THE  SYSTEM  *99*

ROPE  TOOL  KIT

RAPID RESPONSE | MAN~RATED | PERSONNEL LIFT~LOWER | RESCUE | STEEPLEJACK | SAFETY | HIGH~ANGLE | REQUISITE

CONFINED SPACE RESCUE ~ TREE HOUSE USE ~ HIGH ANGLE RESCUE ~ LOW ANGLE RESCUE ~ MAST CLIMBER ~ MAN OVERBOARD RESCUE ~ DAMAGE CONTROL LOCKER NECESSITY

THE ESSENTIAL

*STEEPLEJACKS*

 PARTNER

 

STANDARD

 SYSTEM *99/B* ®™

*THE-ROPES-OF-LIFE!*

 

 

 

 

Page # 7 ~ HØW The Patented SYSTEM *99* WØRKS ~

Who Should Use It ~ & Self~Ascent / Descent Using Our Stock # 1510 Rescue~Safety~Basket~Work Positioning~ Chair

     

Call, 610. 935. 8866 | Email, Sales@System99.com | Fax, 610. 590. 0108 to place an order!

*BE  SURE  TO  WATCH  OUR  VIDEO  SNIPPETS*  ~  *THEY  PROVIDE  AN  EXCELLENT  TUTORIAL  &  DEMO  ~  &  ARE  A  GOOD  TRAINING  AID!*

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WE'VE ADDED DIGITAL VIDEO SNIPPETS TO OUR RESCUE / PAGE #2, AND OUR STEEPLEJACK / WORKING AT HEIGHT / PAGE #3 -  FIVE MORE VIDEO SNIPPETS ADDED TO HANDLES PAGE 11, HOW THE SYSTEM WORKS, PAGE 7, ACCESSORIES, PAGE 12, & STEEPLEJACK USE, PAGE 3.

THEY PROVIDE AN EXCELLENT DEMO AND WILL ASSIST YOU IN TRAINING.

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WE CAN SHIP *URGENT* ORDERS WITHIN 24 HRS.

*FIRST TIME USERS*

NEVER, NEVER, EVER, ATTEMPT TO USE OUR PRODUCTS ABOVE THE GROUND MORE THAN 3 FEET *UNTIL* YOU ARE FULLY TRAINED ... THROW A SPARE TIE OFF LINE OVER A LOW TREE LIMB ~ HANG THE SYSTEM ~ AND TRAIN AT GROUND LEVEL ...

AND REMEMBER ~ THE HANDLE GOES ON FIRST ~ BEFORE YOU LOAD THE SYSTEM!

CLICK HERE FOR FIRST TIME USERS TUTORIAL VIDEO

HOW THE PATENTED SYSTEM *99* WORKS:

Step One Is Block~N~Tackle "101"

(Skip Part One ~ If You Know Your Block~N~Tackle Basics.)

[PART ONE] ~ First thought to have been devised by Archimedes on the Island of Syracuse sometime around 237 B.C.E. ... Basic Physics ... you pass a rope through pulleys and gain a percentage mechanical advantage for lifting or pulling horizontally with each drop of rope ... disadvantages, only two, ... (#1) ~ The higher you go up with your mechanical advantage the more rope you must move to attain your goal ... 1 to 1 ~ 25 feet ... you're lifting 100% of the weight, but only must move 25 feet of rope ... 2 to 1, (same 25 feet), you're lifting 50% of the weight, but must move 50 feet of rope ... 3 to 1, (same 25 feet), you're lifting 33% of the weight, but must move 75 feet of rope ... 4 to 1, (same 25 feet), you're lifting 25% of the weight, but must move 100 feet of rope ... 5 to 1, (same 25 feet), you're lifting 20% of the weight, but must move 125 feet of rope ... takes a bit more time to move the long rope lengths but is physically a lot easier! Disadvantage (#2) ~ All Standard *B~N~T* Systems pull back with the equal weight you're trying to lift between every lift stroke, (except our *99* Systems ~ See below for Details!*)

[PART TWO] ~ Definitions: *BLOCK* = Top Head or Pulley ... *TACKLE* = Pulleys that are Mounted under the Top Head Block or Pulley & the Lower / Traveler Pulleys & Normally the Rope or Line is also referred to as a Part of the Tackle ... *BIGHT* = The Termination / End Point / at the Load Side of the System ... *LOAD~SIDE~ROPES* = the Ropes that Suspend the Load ... *FREE~SIDE~ROPE* = The Rope you Pull on to Move your Load, and Allow to Slip through Your Handle & Fingers to Control Descent ... *HANDY~BILLY* = Another Name, (In Nautical Speak), for a Small Portable Block~n~Tackle ... *PURCHASE* = Another Name for the Tackle ... *FALL* = The Free-Side Rope ... *BECKET* = Either the *Bight* Tie~Off Point Under the Top Head Assembly (or) the Lower Karabiner Mounting Hole in the Bottom / Traveler Pulley, (or), any Pulley Attachment Point ... *OFF~SET~BECKET* = Opposite Side of Pulley Mounting Point from Above Captioned Becket!

