lowering rope ?

[Peter]

Can't really find any proper info on it.

 

What I would want to know is the melting point, as I would expect it to be very low. Polypropylene ropes do not work well with metal lowering devices for this reason.

 

If you just want a big fat cheap rope for pulling trees out of swamps then it's probably ideal, but for any application that involves friction it's basically a ticking bomb.

[White Noise]

That sounds canny enough with that stuff I like the 20mm stuff mate the 16mm is probably strong enough it's just that's what I'm used to so I'd have peace of mind:thumbup1:

 

Fair do I,ll go and check it out

[Lorry thompson]

As Pete says too though mate melting point won't be the best we used to natural crotch with it and my old gaffer used to get it for next to nowt so we used to change it quite often

[White Noise]

Can't really find any proper info on it.

 

What I would want to know is the melting point, as I would expect it to be very low. Polypropylene ropes do not work well with metal lowering devices for this reason.

 

If you just want a big fat cheap rope for pulling trees out of swamps then it's probably ideal, but for any application that involves friction it's basically a ticking bomb.

 

Its for taking down / lowering a large pop in a flooded and dirty field . Pop is over a building . Just dont want to use a decent rope . I can add the price of the polysteel rope on to the job as its quite cheap .

[White Noise]

As Pete says too though mate melting point won't be the best we used to natural crotch with it and my old gaffer used to get it for next to nowt so we used to change it quite often

 

So just add a pulley me thinks

 

After all old school was topping strops using 3 strand nylon .

[Peter]

Stick to natural crotch rigging and trunk wraps and you'll be fine.

 

It'll be like going back in time 20 years!

[Peter]

I wouldn't use a pulley if you can avoid it. Friction at the anchor point is twice as useful as friction generated by taking wraps around the trunk.

 

Definitely avoid the topping strops!

[Lorry thompson]

Stick to natural crotch rigging and trunk wraps and you'll be fine.

 

It'll be like going back in time 20 years!

 

I'm still stuck there and I was only 8 at the time Pete

[White Noise]

Stick to natural crotch rigging and trunk wraps and you'll be fine.

 

It'll be like going back in time 20 years!

 

So be it for one day only it will probably add 20 yrs to me .

[Salix Tree & Countryside]

How did it eventually go with the polysteel rope ?

 

Mark