Rope Question

[Lil Red]

I ran into a good deal, but is it a good deal for me? This person is selling New England Maxim Glider rope with 4 locking biners and one non locking for $80 I don't do a whole lot of tree work and when I do I have to borrow gear and have been slowly building gear of my own. Oh the rope has never been used either. My question is, will this rope be ok for arborist duties?

 

[Ms2004life]

It'll be stretchy as it is a rockclimbing rope but sweet for a cheap one to get you through till you buy a decent arb rope

 

[Lil Red]

Nice atleast it will work for the time being. It is only 9.9mm Does that change the game at all?

 

[no tree to big]

Nice atleast it will work for the time being. It is only 9.9mm Does that change the game at all?

nope a lot of 10mm climbing ropes out there me personally I like 1/2" for climbing but my first climbing rope was a 10mm rock climbing rope I got for super cheap

 

[ATH]

How long is the rope?

Are the biners used?

If not, I'd probably buy it.

If they are used, I probably wouldn't buy it because I won't use hardware I don't know whether it has been shock-loaded. That is not a great deal for just a 100'-120' rope and you can get accessory biners for $8-$10...which is how I would treat used.

 

[Carburetorless]

Nice atleast it will work for the time being. It is only 9.9mm Does that change the game at all?

It's going to be lighter than a larger dia. rope, but you'll feel like you're climbing a rubber band on that dynamic rope.

I would save my money and buy a good arborist rope. SherrillTree has arborist ropes on sale for 15% off pretty often. You can get a good 1/2" arborist rope for not much more than you'd pay for that one.

 

[Lil Red]

How long is the rope?

Are the biners used?

If not, I'd probably buy it.

If they are used, I probably wouldn't buy it because I won't use hardware I don't know whether it has been shock-loaded. That is not a great deal for just a 100'-120' rope and you can get accessory biners for $8-$10...which is how I would treat used.

Everything is brand new still has everything on it. 70m rope which I think is about 230ft?

 

[ATH]

Buy it. Use it. Be happy with it.

Save money and buy a tree climbling line if you figure out that you want to spend more time in trees. Keep this one on hand for medium-duty rigging when you buy a new climbing rope that is less stretchy. I'd look at as you are getting 4 biners for "market" price, and a free rope.

 

[tramp bushler]

Sounds like a good deal. Your in Portland. Some Tall timber in Oregon the 70 m length could come in handy. WesSpur has free shipping in the lower 48 . I know its derided by some but Samson ArborPlex is very affordable and is a good rope.

Remember to not use your climbing rope for a riggin rope until you retire it from life support.

 

[802climber]

To someone selling rock climbing gear, "locking" biners could mean screw gate or worse. You really want autolocking (triple action) biners for tree work.

I would also recommend proper ANSI approved life support products. Alot of this recreational stuff is sub-par for one reason or another.

I think if you are on a budget you would be better off with some Arborplex or Arbormaster from Wespur or Sherrill and some proper ball lock/triact type of carabiners.

I don't think your lifeline is a good place to save a few bucks. I would find some beefier arborist rope, from a reputable retailer. You probably want to start on 1/2" rope.

Just my two cents.

 

[Carburetorless]

To someone selling rock climbing gear, "locking" biners could mean screw gate or worse. You really want autolocking (triple action) biners for tree work.

I would also recommend proper ANSI approved life support products. Alot of this recreational stuff is sub-par for one reason or another.

I think if you are on a budget you would be better off with some Arborplex or Arbormaster from Wespur or Sherrill and some proper ball lock/triact type of carabiners.

I don't think your lifeline is a good place to save a few bucks. I would find some beefier arborist rope, from a reputable retailer. You probably want to start on 1/2" rope.

Just my two cents.

Some of those rock climbing biners are pretty flimsy, but some are good gear, you just have to know what you're looking at.

As for the rope, I still say you're better off with an arborist rope, because that dynamic rope is constructed to take a dynamic load and stretch, it has a cover over a core, the core takes the load. In an arborist rope the sheath/cover takes part of the load, or the rope is constructed in a single/solid braid fashion, so that any wear/damage to the load supporting part of the rope will be obvious to the user upon visual inspection.

If you're using a rope where the core takes the load, it's pretty much impossible to tell what's going on with the load supporting core.

 

[ri chevy]

Arborist Rope

Try New England Rope Company (neropes.com and click on arborist tab). They offer a complete section of ropes designed specifically for the "Arborist!" Climbing, rigging, tools, harness, accessories, etc. I have some nice rope from there. Excellent company that stands by there product. Nice and detailed web site too.

 

[Oldmaple]

"Back in the day" a climbing rope was only allowed to have a certain amount of stretch to meet osha standards. 7% is what comes to mind but it's been a long time since I had info for this. Alot of gear from the rock climbers has come into the industry since I had this info so not sure what is acceptable now. I am old after all, started climbing on manilla rope and that was outlawed for climbing work in 1982.