 

HOW THE PATENTED SYSTEM *99* WORKS:

  • The *99* System is the Most Versatile ‘RESCUE and UTILITY ~ WORK SYSTEM’ Available Today.

  • The SYSTEM *99* is a Mechanical ~ Advantage ‘Block~N~Tackle’ ... Lifting System.

  • With a Constant~High~Percentage~Friction~Lowering-Brake.

  • This is the Latest “EVOLUTION” of the Block~N~Tackle.

  • This Light~Weight, Compact, Universal System can be set up in a few Seconds, and can Perform a Wide Variety of Functions.

  • One Person can Operate this System, Raise~and~Lower Him/Her~Self ... without the Help of a Co~Worker. Should an Emergency Situation Occur ... a Top~Side Observer / Worker can Utilize the SYSTEM *99* to ‘RESCUE’ an Incapacitated Co~Worker. Additionally the SYSTEM *99* can be used to Raise and Lower Tools and Equipment.

  • Concept: Think of a 'Windless' ... or a Sailboat 'Deck~Mounted~Winch' ...

        

  • OR ~ 'a Running~Spool~Capstan~Winch' ... 'a Stationary Block' ... that is Mounted on a 4.75" by 8.5" by 3/8" Thick Aircraft Aluminum Backing Plate ... Weighing 3.5 Pounds ... Providing 360 Degree Portability ... at any Angle ... in any Direction.

        

      

  • The 3.5 pound SYSTEM *99*Friction Brake Head 'Block~Assembly' Consists of a 3.5" Diameter by 2" Deep Aircraft Aluminum Capstan~Roller~Drum ... Mounted on a 4.75" by 8.5" by 3/8" Thick Aircraft Aluminum Backing Plate with an Off~Set Bend ... so it Hangs Straight Under Load ... Mounted Inside the Drum is an “Anti~Reverse” Spin~Lock, (Sprague~Clutch). The Rope Containment Area of the Drum is 3/8" Thick.

  • The Rope / Capstan / Drum / Rides on a 3/4” Steel Carrying Bolt, and is Supported on Sealed Ball~Bearings.

  • The System *99* Utilizes our Special ‘ISE’ Series 3000 ... 3/8”, (9.5mm), Diameter Kernmantle, (Core~Sheathed), Rope, which is Wrapped 2.5 times around the Roller~Drum, (thus Creating 900 Degrees of Surface Contact Area). This Special Rope has a Breaking Strength of 6,000 Pounds, is Decay, and Rot Resistant, and can With~Stand Temperatures in Excess of 400 Degrees.

  • The Three 'Teflon' ® ... Coated Rope Guides Located around the Drum keep the Rope from Tangling or Overlapping ... and Tracking Properly.

  • All the Aircraft Aluminum Components are Coated with a 'Mil~Spec' Coating ... to Resist Corrosion.

  • When Lowering a Person or Object the Roller Drum Automatically Locks, (in Essence Becoming a *BOLLARD* / or a *BITT*) ... and the 2.5 turns, (Coils), of Rope, (900 Degrees of Surface Contact Area), Around the ‘Stationary~Drum’ Provides a **90% to **95% Friction Braking Action.

  • This Means that 10 to 20 Pounds of Force on the Free~Side Rope is all that is Required to Hold a 200 Pound Load Stationary ... or Control its Descent.

  • If the Rope is Wrapped 1.5 times around the Drum, (540 Degrees of Surface Contact Area) ... a **55% to **60% Friction Braking Action is Provided.

  •  [**] ~ All Braking Percentages are Estimates, and are Based on ... New / Clean / Dry / Rope.

  • When an Object is being Lifted / Raised ...  the Rope Drum ... on the Head 'Block~Assembly' ... [Automatically~and~Instantly] ~ ‘Free~Wheels’, (Counter~Clockwise), which Releases the Friction Braking Action.

