promaster rigging line

how much have you guys heard about this line? any of you use it? does it last as long as trueblue, its pretty cheap and has a nice tensil strength on it, something i might actually be able to talk the big man into purchaseing due to its cost
 
The company where i work has been going the same route, super cheap braided lines for rigging. We're on our second set, before that they would just use retired climbing lines. The first set was forestry pro. we had two lines and they got chewed up pretty fast, but they have lasted us through about a year of constant use. They're pretty beat now, and a bunch shorter than when we started, so we got a spool of arborplex, as our supplier was out of forestry pro. The arborplex is allready glazed after just a week or two. I don't think the arborplex will wear much better than the forestry pro. they're not pretty, but they seem to get the job done. Just accept that these lines will have a limited lifespan, and be prepared to replace them. It might well be more economical in the long run to buy a more expensive but durable line.

One factor for us is that the groundies always get the shiney new long line whenever we call for a lowering line. we've got a box on the truck full of beat up shorter than 150' lines that are perfect for light use, but they always get the new long one. that has definatly been a factor in the accelerated wear of our forestry pro lines. We cut our new set to 200' with the idea that we'll use shorter lines when we can and save the new ones for the big trees, until they wear out and get shorter.

sorry for the long post, but i've been thinking about this same issue recently...
 
It's a little pricey but I like 1/2" NE Super braid for typical natural crotch rigging. That tight jacket is durable as hell. It doesn't knot as well as Stable Braid but it's good enough.
Stable Braid for rigging with blocks... 9/16" is a convenient size.
 
True Blue just about my favorite rigging line, but all my side work lines are 3-strand. Only problem I've run into is the added friction if you ever try to lift a limb tip-tied using 3 strand.

If you can, tail after utility guys after a storm. They leave behind more good 3 strand than you could believe.

At work I had the boss buy 150' of 3 strand, I wanted to make some light-duty slings and have a good short rope leftover. What we got was New England Multiline II in 1/2 inch. Don't buy it if you can avoid it. Hockles just by looking at it wrong, and when it is distorted the strands squirt out the fishing line stuff that the insides are made of. That composition also made for some ugly splices. The outer fibers you can rub into a fuzz with your thumb, I don't expect it to last very long.

My home 3-strand lines are 100% polyester, definitely desirable.
 
we abused an unfortunate 5/8 3 strand on a 100ft spruce today. When we started to block down wood I noticed how bad the stretch in the line was. Unbelieveable. Got to a point where the extra footage mattered and had to switch out to another line to make some money cuts. I'm not a big fan of having to switch the lines out especially when you have to chase the block. Does true blue stretch this bad? God I hope not, I finally talked my boss into a spool of it.

Now if only he would change out his loopie and whoopie slings. Is over 3 years too long to keep these slings in service? I think so. After snapping an eye sling everything goes under the lens
 
True Blue won't likely stretch too badly... break it in a bit and you're off to the races. A slight stretch to me is considered quite stretchy, in comparison to a static line (just the way I think). I'd say that from what I've heard/read True Blue is one of the most popular/used lines of all time in our industry.
 
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I'm not a big fan of having to switch the lines out especially when you have to chase the block. Does true blue stretch this bad? God I hope not, I finally talked my boss into a spool of it.

Now if only he would change out his loopie and whoopie slings. Is over 3 years too long to keep these slings in service? I think so. After snapping an eye sling everything goes under the lens

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True Blue is extremely stretchy.
If you don't like switchin ropes, start with 1 you won't need to switch.
 
Agreed... when money isn't the deciding factor, which it shouldn't be: go for the goods like Stable Braid. I think True Blue is an excellent rope, but that doesn't cancel out the tougher options. Someone who owns or runs a tree company "should" know the ins and outs of all basic equipment such as ropes... very disheartening to hear a boss whine about the price of a piece of quality rope. What more usefull thing could an arborist ask for next to a chainsaw? I really couldn't imagine working at a place where quality, up to date gear isn't at arms length.
 
oh man, im glad we just ordered that reel of trueblue, ha, maybe i can talk the guy into purchaseing a hank of stablebraid, because we are really hurting on rigging lines, we have a 3/4 inch bull that is hurting, ill take a pic, maybe you guys can nail down a birthdate for said rope, im guessing circa 1795
 
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