Hobby, that is a good one about using bull rope, makes sense, back in the old days when the towers were wood and the men were steel, the high rigger used a really thick manilla rope to climb those big spars. Big John, figured it out yet?
It would seem to make sense, but most bull ropes of today have a rather soft hand, making them essentially the same as a climbing line for a flipline purpose. For example (and I've personally tested both of these as fliplines), 1/2" New England High-Vee vs. 1/2" Stable Braid, pretty much the same. If the diameter between the two is the same, the actual in-use performance is very much the same. You may have a difference in tensile strength, but in a flipline situation, you will never test those outer limits, so the benefit of the extra strength is just mental (and I can respect that).clearance said:Hobby, that is a good one about using bull rope, makes sense
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Yes, you are a pain in the ass, sometimes you do have real answers. I climbed a bigger red cedar that had two tops, I wanted to remove one, I could see the split in the tree about 6ft. down from where the tops started. I had a concern that it would split from the force of the top falling. Does that sound reasonable to you that it be restrained from possibly splitting? The easy way out=spurs.BigJohn said:Why would you think the tree might split? If you have spars splitting out on you when your cutting your not doing something right.
I may sound like a pain in the ass but I've got real answers.
Tree Machine, why not take the easy way out? Isn't that what everyone is looking for an easier way, a safer way.
Some things I do understand, I wouldnt want to ask for ladder when I could footlock sure the ladder is easier on me but it involves asking for a ladder or having to get it yourself.
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