Progress Captures

[HardHat]

Evening all,

I’ve been thinking lately about the best setups for progress capture when vertically hauling spoil. I know this is a very contextual question and myself have used different setups and pieces of equipment that all have pros and cons (wear rates, efficiency, price, etc).

So, everything considered, what would people suggest as “the best” setups or bits of gear?

 

[Badlad]

None. We've hauled tens of thousands of buckets of spoil vertically from a variety of digs with no capture other than hands. Works for us. Use a good efficient pulley and wash or change the rope as often as you can if it gets too muddy to grip. If you're in fear of losing control of the bucket - put less in it. Keep it simple, minimise friction, etc etc.

 

[mikem]

Unless you have a high anchor point then it is most efficient for the person at the bottom to haul, as they can use their body weight - and it's their own fault if they drop the load on themselves!

 

[Chris Curry]

I broadly agree with Badlad, but we have used the Heightec Cyclone as a hauling pulley where progress capture has been desirable for a specific reason. It worked well, and the cam can be left disengaged and the device just used as a pulley when not required. For example, we'd usually haul half-full tubs just on the pulley, but would occasionally have a more substantial boulder to haul out in a rock net and would engage the cam to give some more protection.

 

[Maisie Syntax]

None. We've hauled tens of thousands of buckets of spoil vertically from a variety of digs with no capture other than hands. Works for us. Use a good efficient pulley and wash or change the rope as often as you can if it gets too muddy to grip. If you're in fear of losing control of the bucket - put less in it. Keep it simple, minimise friction, etc etc.

'Road to nowhere' is a perfect example of not overthinking things, yet giving a very efficient way of hauling. Mind you, tying the anchor man (person) to the end of the haul rope, whilst guaranteeing it didn't slip, may be seen by some less broadminded folk as unacceptable. Any images to hand?

 

[alanw]

My "Road to nowhere" is visible from space. 30 or 40mm hawser laid natural fibre rope, I walk backwards with it looped around above my hips, so I can see when it reaches the point where it will be swung onto the scaff planks. Sorry, I've checked my photos and none of me hauling.

 

[Maisie Syntax]

My "Road to nowhere" is visible from space. 30 or 40mm hawser laid natural fibre rope, I walk backwards with it looped around above my hips, so I can see when it reaches the point where it will be swung onto the scaff planks. Sorry, I've checked my photos and none of me hauling.

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Very similar to our RTN, except we walk forwards (better view down the fell and out across the bay) and place marker stones on the fell to indicate stop and slack. Quite often, due to the curvature of the fell, along with vast depth of the shaft, our bucket unloading takes place out of sight of the hauler(s). Usually use 11mm (ish) SRT rope with no problems.