Sticky pine sap on ropes.

[TIMON]

Hi all,

Just dismantled a large pine tree (biggest tree we've done to date )

Half way through the day all of my ropes, eye to eyes. Prussics etc... Became solid like they were glued together.. Put my trousers through the washer at 30c and all of the sap is still there

Any tips on how to clean my ropes etc...??

Much appreciated!!

 

Thanks, Ti.

[Joe Newton]

Start by using a friction saver, it helps keep some, not all off. I put a bike inner tube over my flipline too, after I couldn't adjust it for sap during a 30" chog down.

 

Bung it in the washing machine on 30-40 as soon as you can, before the sap hardens. It sometimes takes two cycles.

 

There are rope cleaning products you can buy, how effective they are I don't know.

 

 

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[TIMON]

Thanks Joe,

 

Looks like it's going to be a couple of cycles then....

It was hard work today (pine was yesterday). Dismantled a small sycamore bout 30ft took ages....

Ended up using a new prussic loop on 4 wraps just to get by... Took about 15 mins before it was solid.

Friction savers and inner tubes on the shopping list!!

 

Thanks !

[Tim Stobart Tree Surgery]

I've just dismantled a 30"dbh pine, ropes are next to the machine. 40 degrees and plenty of detergent. Have spare ropes/ends/prussicks ready when you're on a big pine.

[TIMON]

Thanks Tim ,

Won't get caught like this again

Sap/resin is two days old now so hope it comes out!

 

Really enjoyed the tree. Was 60-70ft tall.. Like I said biggest yet. Single bare stem up to about 35ft then curved into two stems straight up.

 

Thanks mate,

Ti