What is spiderjack like with 13mm rope??

[coleman]

Thinking about getting a spiderjack but my only concern is how well 13mm rope would feed through it??? Just wondering as my hands have trouble with anything smaller and i have a fairly new 13mm long rope i dont want to have to replace after spending a lot of money on the SJ.

[Jack Price]

it doesnt run anywhere near as smooth as 11 or 12mm, will run slightly better as the clutch wears, my advice would be get a thinner rope with it, you wont regret it. oh and a friction saver!

[VEG]

I use 13mm with no probs

[arbmansam]

I did use my sj with 13mm marlow and it was okie for a little while but then i bought samson velocity 11mm and tbh i wouldnt go back even if i had to it just dosent respond very well for self tailing through the device u might aswell be using hc but it does help getting used to the sj on 13mm so maybe not overall a bad idea to start with also using a foot acender makes accents from the ground nice and easy to get started hope this was helpfull and not to much of a rant where are u from if u dont mind me asking coz i say this u could try both my different ropes with my sj to onow the difference if ur close enough

[Joe Loggs]

One thing tho velocity is pony in the wet especially when it's gets slimy! If you want something in between I'd recommend New England tachyon you get the best of both.

[arbmansam]

That is true actually velocity isnt great while wet wouldnt mind trying tachyon actually

[coleman]

cheers chaps....gonna go with my 13mm to start then change over if i feel i have to or can afford it.

[coleman]

Got the SJ yesterday and took it out on some big plane clean outs today. the 13mm worked fine when i got about a 5m tail. I can see how a thinner rope would help but everything seemed to work how it should do. The SJ will be awesome as soon as i get used to it!!

[silky fox]

Try a 12mm or better still 11-11.7mm...you will be amazed at the difference...

[Old Mill Tree Care]

13mm works but thinner works SO much better.