Killed by rope

[Avery]

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/tx/4951495.html

 

[stevebullman]

wow...everyone knows the hazards concerning winch cables, but thats surprising a rope did that much damage. i wonder what sort of rope and what size truck they were pulling with

 

[Colin]

I'd sure like to see that rope.

 

[Toparboring]

Yeah i would like to know what rope. sorry but when it comes to shrubs. If ya need a truck to get them out then HYDROLICS are your friend rent a mini .
Nate

 

[Jamin_Mayer]

Did you guys see the myth buster on snapped cables?

 

[TreeCo]

Some 1/2 inch nylon rope and a half ton pickup truck could do it.

 

[stevebullman]

why nylon?

 

[Smallwood]

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Did you guys see the myth buster on snapped cables?

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Yep, I did and the results were contrary to everything I've ever heard.
Phil

 

[TreeCo]

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why nylon?

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It is strong and has a lot more stretch than arborist ropes.

 

[Norm_Hall]

Alot more stretch, means alot more recoil.

Sad to hear of this. Knowing the limitations of your equipment will go a long way.

 

[treebing]

what was the mythbusters episode results? please share

 

[Colin]

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Did you guys see the myth buster on snapped cables?

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The poor dead hog!

 

[zaphod1798]

The myth was busted, but probably made a nice tender pig roast! I don't think they got it too accurate anyhow. All of us have been in a rope pileup under a tree before and just gravity makes ropes hurt.

 

[tophopper]

The myth was busted yes. But the myth they were trying to bust was to cut a body completely in half with a recoiled rope or cable. They failed everytime hence busting the myth. They did however find it very plausible for the recoil to cause fatal injuries.

 

[Jamin_Mayer]

That would be one painful death. I can't imagine the force to be able to sever a limb. Man. That's disturbing to think about.

 

[Gerald_Beranek]

Some years back a neighbor was pulling a stump with a long run of rope and pickup truck. Jerk, pull, run, jerk, pull... When the last root gave up the ghost the stump came through the back window and put him in the hospital. Nearly killed him.

 

[Gerald_Beranek]

I've watch the rigging on skid Cats break numerous times in the woods. And most of the time it pulled apart at a wear spot and never really snapped back. But with the hook broke, or other connector, that inch and a quarter steel line recoiled with a force that would break a small tree. Indeed would tear through a man.

 

[zaphod1798]

Yes, but they were moving the cable in an arc. That would not sever a human. What I was saying is that the combine force of direct impact and inertia(the rest of the rope), would be more than sufficient to hurt you by simply falling from a tree,ie. pulling you're rope down at the end of a climb. I've been hit, you've been hit, I'm pretty sure that goes for all of us here. It's one of the first lessons any tree guy learns, DON'T stand near a tense rope! Hope this clears up what I was trying to say. Next time I'll supply a technical manual.

 

[Al57]

Well it's a known fact that sailors have been decapitated when the catch cables on aircraft carriers fail.


I personally saw a cleat that must have weighed a thousand pounds get flung perhaps 50 feet when the bolts failed while backing a nuc sub from the pier.The rope was 2 inch three strand nylon.I also have no doubt that under max tension a failure of some sort would have indeed cut a person in half.I have also seen that type rope with the strands straight out and the diameter was about 1 inch.Made me a little nervous.

 

[Gerald_Beranek]

Yep, that would certainly do it, Al