Marlow braid.

[High Scale]

Was using a 16mm Marlow braid rope today, it was nice, new and soft and flexible, after I had finished using it, (heavy loads but minimal shock loading) It had turned a little stiff, like wire.

 

Is this normal or have I killed a brand new rope, (not mine) I have used Marlow braid before and it seems to be able to take hard work pretty well.

 

Yes I know It's three strand with a braided cover.

[High Scale]

Well if I didn't kill the rope yesterday I made sure of it today, big heavy Beech, not letting the load run equals rope kaput.

 

Check out the whipping on the sling.

 

[Peter]

So is that the complete life of your new rigging line, two days?

 

Thats harsh.

[Dean Lofthouse]

Your supposed to lower "bits" of the tree, not the "whole" tree

[Tom D]

You need some heavier gear dude.

[High Scale]

Not my rope Peter not that that is an excuse but it is only the second lowering rope I have ever broken, the first being made of Manila snapped lowering a large chunk of Euc in Oz.

Edited March 3, 2009 by High Scale

[Will Hinchliffe]

Do you think the splice pulled out a bit causing the whipping to come undone or was it the friction of the choker on the ouside of the whipping that caused it to undo? if you get what I mean.

 

And will the sling be retired.

 

Oh and was it the groundies fault or the lowering devices fault?

[High Scale]

I think the splice pulled out breaking the whipping but I am no expert on these matters, yes I think that the sling should be withdrawn from service.

 

It was my fault, should have had bigger lowering equipment really.

[DrewB]

Should it not of been lock stitched to prevent the movement? is the whipping just for decoration or is it structural?

[Joe]

Should it not of been lock stitched to prevent the movement? is the whipping just for decoration or is it structural?

 

i think:confused1: that the whipping is there just to mkae doubely sure that the splice wont come undone.