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Powered Winches and Tripods

Powered Winches and Tripods   We are seeing an interesting collision of techniques: Standard triangular pyramid tripods used for confined space rescue Asymmetrical multi-pods used for technical rope rescue and rope access Powered winches   Confined space operators have long been using symmetrical tripods with frame-mounted manual winches. These are normally set up over a …

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Rigging Lab Arizona Vortex AHD – A-Frame Single Front Guy

Rescue Response Gear’s Rigging Lab hosted a 3 day workshop…. Arizona Vortex AHD Workshop. This quick clip visually describes the A-Frame set up with a single front guy as it’s tension member. The head canted forward… no other guying member needed. Main line keeps the 2 legs of the A-Frame as compression. The Arizona Vortex …

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