  • By adding the 'Tackle' ... (Roller~Pulleys) ... to the load side ~ under the Backing~Plate ~ we are creating a Block~N~Tackle. [A Mechanical~Advantage~Lifting~System].

  • The 90% ~ to ~ 95% Friction Brake is Automatically and Instantly Re~Activated Whenever the Operator stops Pulling on the Free~Side Rope Hard Enough to make the Drum Turn.

  • Although Normally used Vertically ... this System can be used Horizontally ... or in a Compound, (Horizontal to Vertical), Application. Our Stock # 2299 *Custom~Edge~Roller* is Particularly Useful for this.

We use only *Made in USA* Steel, Aluminum, Stainless Steel & All Other Materials ~ No Foreign made JUNK!

AN ESSENTIAL TOOL FOR ANY STEEPLEJACK JØB!

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WHØ SHOULD USE THE SYSTEM *99*

REFINERIES...GRAIN~ELEVATOR SILO PRODUCT RECOVERY & GRAIN ELEVATOR SILO CONSTRUCTION...SUBWAYS...HI~RISE~INDOOR / OUTDOOR / GLAZERS / & ELECTRICIANS...PAINTERS...PLASTERERS...PEST CONTROL EXTERMINATORS...STEEP~ANGLE~ROOFERS...

FIRE DEPARTMENTS...HIGH~ANGLE & LOW~ANGLE  RESCUE SQUADS... HELICOPTER RESCUE & WORK USE...BREWERIES...RAILROADS...SKI AREAS...CHAIR LIFT OPERATORS...WINDOW WASHERS...STEEPLE CLOCK & BELL SERVICES...

NAVAL~SHIP~OPERATIONS & SHIP BUILDERS...TREE~HOUSE BUILDERS & TREE~HOUSE OWNERS...

ELECTRIC UTILITIES...TRANSMISSION / COMMUNICATION TOWER OPERATORS... & HI~LINE INSPECTORS...OFF~SHORE PLATFORMS...DRILLING OPERATIONS...BRIDGE BUILDERS / INSPECTORS...

DAM BUILDERS / INSPECTORS...THEATRICAL RIGGERS, GAFFERS & BEST BOYS...HOME AND HOSPITAL MOVEMENT FOR INVALIDS & MANY, MANY, MORE ~ WHO WORK AT HEIGHT OR AT DEPTH...

And, is also ideal for Self~Ascent / Descent / of your Yacht or Sailboat Mast ... and as a *Man~Overboard* Rescue System, & for Self~Lifting / Installing / Removal / of any Heavy Auxiliary Yachting Equipment, such as an Outboard Motor.

 

Hyper Link to Belay [Back-up-Redundant] ~ Fall Protection Instructions .pdf

Hyper Link to Skye Chairs Foot Rest .pdf

Hyper Link to Skye Chairs Halving the Handle Securing Rope .pdf

Hyper Link to Faster Ascent Instructions / While in Skye Chairs / Utilizing a Co-Worker Who is Below .pdf

Self Øperation Graphic: Using Our Stock #1510 Basket Bosun's Rescue & Work Safety Chair ~ *Combo ~ ANSI Harness Class 4 & 3* Appliance!

[User Is Not Required To Wear A Separate Independent Harness]

A Separate LIFE~LINE, (A BELAY~LINE), Must Be Utilized When The SYSTEM *99* Is Being Used As A “WORK~POSITIONING” Device, as Shown Below.

Stock # 1510 ~ Rescue~Safety~Basket~Work~Positioning~Chair *A. N. S. I. ~ COMBO 4 & 3 ~ Dual Class Appliance*

A BELAY: IS A BACK-UP REDUNDANT FALL STOP SYSTEM REQUIRED WHENEVER YOU STOP TO WORK ... O. S. H. A. CATEGORIZES THIS TYPE OF WORK AS "WORK-POSITIONING" ... OUR 125 FT. 10 mm BELAY, (SEE BELOW), WITH ROPE GRAB HANDLE, 2 KARABINERS & 1 ~ 4 FT. ROPE GRAB HANDLE CONNECT LINE. PRICE = $400.00 / WE CAN AT TIMES ALSO PROVIDE A 125 FOOT BELAY KIT THAT WAS USED AT A SHOW OR TWO ... FOR $200.00 OR LESS / DEPENDING ON YOUR OTHER PURCHASES.

THE # 1510 CHAIR FITS NICELY UNDER THE SEAT OF YOUR HELICOPTER.

*PRØUDLY & PATRIØTICALLY MADE IN THE USA!


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