Samson amsteel

[Rowden the cowboy]

Seen this for sale at proclimber as a recovery line: 9mm amsteel rope has 10000kgBS! imagine what weights a 16mm amsteel line would be able to lower. Has anyone used this line for lowering? would it actually work cos I don't know how well it reacts to heat?

[Peter]

It would fall apart in about ten minutes as a lowering rope. Plus any knots involve a 80-90% strength loss.

[Ropey]

we make a product called Ocean12 (same as Amsteel) Peter is correct in saying it will fall apart.. Well technically it will not handle the abrasion and heat generated when used as a lowering line.

 

16mm will give you a break load of approx 26100kg:scared1:

 

Where this stuff really comes into its own is as a crane rope or riging line replacing steel wire. watch 3 guys trying to man handle a large chain over a stump, as soon as the chain dropped over the side it was too heavy to control and the whole thinkfell off. These blokes spent 20min getting it on.

 

With the Ocean12 (amsteel) one guy did in seconds, it did have a protective cover Pete so it did not fall apart.

 

 

This is one with the chain

[atree]

gotta love the blue sky days!was that the pine in the gardens?