beginner question

[loud_n_proud17]

well i am going looking at the tree master 5/8" rope for some your "basic" natural crotching. so my question is this, is there any way i can reduse the wear on the rope so it dosent wear down as fast? i looked in a catalog and the had a leather cambium saver anyone ever use one of these? and i know not to use a friction saver because there not rated for rigging. so any advice or comments would be awesome and thanks in advance.

 

[Tom Dunlap]

Slings and blocks/pulleys or false crotches are about the only way to reduce wear.

If you do natural crotch rigging lower the pieces slow so that you don't glaze the rope.

If you're getting a 5/8" rope for rigging you must be planning on taking some big pieces. If you figure out how much it costs to replace a trashed rope you might understand that buying a sling and block will pay for itself in reduced rope replacement. As a side benefit you gain a lot of control when you're lowering.

 

[BostonBull]

I would think that a leather cambium saver would wear out VERY quickly with the weights and forces asociated with rigging. If youre going natural crotch pick a wide, U shaped, smooth one and thats the best you can do to preserve your ropes. Or take 5 extra minutes and place a block.

 

[loud_n_proud17]

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If you're getting a 5/8" rope for rigging you must be planning on taking some big pieces.

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i figure that it would be a good all around rope size with out taking huge pieces. and i just don't have the cash right now for the blocks and sling other wise thats the way i would go, for sure. so i figure i would just get this rope to expand my side jobs. (utility trimmer here) we also use a 5/8" 3 strand rope for natural crotching .

 

[Roger_Barnett]

Nothing wrong with the 3 strand. It'll give ya bit more friction, I think, than 12 strand.

I do a fair bit of natural crotch rigging, but usually only on light loads, and with 12 strand 1/2 inch line, which can handle 500-700 pound loads at 10% of tensile. Typically, for loads heavier than a couple hundred pounds, even less often, we'll break out a pulley or block...but stick with 12 inch line till the loads get really heavy. I like 1/2 inch, including double braid, for almost all applications except shock loading or butt hitching heavy wood. It is easier to work with smaller lines.