couples Q's chains or ropes?

[Stephen Blair]

If a sling will slip, so will a chain imo.

 

Smooth beech, gum, young sycamore for example.

Nothing experience and a notch wouldn't solve, or a well positioned nug.

Chockering a sling is less dodgy than hooking a chain for loosing strength, I've seen chains cut themselves like butter if the wood isn't round. They also damage easier when landing stuff on the hard.

Slings aren't as cold either on your hands, you do sometimes have to work the knuckle of the loop if they are big fat oil tanker ones

[NI Tree]

I like the idea of this chain as it should not slip as much

http://www.grube.de/joker-v-grade-100-choker-chain-41-186-variation.html

[colemanjessenz]

ropes for balancing would be ideal, but for big lifts maybe it doesn't have the surface area to grip as good. some am steel blue 20 mm would be plenty strong and static enough.

[Stephen Blair]

What about Regs Stein bag for the ropes and adjusters that go in the ball with the chains running through the centre.

I'm on my phone, maybe someone could put 1 of his videos up:)

[MOG]

balacning is no worries as it usually small diameter, thus easier to manage what i what is for the big wood 2+tns. yeah you could be right about the diameter. looking forward to seeing that Vid stephen but want to move away from heavy chains that are hard to set properly.

[skyhuck]

yeah true, i mean the textile ones we are all talking slip and yeah notching can work but then you create a sharp edge which also cuts/ tears the slings. they are very prone to that.

 

but i was thinking more 20mm/22mm rope, good old knots. obviously reduce strength but so does tucking the chain round the stem and choking it off and side loading the hook. but yes with big weights you can see the inprint of the chain against the stem. yeah loads compaines will only use chains, but i think there has to be more to it...

 

I would not fancy knots, I use some dead eye slings, which are basically a length of rope with a spliced eye, I just timber hitch them on. They are real nice to use.

[MOG]

oh yeah true, what bout dead eye sling with x2 spliced eyes? same effect but bit faster? not too keen on timber hitch as it can sometimes roll. what size and rope you use? also what trees and weights you lifting please?

[Mike Hill]

Bits of Lowering Rope normally,Tie a Loop in one end and have four of them hanging off the Hook.You can balance any length branch with four "Spider Legs" as the Yanks call them.

 

I hate using Chains,Slings are alot easier to handle of the Big stuff.