice 1 Tim. Yea i dont know why everyone moans about the price of climbing equiptment all the time! Bo hu com on you guys, you probably have trucks and chippers worth 10s of thousands of dollars which will be waiting on you to get the job done but you dont wont fork a few bucks for decent prussic set up! I thrashed the hitch climber today just because i wanted to get a few things to say about it. As Tim says it is best to have the whole set up, not just the pulley. I was using 2x petzl triact oval binas with rubber keepers, the new Ocean polyester prussic 10mm with spliced ends and the hitch climber pulley. The prussic is excellent, extreemly well wearing with extreem heat resistance so it lasts a long time. VT hitch. Its not the pulleys standard function of trailing the rope/pushing the prussic up, its the versitility of it thats so great. Setting traverses without sideloading binas and having to use extra binas/attachment points for it. Setting advantage systems soo easily. Even pulling slack through the pulley to get the groundie to pull chansaws up for you. You can get big groundies to pull you up the tree if you want!! If you check out the link to Tree Pro, Tims website it shows you everything in the diagrams. Il try and get video but NO PROMICES, i still owe a video of the rope guide retreval device haha __________________ SPEED ALWAYS FOLLOWS TECHNIQUE

7th July 2007, 05:14 AM	#5 (permalink)
hamuranahilbily Sappling Join Date: May 2007 Location: Volcanic crater Nth Is NZ Posts: 9	Ekka i think you're nuclear powered. You need a dose of radiation from your screen twice a day! Jimmy mate How do i explain this thing, actually it's a piece of a jig saw! the other bits include :- flash bina's that are sill under construction? but a Petzl ok triact oval will suffice in the mean time. Ope2e slings, If you can stop your, arboureal acrobatics, for half an hour and do some engineering examinations and accounting arithmotic you will work out that the exspensive out lay is offset by thier durablity, longevity, not to mention NO KNOTS!!! The other key pieces are Experience , compertance, initiative, ingenuity, common scence ( the way i spell you probably need a dictionary by now?) A few like minded mates in an insperational frame of mind, preferably not to enebriated, and some time to play with the system. Finally a hammer! This is essential for most arborists that get stuck in there comfort zone and need to smash out of it and realise the evolution that is happening in this industry! Almost all of the 20 plus attendees of Beddes work shop purchased a hitchclimber pulley, Its been a while for the feed back to come in, most have only the first piece of the jig saw and they like it, even though they had to get that hammer out of the bottom of the kit bag. The othe comment revolves around $$$$$$! Its the bit of kit you hang your life on! For a dollar a day you can have an ergonomic system that is in my opinion so much more safer than ropes that melt with dodgy knotes! It's midnight, brians turned into a pumpkin! good night

7th July 2007, 11:11 AM	#7 (permalink)
a_lopa Over mature heritage tree Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Australia Posts: 952	I might be interested in incorporating this into my once every 8-12month climbing system. What the hell is it? __________________ Free Tree Industry Link Directory

7th July 2007, 01:56 PM	#8 (permalink)
Ekka Admin - Dip Arb & Hort Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brisbane Posts: 8,009	Ah, just boys with their toys. __________________ Tree World Legal Fighting Fund\| Protect Your Rights to Freedom Of Speech\| Pledge Today Tree World Picture Competition\| $300 of Prizes Up for Grabs Free Tree and Green Industry Link Directory Qualified Brisbane Tree Lopping \| Stump Grinding and Stump Removal Brisbane Brisbane Tree Care, Consultations, Developer, Tree and Arborist Reports Forum Sponsors

8th July 2007, 12:04 AM	#9 (permalink)
hamuranahilbily Sappling Join Date: May 2007 Location: Volcanic crater Nth Is NZ Posts: 9	Yeh us young boys gotta have our toy's!! What do you ole fella's have Ekka?

8th July 2007, 04:35 AM	#10 (permalink)
Ekka Admin - Dip Arb & Hort Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brisbane Posts: 8,009	Debts! __________________ Tree World Legal Fighting Fund\| Protect Your Rights to Freedom Of Speech\| Pledge Today Tree World Picture Competition\| $300 of Prizes Up for Grabs Free Tree and Green Industry Link Directory Qualified Brisbane Tree Lopping \| Stump Grinding and Stump Removal Brisbane Brisbane Tree Care, Consultations, Developer, Tree and Arborist Reports Forum Sponsors

8th July 2007, 05:08 AM	#11 (permalink)
jim1nz Mature tree Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Tauranga, New Zealand Posts: 289	Hey, he who dies with the most toys wins! Tim can you post a link to your website with the hitch climber infomation mate? __________________ SPEED ALWAYS FOLLOWS TECHNIQUE

8th July 2007, 10:59 AM	#12 (permalink)
Marc Sappling Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 17	I got mine last week and only one word for it "AWESOME" I'm using 8mm beeline and ISC micro mouse biners, but I think i'll use just one micro/mighty ? mouse biner for attaching the pulley and legs of hitch cord to, and an oval petzl for climbing line to pulley.

8th July 2007, 07:44 PM	#13 (permalink)
Ekka Admin - Dip Arb & Hort Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brisbane Posts: 8,009	Well there you go, everyone who loves one will like even two better, that's a sale! __________________ Tree World Legal Fighting Fund\| Protect Your Rights to Freedom Of Speech\| Pledge Today Tree World Picture Competition\| $300 of Prizes Up for Grabs Free Tree and Green Industry Link Directory Qualified Brisbane Tree Lopping \| Stump Grinding and Stump Removal Brisbane Brisbane Tree Care, Consultations, Developer, Tree and Arborist Reports Forum Sponsors

8th July 2007, 10:32 PM	#14 (permalink)
hamuranahilbily Sappling Join Date: May 2007 Location: Volcanic crater Nth Is NZ Posts: 9	Link to Hitch climbers is http://www.treepro.co.nz/hitches.asp Bet your glad your in the warm hemisphere jimmy! Have you heard of the tornados in taranaki? Marc! where you from bro?

9th July 2007, 11:21 AM	#15 (permalink)
jim1nz Mature tree Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Tauranga, New Zealand Posts: 289	I been playing around more and more with the set up. Really like using two carabiners. Its so simple, it makes retraceable redirects easy as you have extra room on the bina for a stopper knot over the prussic. Also makes traverses easy as you dont need to find another bina. As the pulley has 3 holes there are many set up options plus the extra hole acts as another attachment point eg for a double rope point. Honestly just use your imagination! Yea Tim il have to skype you from Thilos place, nasty weather bro. __________________ SPEED ALWAYS FOLLOWS TECHNIQUE

9th July 2007, 11:28 AM	#16 (permalink)
Marc Sappling Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 17	Hamuran, i'm from the U.k, I'll sing the praises of the HC all day, but i do realsie its not to everyones tastes or climbing style. Its is versatile though, if you can fit a petzl swivel to your bridge attach to that so the tail rotates to any postion you want. How much are they retailing for in Aus? In the U.k they are about twice the price of a decent micro pulley, about ?25. Compare that to a 45m spliced rope at around ?140 I think its good value.

13th July 2007, 07:05 PM	#18 (permalink)
Estabon I'm new here so be nice Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 3	The Hitchclimber might be pricey but it does everything they claim. It self tails real nice and keeps everything in line..............works well with the 'motion saddle!