Petzl Oscillante Pulley reviews and deals for sale

Rescue pulley

Well I havent had to rescue anyone yet. But practicing with pulley and a 3:1 system went fine and dandy. I purchased this pulley for crevasse rescue since it is so light. I would not buy this if you are using this for more than rescue and/or for frequent use. It is very basic and will not handle a lot of abuse.

Solid pulley

I use this on my drift boat to be able to lower and raise the anchor easier. I am using it outside of it's intended use but nevertheless it has held up great in a very wet environment with lots of moss and other debris constantly trying to impede it. I have had zero issues with it.

First Impressions

We picked up a few of these to set up a pulley system for weights in our gym in the garage. So far, they work great! They are super small and light- they do seem to be a little squeaky when you have real heavy weights, but they still do work. For any sort of hauling, it seems like they would be an excellent choice. For users information, they will accommodate a rope up to 11mm.

Good Pulley

I use this pulley for a weight removal system for my hangboard. For this application it has worked great. At most there has been about 40 lbs across is at a 90 degree bend. Nice and smooth for that use.

Great!

I got these for a lesson on simple machines. They work so much better than the cheap Wal-Mart ones and make it much clearer for students to see (and feel) the mechanical advantage.

Rescue Pulley

So, I own 3 of these and a few other pulleys. These actually are prussic and tibloc minding. They are fantastic with a tibloc. I paired the 3 up with 3 tiblocs and 3 BD ovals for my lightweight rescue kit. Plenty strong for what I use them for. The Nylon sheave is smooth. The guy that used it for the boy scout zipline was being an idiot. Always inspect your pulley before using it,… read more not just "at the end of the day". It's not a double sheave metal pulley. Its a lightweight rescue/haul pulley. Use it as such and you will not be disappointed.

Light and cheap

It is my ideal pulley for crevasse rescue as it is so light and small. I never thought the fancier, more expensive pulley's were worth it.

What i was looking for, light & cheap

Picked this up for $14.95. Don't care that it has a nylon sheave. I will only use this for hauling systems in an emergency. Actually picked up two. I am curious to see how well it handles prusiks being that other pulleys are marketed as "prusik-minding." So we'll see. But as far as function, weight, and cost, I don't think there was a better option. I am partial to the Petzl and… read more Black Diamond brands though. The picture I attached is of the newer pulley. At the time I write this review it looks like backcountry still has the old model pictured (maybe i'm wrong, sorry if i confuse!) It's pictured open & closed, with a Black Diamond Positron locking carbiner located between them for size purposes.

can i use this pulley in a tyrolean traverse situation? i might also use 2 at the same time just to make the traverse safer and redundant. let me know what your thoughts are. thanks!

This isn't a question, just a comment I think will be very useful for those selecting which pulley to buy: - This pulley (Petzl Oscillante) weighs 42g, and has an efficiency of 71% - The Petzl Partner Pulley weighs 56g, and is 91% efficient. Very slight difference in weight, huge difference in efficiency. If you know anything about hauling systems, pulley efficiency is huge- otherwise… read more you'd just use carabiners instead (carabiners are roughly 50% efficient as pulleys). The Partner is clearly the best choice- If you're going to bother taking up valuable space/weight on your harness or in your pack to bring a real pulley, that's the one to carry. The Oscillante is, however, way cheaper, and better than a carabiner at least..

We bought the Petzl Oscillante Pulley for...

We bought the Petzl Oscillante Pulley for our Boy Scout Troop with the intent to use it for a zip line. The rope was tied from a tree on one side of the gulley to a tree on the other side of the gulley. We created a rope harness that the scouts sat in and attached the harness to the pulley with a carabiner. The carabiner also had two ropes attached to it to pull it back and forth… read more across the gulley. One rope given to scouts on one side and the other given to scouts on the other side. At the end of the day, I looked at the pulley and it appeared as in the picture attached. The rope had melted the pulley wheel and even started melting through the metal pin holding the pulley assembly together (thru the pulley wheel). When we first started using it that day, the pulley seemed okay on the rope. I believe that the rope was within the limits described. Any thoughts? This definitely didn't work out the way we had hoped.