Rope?
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treeslayer
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samson 3 strand. low strength. but cheap and adequate.
JTinaTree
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treeslayer
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then pay what good rope costs.
RedlineIt
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We don't use the rope as an aid against a fall, we use the rope as a work positioning device. We want that rope to stop when we say stop.
When you are 10' from electrical lines, you don't want any "give" in the equation.
RedlineIt
Dynamic Rope In Trees?????
I understand there is this huge group of nature loving tree hugging hippie types that do this thing called "recreational climbing" in trees and even place hamocks in the canopy and sleep up there. They probably use dynamic rope. We who "work" in trees never use dynamic, as any "fall" should be no more than a foot or two. Additionally when supported by dynamic and you cut off a 100 pound chunk that is wrapped under one arm so you can throw down to a target location, at completion of cut you and the chunk drop like a foot or two bouncing a bit. If the saw is not quite idled down yet this can be quite exciting. Took apart my first tree with dynamic . . .
NOW YOU KNOW
I understand there is this huge group of nature loving tree hugging hippie types that do this thing called "recreational climbing" in trees and even place hamocks in the canopy and sleep up there. They probably use dynamic rope. We who "work" in trees never use dynamic, as any "fall" should be no more than a foot or two. Additionally when supported by dynamic and you cut off a 100 pound chunk that is wrapped under one arm so you can throw down to a target location, at completion of cut you and the chunk drop like a foot or two bouncing a bit. If the saw is not quite idled down yet this can be quite exciting. Took apart my first tree with dynamic . . .
NOW YOU KNOW
md_tree_dood
ArboristSite Operative
Wow, two pointedly opinionated posts on dynamic rope, who would have thought it.
At any rate, cost is always a factor in life but there are ways to save money and rope is usually not one that people choose to go cheap on.
At any rate, cost is always a factor in life but there are ways to save money and rope is usually not one that people choose to go cheap on.
OLD CHIPMONK
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I always call Georgia Power for a " safe up ". A little to close for comfort. Besides, they take it below the primaries .They now charge for this service (cheap).
tomtrees58
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http://www.wesspur.com/rope/arbor-plex-five-eighths-rope.html
200' @$140. Is this what you're looking for?
200' @$140. Is this what you're looking for?
