Eye to eye splice rupture

[macswan]

My buddy who just switched to cordage from a Blake's was rockin this ice tail for about a month. I saw it and gave him a new piece of armor prus to replace it. I've never seen that happen. Anyone else?

It came from a catalog company. I have recently heard not great things about these large splicing operations. Curious if this is a sign of poor craftsmanship.

 

[oceans]

Looks like a poor taper on both buries, which would facilitate the ends coming out like that if the hitch config put a hard enough bend at those points. It could be repaired if the buries are long enough to re-taper properly and still have the appropriate length for a Class II splice.

 

[limbwalker247]

I have had it happen with tied ends. Now I change ends/rotate every climb and it doesnt happen anymore.

 

[oceans]

I have had it happen with tied ends. Now I change ends/rotate every climb and it doesnt happen anymore.

Just curious, what cordage you are using that ruptured? Was it a double braid or hollow braid?

 

[tomthetreeman]

I'm guessing HRC? The version that had the herniation issues?

 

[limbwalker247]

Just curious, what cordage you are using that ruptured? Was it a double braid or hollow braid?

bee line

 

[oceans]

I guessing you were on the older version of 10mm Bee Line, which would make sense. That was an issue that several people had. The newer version does not have the problem.

 

[tomthetreeman]

I meant to say beeline. No, really I did.

 

[tuttle]

Tapers on 12strand always play up, makes no odds on the strength.

by the way, i'm a one man band, tree surgeon and rope splicer, so you get whats right regardless....

 

[banjo]

There were a few batches of HRC that did it, Bee Line is probably more known for it though. That splice just looks like the tapered ends backing out a bit, it happens all the time. That being said, it should be retired.

 

[tuttle]

On more commercial applications, they just tape up the taper and that holds them in.

Maybe and kind of jacket that's flexible could work....i'm thinking of the mesh cabling stuff??

 

[Tony]

You all looking at the picture? Macswan says ice tail in the original post. That is what I see.

Whoever said it is a poor tail taper, I agree. Like Tuttle said, no real strength loss (long as the burry is of adequate length)

BUT . . . if you cut corners on one thing, you will cut corners on the next! (pun partially intended)

Retire. Get a better splice.

Tony

 

[tomthetreeman]

Tony, if you follow the thread, it gets away from discussing the cord in the pic to limb walker mentioning it happening with other cord, which we then discuss.

-Tom

 

[Tony]

Tome,

Strange twist! Pun intended!

Tony