Has anyone cut through a flipline?

[Dilz]

So today's heated debate at work was....'flip lines are chainsaw proof' said he......'i think not' says I ' though they do offer some protection against cuts you can still mash through one, especially with a big saw'

 

any one agree or disagree or have any experiences?

 

My old boss who's name i shall not name as he floats around here once nearly cut through the big old blue swedish strops with either the 660 or 880, there wasnt much left holding it together...he manage to realise what was happening in time.

 

Also why is it so difficult to get some to accept that they need to have a soft link in their flip line if they use a cam or grab???

[Gareth Dalzell]

Never cut through one but I,d say with a big saw you,d have no problem doing it.

 

I,ve been through quite a bit of hidden fencing wire and straining cables from stays before so a steel core flip line is safer than rope but not un-cuttable.

[David Goss]

Never done it but i guess its possible. However you would need to be either drunk or completely mental to cut through it without noticing IMO

[Dilz]

indeed - one conclusion was form the chat i had at work and a point we agreed on, you'd have to be not on the ball that day of just a bit of an idiot to do so....

[showoffsummer]

A ex employee of the company I work for has cut almost all the way through a flipline, he was using a 88 on full throttle and by the time he realised there was little of it left, I was surprised how well it held up to be honest. but can easily believe its happened to people.

 

cheers ciaran glyde

[Rich Rule]

Check YouTube, there used to be vids on there.

 

As for the comment of needing a softlink on the flipline for grabs or cams... If you have a Swedish strop and are using friction cord and a pulley to advance the how will the Swedish splice get through the pulley. Stick a soft link in... Costs a couple of quid and once it is on the harness it is no bother f I am not using it.

[Steve Bullman]

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Siw0nXZVi9E]chainsaw test on wirecore flipline - YouTube[/ame]

[Gareth Dalzell]

 

That's the one:thumbup1:

[David Goss]

wow that cut through way faster than i thought it would!!!

[MOG]

awesome and its only a 020.....think smart stay safe