Clog 2100 Biners?
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Clog 2100 Wales Biner
I have no idea how old these are i got them when i bought a bunch of cams from a guy. They look pretty old and they are rated to 2100Kg do you think they are safe to climb on, they are aluminum and i don't see any visible cracks or pock marks in the metal, the gate is smooth and clean and springs shut perfectly. |
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To put a strength rating in units of mass is a bit odd. Are you sure they're good for 2100kg, or are you assuming that because they say 2100 in the name? It could be 2100 Newtons, or 2.1kN, which is no bueno for climbing. |
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You could call Wild Country and ask them: |
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I've got a bunch of these laying around. I used them for years without a problem. |
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That's 2100 kg. I have a few Clogs, including at least one like yours. Bought them in the late 70's and maybe into the early 80's. There's no reason not to keep using them. |
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Scott Scharfenberg wrote:To put a strength rating in units of mass is a bit odd.It's not mass. Kilogram-force (kgf) is a common unit of force just like pound-force. It's just rare to see on climbing gear where kN is the norm. |
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A lot of older biners used to use a kg rating. If I remember right I had a bunch of old chouinard light d's and ovals that had a kn rating these were in the 80's |
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Thanks for all the info! |
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In the good old days in the U.K. climbing gear was made to a British Standard and things had a breaking strength so they got rated in lbs then later kg, as part of the metrication process required due to joining the EU the ratings were changed to a force they could withstand so moved over to the kN. |