cleaning time

[Rod]

hi all

 

iv'e got the mother of all sort outs to do tomorrow. we have been flat out for the last few months and as ever the time has come to sort out the gear

fix broken stuff etc. etc.

 

what is the best and quickest way of cleaning all the lowering/climbing ropes split tails woopies etc.

 

 

in the past i have gone for a big drum of water and a good soak then hang to dry

 

has any one any better suggestions please

[Tree Man Tom]

I wack mine in the washing machine, but then im only washing a small amount of kit.

 

Tom

[Rod]

ive got a lot to do!

 

16mm and a 20mm lowering kit, slings, tag lines my climbing ropes

 

probably over a £1000 worth of rope and slings. plussd all the metal stuff needs a wash

[Dean Lofthouse]

ive got a lot to do!

 

16mm and a 20mm lowering kit, slings, tag lines my climbing ropes

 

probably over a £1000 worth of rope and slings. plussd all the metal stuff needs a wash

 

Start working one day a week less and dedicate it as your maintainance day.

 

Kit should be well looked after

[Rod]

Start working one day a week less and dedicate it as your maintainance day.

 

Kit should be well looked after

 

thats not realy the problem

 

the gear all has a place to live and appropriate bags etc but in the last week or so all the ropes have gotten v dirty and tomorrow i will be going over every peice of kit we own (as rightly you suggested)

 

my question was what is the best and quickest (safe) method of cleaning ropes/slings etc.

so i can have more time to change blades, service machines, grease things... ...and the list goes on.

[Stephen Blair]

shove all the ropes in a drum of water, wrap round tree, drag them through a prusik as if you were descending a tree, thats a sure way of squeezing all the gunk out them and this time it wont all go up your sleave:001_smile:manky kit drives me mad, busy or not. wet ropes pulled out the bag a week later:scared1:the joys of working for a big company. i used to have to share climbing kit with the boss, he would do hommers all weekend in the rain and just stuff it all back in the bag for monday:thumbdown:have a nice day tomorrow rod:001_smile:

[arnoldbuchsassinger]

put climbing rope in an old pillow case, with a little detergent or weak wash powder, dont put conditioner in, then medium cool wash the same can be done to slings etc. For the lowering ropes, i borrowed one of them big cemex platic baths that builders use on site to make cement in, fill it with cold water and put my lowering ropes, pulleys, capstans, carabiners etc.

[niftysteve]

take them down the laundrette ruin there machine not yours

[Rod]

shove all the ropes in a drum of water, wrap round tree, drag them through a prusik as if you were descending a tree, thats a sure way of squeezing all the gunk out them and this time it wont all go up your sleave manky kit drives me mad, busy or not. wet ropes pulled out the bag a week later:scared1:the joys of working for a big company. i used to have to share climbing kit with the boss, he would do hommers all weekend in the rain and just stuff it all back in the bag for monday have a nice day tomorrow rod

 

here you!

 

my kit is relatively clean and tidy i'll just wash it cause i can.

 

its all the works stuff thats dirty:thumbdown:

 

but what else would you get with working far away from base long days and different teams day to day.

 

it anoyed the hell out of me when i got back and found broken lights trailers in various states of dis repair, tools not put back etc.

 

it'll take two of us all day

[Dean Lofthouse]

take them down the laundrette ruin there machine not yours

 

Here's the best suggestion Rod.