Not to put too fine a point on it, it's cheap E-Bay Chinese Para cord. But, it's thin, light, and reasonably( for what it cost), tough. I just electrical tape the end of the Para cord to the nose of the arrow, and let it pull it up from a large loop on the ground. It's no problem for 25 to 30 ft up a tree. For larger trees, when I want a rope a bit higher, it's 30 Lb. test fishing line ( either braided or Mono), then the para cord, then the actual rope. Fishing line has virtually zero effect on the flight path of an arrow.
Or there's the possibility that you've had a ton of experience / practice, and are really, really good at it.. and, I suck at those methods. When I used to do trees for money, sometimes the Arborist would get the line where he wanted it on the first throw... sometimes it took twenty plus minutes. Maybe there was a reason that he had four or five throwballs. That was 20 plus minutes of paying a crew to sit there and wait. 20 minutes, times four guys.. That's 80 minutes.. At $25.00 an hour.. It cost me $40.00 if the Arborist had a hard time getting the climbing line up. That was money that came off the profit of the quoted price.
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Wait, I thought you said you were a climber?Or there's the possibility that you've had a ton of experience / practice, and are really, really good at it.. and, I suck at those methods. When I used to do trees for money, sometimes the Arborist would get the line where he wanted it on the first throw... sometimes it took twenty plus minutes. Maybe there was a reason that he had four or five throwballs. That was 20 plus minutes of paying a crew to sit there and wait. 20 minutes, times four guys.. That's 80 minutes.. At $25.00 an hour.. It cost me $40.00 if the Arborist had a hard time getting the climbing line up. That was money that came off the profit of the quoted price.
I've tried the various methods of getting a line up in a tree, where you want it to be. Seriously, I suck at getting the damn thing over the right limb. For me, the arrow is the go to for getting it done. That being said, I now have the luxury of time, as, being retired, my company is me, myself, and I.
My suggestion / comment, wasn't meant for someone who does this 50 weeks a year, it was meant for someone who should keep both feet on the ground, at all times. It ( the comment / suggestion) , was about how to get a line up where needed, safely, for an amateur, but slightly knowledgeable homeowner . Safety first!!
In retirement, I've dropped a few trees for my neighbours. They've found it totally cool to see the "bow and arrow trick", after I've let them spend time trying to throw a sack over a limb.. But, then again, as I've said, I'm retired, and have no hurries, no worries.
Thanks ChuckstaOr there's the possibility that you've had a ton of experience / practice, and are really, really good at it.. and, I suck at those methods. When I used to do trees for money, sometimes the Arborist would get the line where he wanted it on the first throw... sometimes it took twenty plus minutes. Maybe there was a reason that he had four or five throwballs. That was 20 plus minutes of paying a crew to sit there and wait. 20 minutes, times four guys.. That's 80 minutes.. At $25.00 an hour.. It cost me $40.00 if the Arborist had a hard time getting the climbing line up. That was money that came off the profit of the quoted price.
I've tried the various methods of getting a line up in a tree, where you want it to be. Seriously, I suck at getting the damn thing over the right limb. For me, the arrow is the go to for getting it done. That being said, I now have the luxury of time, as, being retired, my company is me, myself, and I.
My suggestion / comment, wasn't meant for someone who does this 50 weeks a year, it was meant for someone who should keep both feet on the ground, at all times. It ( the comment / suggestion) , was about how to get a line up where needed, safely, for an amateur, but slightly knowledgeable homeowner . Safety first!!
In retirement, I've dropped a few trees for my neighbours. They've found it totally cool to see the "bow and arrow trick", after I've let them spend time trying to throw a sack over a limb.. But, then again, as I've said, I'm retired, and have no hurries, no worries.
