Rigging rope twisting!!

[treeracer25]

Once again I'm in need of some advice!

 

I brought a light weight lowering kit from honey brothers and we used it for the 1st time this week to lower oak logs over a roof.

 

we wrapped the lowering rope around the block and lowered the logs down but the rope twisted as it ran around the block, after half hour the rope was so twisted we couldn't use it until we straightened it out again.

 

How do I stop it twisting as it runs through the block????

 

Cheers.

[Dan Curtis]

Alternate which direction you wrap it on the capstan and if you bundle rather than flake for storage, don't coil it into loops, let it naturally twist to an 8 shape. Braided ropes don't like that, whereas 3 stand does

[burrell_]

once u start using it more it will not twist

new ropes always twist

[Jake Andrews]

Also when the rope begins to twist.run the whole rope through the pulley and start using the other end of the rope.so the twisted end becomes the lowering end............does that make sense?

 

Jake:thumbup1:

[treeracer25]

Thank you for the advice guys.

 

I thought I was doing somthing majorly wrong but I will use your advice to solve this problem.

[Adam Bourne]

Thank you for the advice guys.

 

I thought I was doing somthing majorly wrong but I will use your advice to solve this problem.

 

What lowering device are you using mate?