scubadude1188
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I'm new to arborist work and I wanted to know what a good type of rope and length of rope would be good to buy for my first rope.
I also have big hands. I have tried the smaller ropes, but get tired of maintaining a tighter grip on them. They would be fine for mechanical use (ascenders, etc) but I just haven't gotten used to them for friction knot and manual use.
My preferance is Arbormaster rope. It comes in 3 colors, so you can keep ropes sorted by age or use multi ropes of the same type while visually keeping them separate. It is a 13mm rope, so easy to grasp. It doesn't milk (cover doesn't move linearly along inner strands). It is spliceable. It is rated at 8100# (ultimate strength, not working load).
As far as length, only you know what is best for the work you will be doing. I keep a pair of 150 foot ropes on hand, as well as some shorter lengths. I don't want to haul 200 feet of rope when I don't need it. That translates to extra weight and also extra time when you need to work with "the other end". My shorter lengths are pieces that have been scavenged from ropes where localized damage dictated retiring a portion of a rope. They come in handy for redirects or secondary tie in points or additional flip lines. I use a few of them as shorter climbing lines when working smaller trees (again to save weight).
120ft. of Saftey Blue High Vee!
It's easy to tell from a bull rope. A good learners rope. I still use it!
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