TreeStuff.com Accelerated Rope Wear Testing

[Grendel]

Significant loss of strength. Did the test lines fail at or near the area that cycled over the block?

 

[MasterBlaster]

Awesome article/report!

 

[toyotadadon]

Have all of the rope test broke in the same spots? I suspect at the block?

 

[flushcut]

I wonder if the cycles (time between pulls) is building up heat in the rope?

 

[Grendel]

Gotta be ruthless internal abrasion going on. I bet a dirty/used rope would fare much worse.