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Skeery lookin' too! But we all know that....:P

Bump for the great story! You got into the industry as a very young pup, didn't ya, Ger?! I think I'm a bit older than you, but didn't start climbing daily till 1975, at the ripe old age of 26.....So, I only climbed on manila for a coupla years. And for bull rope, well, I never worked on...

Ummmm...so, were they some of the lines you used on the Volvo vid, big fella? Hmmm, well, if what you say is true, and it well could be, then the catalog folks better start printing some usage guidelines....Sherril has always been the leader there with their instruction laden catalogs.....I may...

Without resorting to mechanical advantage, we've maxed out the GRCS a couple times, doing storm damged trees...as in cranking 'er up for all we're worth.....two guys can kinda get on the crank together, though there ain't much room....specially if a behemoth like ya, Carl, be the other fella...

Gotcha, Nick...Vectran has even less creep, I think, and is a bit pricier....prolly not needed for tree work....but doesn't it handle heat better than basic spectra or dyneema?

What were you doing with them, Frans? I have 3, but one is brand new, the other only used a couple times, and the third is due for replacement but still servicable. That said, I really don't use them that much.....

Bounce, that's a given, or it should be. Ther should be no shock loading on any high mod lines... I don't think the arbo supply houses make this clear in their catalogs.... Now, when lowering heavy loads after picking, they are coming down slow (or should be) so there's little heat build-up.

That I haven't heard. Of course, high mod lines shouldn't be shock loaded, but I've heard the lines can be used at a high percentage of tensile strength repeatedly. Bending it over a tight radius may be a problem....but, the radius on a Harken drum shouldn't be much of an issue.

Thanks, Nick....I kinda thought that's what Carl meant. No wonder Val 2 is so strong...and pricey!! Ben's company did a normal double braid splice on my new DS Composite...and added a cover piece from another line to protect the eye. Ever try a 12 strand tuck splice?

I don't think the weight bearing core of my double braid is 12 strand hollow braid....I'd have to look...there is an exposed end on my old line.....and a bad spot where the sheath has lost most of its braids...and the core is poking through. Have resisted cutting it out as 90% of the strength is...

Pm'd ya, Brendon..... My supplier can beat anybody's price by a country mile.... And PSRopes products are very good.... That Validator is prolly great line, but its way too pricey..and is 24 strand....16 is all you need.... Forgot my old DSComp high modulus line yesterday on this job..the old...