rigging rope

[ewoolsey]

i will be needing a new rigging rope ,looking at samson stable braid.1/2,9/16,5/8,?any info, thanks

 

[Ghillie]

i will be needing a new rigging rope ,looking at samson stable braid.1/2,9/16,5/8,?any info, thanks

Are you running it through natural crotches or blocks only.

I have 3/4" stable braid and love it, but it won't handle bark abrasion as well as super braid. I accidentaly pulled strands out with a pin lock caribiner, now I try to buy only key lock biners... but that is another story.

 

[ewoolsey]

both, were do you get super braid at ? i was going to order from wes spur . thanks

 

[Ghillie]

both, were do you get super braid at ? i was going to order from wes spur . thanks

I got my stable braid at sherrill, they also have the super braid (made by New England) but it is more expensive.

Hopefully someone else will chime in as I only use 16 strand for natural crotch and only use the stable braid in a block so far. A previous guy I worked with had super braid and we only used it a little since we worked mainly with a crane.

What kind of loads are you going to be rigging?

I'm retiring my 1/2" 16 strand rigging rope and am looking for a replacement. Probably going with 1/2 inch 16 strand again for a general duty riggin rope.

 

[Nailsbeats]

I got my stable braid at sherrill, they also have the super braid (made by New England) but it is more expensive.

Hopefully someone else will chime in as I only use 16 strand for natural crotch and only use the stable braid in a block so far. A previous guy I worked with had super braid and we only used it a little since we worked mainly with a crane.

What kind of loads are you going to be rigging?

I'm retiring my 1/2" 16 strand rigging rope and am looking for a replacement. Probably going with 1/2 inch 16 strand again for a general duty riggin rope.

This is how I roll also.

 

[Blakesmaster]

I run 5/8ths super braid made by new england. VERY strong stuff. I've never once winced when lowering huge wood. It is overkill for most situations and in hindsight I wished I had picked up a hank or two of 16 strand 9/16ths for general duty instead of 600 feet of 5/8ths super braid. The main problem with my rope is running it through a porty can be problematic.

 

[ewoolsey]

i ordered the 9/16 samson stable braid from wespur, they were a lot cheaper than sherrill, thanks

 

[Ghillie]

I run 5/8ths super braid made by new england. VERY strong stuff. I've never once winced when lowering huge wood. It is overkill for most situations and in hindsight I wished I had picked up a hank or two of 16 strand 9/16ths for general duty instead of 600 feet of 5/8ths super braid. The main problem with my rope is running it through a porty can be problematic.

Blakes, why is it problematic? does it twist up?

 

[fishercat]

i have 1/2, 5/8, and 3/4

i use 1/2 99% of the time.

 

[Blakesmaster]

Blakes, why is it problematic? does it twist up?

Yeah, if you can get it to run at all. I had a thread about it awhile back. If you wrap that large of a super braid the conventional way even on the biggest porty sherrill offers you still have to force feed it through. I just thread it through the top loop before going up the tree and it works much better. Still twists though.

 

[masiman]

Yeah, if you can get it to run at all. I had a thread about it awhile back. If you wrap that large of a super braid the conventional way even on the biggest porty sherrill offers you still have to force feed it through. I just thread it through the top loop before going up the tree and it works much better. Still twists though.

Blakes, I'm glad that technique helped you. I was wondering if you had a chance to use it.

I'm with the rest on size. 5/8" is nice (in hand and SWL) but it is expensive and mostly overkill. I went with 9/16" after I retired my 5/8" (will become loopies, whoopies and maybe something else). The 9/16" may still be overkill but I like and could get 200' for about the price of 150' of 5/8. It is lighter for pulling up and packs about the same size. I pretty much always use a block and porty cause I like keeping it in good shape plus I don't have to worry about the variable friction. Depending on how I feel about the 9/16" my next one may be a 1/2". If you are unsure, I'd recommend 9/16" over the 5/8" unless you know will hang some heavy loads or will be shocking your system.

 

[Blakesmaster]

Blakes, I'm glad that technique helped you. I was wondering if you had a chance to use it.

Yessir masi, you're the man. Thanks for the tip.