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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

Interesting...... Donaghys developed this product specifically for Team New Zealand when they won the Americas Cup back in 1995. When we first developed it for the high point loading on winches we used polyester as the core then moved to materials with higher breaking loads so they could reduce the diameter. It has been copied by just about everyone these days but it was definitely not developed "specifically for friction hitches"....Now ArmorPrus was I can assure you of that. Good try Chris............

atree, give me a call or email me, i have some new rope you can practice on. 16 strand splice is a good one to get started on. Double braid (24 strand is also very easy. Can be frustrating until you get to grips with it.

Donaghys have a distributor in the UK call Ritchey Ph 01 765 689 541 http://www.ritchey.co.uk They mainly deal in Stock and Agriculture but do supply the forestly industry and have contacts in the Arb area. (service shops etc) They are part of a larger group of companies who have online shopping so hopefully it will not be too long before you will be able to purchase online from the UK. This will enable us to ship the product to the UK in exsisting containers so the freight will be minimal compared to Airfreight which cost about as much as the product per meter. As soon as I get some more details I will post here. Cheers Tony

You will only need one hitch cord, problem is getting hold of it sorry

Guys, I would love to find someone in the UK to stock Armor Prus. I've been working through getting CE approved, although it meets all the standards you still need to jump through the hurdles to get this done (Time and money). I have just returned from a show in Europe and the local lads tell me that it is not a legal requirment to be CE registered to sell in the UK. I have looked at the other hitch cords available and none quote CE approved unless they are sewn, if this is the case they then bear a CE mark. Please ask you local supply to get AP in for you, we would be happy to send it!!

I would tend to agree with Andy, work the strand away from the area where the rope has "plucked", you should find by pulling the strand back (with something blunt like a pen) over about a meter you will hardly notice the problem. When the rope got caught all it did will pull one strand tight, by reversing this you will just put it back to a balance, if you get any fluffy bits sticking out use a light and singe these off, be carful not to melt the rope though

I though I had gone to the wrong site. Great upgrade Steve

You are going to need some serious climbing gear for this job, may i suggest an extra long rope. may be 300m, we could set up a special run and airfreight up to you. You will also need an access line for safety and some heavy duty rigging ropes so Min Break of 80,000kg should be just about right You will be Ok with standard Armor Prus though, its already bullet proof............

Maybe Andy could use it in his Portjie Pot:scared1:

But i didn't view the replies after this post...Sorry

Why....I Just viewed it?????

I have sean heaps of these New hollands but they have all been hay baling machines, never sean one adapted into a chipper? It runs of the PTO on a tractor so if you got yourself a grunty enough tractor you could chip anything. I like the safety bar .....

Dean had a post with an anti theft device some time ago. It was a tire deflating trap(board with nails in it), it then did not surprise me that he had shot himself with another one of his traps. I think these nail traps placed where you think they will drive will do the trick, just remember they are there or it will cost you money.

It can be made in Dunedin however we currently make it all out of our Melbourne factory as this is ISO accredited and has the specialist braiding and heat setting gear. We also batch test every run to make sure it meets standards and specifications so it saves a lot of time. All Arbor products as fully stocked in both New Zealand and Australia and hopefully soon in the UK. We just packed off a shipment to Italy so no doubt it will be seen over there soon.

Just had a look at the site, some really good photos here but this one little video really caught my attention, check out the motorized rope climber. I'm sure Dean could make one up using an old saw, that would get you up the tree in quick time. I would pay to see that!! http://www.sherbrooketreeservice.com/?p=20

Great Vid and great rope supplier.... Great work Graham

They all conform to CE however we have not certified as of yet, we were waiting to see if we could find a good distributor. From what we know the ropes come under PPE under the directive so it is just a matter of registering them. If you have any more Info pleasee PM or email me. Cheers:001_smile:

How much did you pay for your Blaze??

Keep away from Lawyers and courts. It sounds like he is a guy with too much time and money on his hands and from personal experience this could end up costing you heaps of coin with the only reward being proven you were right all along. I ended up flying the white flag to sort the issue out of court even though I was right....All i wanted to do is pour weed killer all over his prized gardens but that would not have been nabourly. I do like the Nailgun idea, that has got great merits.

Sorry for being a little late in jumping in.... Double braided ropes like Blaze have the inherent problem of core/cover slippage or milking. The Uiaa and EN standards both have a standard to meet to this regard (sheath Slippage) hence most of the recreational mountain climbing and static ropes are made with Kernmantle construction, this is where the core used twisted parallel yarns, this allows the core and cover to stretch in unison rather than at different rates. With the double braid the core stretches more than the cover initially which then makes the cover go slack and milk down the line. Once this has happened the cover then locks back onto the core and you are set. This was one major issue we had while producing our new ropes, obviously the 16 plait (Spark, XTC, Blue streak etc) all are cover dependent so you do not have this issue as the core is only there to keep the product round. Donaghys also heat set all there ropes which shrinks the cover onto the core and prevents the rope from The core Dependant lines like NRG, Fly etc all have Kernmantle cores so the are hard to splice but don't milk as much. NE use a simple but old technology of inserting strands up the middle of the core to prevent it flattening under load hence helping the cover lock onto the core, they are use a coating to stop the slippage, this is best shown in Tachyon. So in short it is the nature of the beast for the cover to milk on the Blaze, Being a manufacturer I would have expected our distributor to know this and have dealt with your issue better. I can't say you have a faulty rope or not but as some of the other guys have indicated you should be Ok to cut the excess cover off the end and carry on using the rope with no problems. Good luck sorting out you problem.

The smaller diameter cord binds tighter, when this is used on big rope you may find that you have too much bite hence using a 10mm on big rope works better i.e. less friction. The 10mm binds less and has less contact with the rope hence less friction. All this depends on the system you are using so horses for courses.....

FYI Husqvarna have just purchased Gardena who make Garden hoses and fittings........ sounds more like they are going into the handyman market rather than focusing on the professionals..........