twisted tachyon

[simonm]

ive just started using my spider jack with a tachyon rope. Ive found that my rope seems to get twisted alot. does anyone else have this problem? ive thought about using a mallion with a swivel connected to it to iliminate the problem

[atree]

I use Velocity and have spiderjack but now on VT/HC and rope has started to twist up when using VT but not with SJ,

 

Annoying to say the least!

[Rich Rule]

The swivel will not solve the twisting, only make it worse.

 

Adam, for the vt try tying the hitch having the first wrap as it comes down to form the braid. Instead of tieing it over the top put it under the braid and then under on the next wrap etc. I find it solved the twisting issue from the hitch.

[atree]

The swivel will not solve the twisting, only make it worse.

 

Adam, for the vt try tying the hitch having the first wrap as it comes down to form the braid. Instead of tieing it over the top put it under the braid and then under on the next wrap etc. I find it solved the twisting issue from the hitch.

 

Cool,Ill give it a go

[Mark Bolam]

Is the rope twisting whilst you're working (so it's overlapping) or hockling (corkscrewing)?

 

Like Rich says, a swivel made the hockling worse for me (on a VT mind).

 

Maybe you have a weird, one-sided body, like a haggis, and this is to blame?

[Gollum]

are you using both ends ?

[jarnii]

i got rid of my tachyon as it twisted all the time went to PI same hitch and set up and no problems. for me the rope is no good but im sure it works for others.

[DrewB]

I went rope wrench and stopped all twisting issues... Though that probably doesn't help

[Adam Bourne]

my tachyon has never twisted on my lockjack, and when i use hitchclimber setup with vt/knut it never does????

 

what colour is it? mine is the orange and blue flec maybe the die in the rope fibres???

 

 

has it only just started twisting as you started using the sj or???

[Joe Loggs]

Rich is right its all todo with how you tie the v.t you have to tie the correct variation otherwise it will twist.