DMM Hitch climber Eccentric review 

New subscriber and just dipping my toe in arbor climbing. I do really appreciate the balance in this and your other reviews. Enjoy watching. Thanks.

Absolutely love your review series! Also love the wall of shirts! Great setup Dan,😊

Thanks! I’m just starting my climbing and still on double rope+ blake’s hitch.... at some point I’ll be buying a 3 ring pulley thanks for be the good info!

Love the honesty and keep up the good work stay safe up there.

Brilliant review thanks Dan!

I bought this for a vary different purpose. I wanted a pulley for drt top tie in that I put on an additional line and pull up. Then when at the top a clip across from the pulley to a butterfly in the additional line for extra safety. Then I can reposition the whole drt at the top without Messing with the zig zag. Only an amateur rec climber, but it seems to work for that really well over putting up a friction saver.

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Great review I think I’ll stick to my Rapide. My first love...lol but again great break down and giving us honest positive feedback. Keep up the good work as always love the channel.

Thanks for the review. I missed the first part of the review because I was still laughing at the disclaimers. :)

Thank you for your honesty I try it too and I did not see any difference just like you say I have the old one and it works the same as the new thank you very much you save me some money I was going to buy the new one

Thanks for this review! Did you notice if it pushed the hitch up higher when tending slack or reduced any sitback compared to the old model?

I've been using the original for ages and the eccentric on a couple of climbs. The only difference I can find is that the eccentric is bigger, heavier and it's slightly easier to tend slake thanks to the flared base. Despite that, I don't see any reason to buy the new one unless you're in the market for this type of pulley, or you want the latest thing.

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Great review as always Dan, well done! It looks like the Eccentric would handle larger rope or maybe the flaring creates the illusion??

Liking the product reviews. Should do a comparison of the rope wrench vs. The chicane with eye2eye and with mechanical

thank you for the video and your opinion

Excellent !!

I climb with the bushing type pulley and I want to buy a newer pulley but for the amount of money the new one is and the middle hole being in line like that I say nope cause I actually like clipping into the middle hole on the old style because it is further out and just makes more sense I think easy to clip into I don't have to fight my eye to eye cord every time I unclip and clip into my system

Thanks for the review. Late to the game on this video, but I still use the Hitch Climber/Rope Wrench combo. Awesome system. Honestly, I think the design goes backwards in terms of re-configuring the pulley for better integration with the Rope Wrench SRT climbing system. Aligning the holes vertically in the new pulley makes fighting for real estate between the hitch cord and the wrench even worse. The hitch cord, even in the original version, has to bend around the wrench to get by. My re-design for the wrench would have offset the center hole even more than on the original, not less. This would give the hitch cord more room to go by. And I would shift the top hole slight back from the bottom hole, (off line), so that the hitch cord doesn't half-cover that hole, making it more accessible for other accessories, like a work positioning carabiner. So in my design, none of the 3 holes are aligned with each other at all. The bottom hole is closet to the pulley, the top hole is a bit further back from that for accessories, and the middle hole is furthest away from the pulley giving ample room for the wrench. Awesome!

Question. You said in one of your videos that the hitch climber should not be used with a termination knot when DRT. My 150’ climbing rope does not have the eyes. I would imagine that for me to use the hitch climber I would use a termination knot. And other side tie my friction knot. What do you suggest in place of the termination knot?

Does the Eccentric's flared bottom have an advantage for rapid descent?

one year out now... do you still feel the same way? after having had the chance to use this some more, it is still not entirely needed/worth it if you already have the high climber?

Great review but now that you touched in the rope and hitch combinations i will like to ask you where could i get that rope you hot on the video??

I thought your review was spot on. Imo its exactly what you said.

Nice extensive review! But the I think the flared edges and higher efficiency bearing is for tail deflection over limbs you've past and not brought your tail with you? Did you notice that much? Looking into buying one myself.

Hey I'm curious if the hitch climber eccentric is safe to use on your bridge. For multiple tie in and less wear on bridge? Thanks for the video and God bless!

thanks for the honest appraisal

I think you missed the point, Dan. The Eccentric is far better, for Toby Sherrill.

Porsche GT3 is good enough for me.....thanks for the info. Honest and detailed.

I think I figured out why the WLL rating is different. If you compare the original triple attachment pulley vs the rapide, the WLL is 7kn vs 3kn. Bushings have always seemed to be stronger in the same size pulley. I's not sure why that is but I'm guessing the bushing is less resistant to crushing due to surface area? The shive on the eccentric seems larger and probably a better designed bearing to take the loads better thus going from 3kn to 6kn. Thanks for the review! I think I will be getting the eccentric to replace my original hitch climber pulley and use the original for a second line I've started to use for better work positioning.

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Only thing I can see is it would be easier on your rope with a better bend radius coming into the pully. Helpfull if your rope is going 180 up around a branch while descending. Havent tryed just my 2 cents

I decided to get the old one because of the middle hole. Dunno why they changed that.

Just getting started in arborist climbing, trying to save some money while building up equipment, wondering what the difference is between the DMM Hitch climber triple attachment pulley and the Epic Peak 30KN Triple Attachment Climbing Hitch Pulley?

Good update on the HCP. Nothing to do with the HCP, not sure if you know that in the UK HSE has stipulated all tree climbing must be carried out with twin rope ( work placement and fall arrest) can you produce a video on the technique. I use a ZigZag on my work positioning rope and a Camp Goblin on the fall arrest rope.

When you use the hitch climber and SRT setup where do you hook your chest ascender up to on there the middle hole on the hitch climber itself thank you

The best thing they could have done was design the eccentric holes so that a spliced end on the climbing line was no longer necessary. But I'm not sure they did this with the new design. It looks like a spliced end is still necessary to avoid interference with the friction hitch.

Will they still be producing the original hitch climber ? Or will it become obsolete ?

Honest & professional review, thank you. Haven’t had a play myself yet but a good friend has got one, & after years of using & admiring the hitch climber, the opinion to date is they’ve pretty much tried to reinvent the wheel! 🤪

Hey man I know it's been a year but I'm doing research and how do you feel about the dmm eccentric as a bridge attachment?

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Would that setup cost as much as the zigzag?

The first pulley is Dmm Eccentric Hitch Climber, what's the second one?

I didn't see any need to change to the rapide until I tried a friends. I think it made a reasonably big difference when branch walking or working against your line(rope over a limb and not directly going to the ground) which meant I didn't have to feed my rope everywhere I went. I'd imagine this improves on this and I'd probably get one if buying a new one, although certainly not necessary

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I'm still on the original trouble free.

Evolution is sometimes slow... comes in leaps ;)

Anybody here still using a blakes hitch on the other end of the climb line to create a v-rig? 🖐

I use a regular micro pulley and cant think of any reason to spend the 75 on a pulley that is used just for tending slack. My rope wrench has an attachment point for a chest harness so maybe that's why I dont see the need for three holes. What am I missing here...

bearings baby

Damn sexy for a pulley though !

The original dmm is not symmetrical. One end is actually tapered smaller.