Samson Tango Ivy splice type?

[ATH]

Class I eye spice, right?

It sounds like the "when to use" Class I vs Class II is based on rope material? I cannot find the material that Tango Ivy is made from...but assume polyester like most other 24 strand double braid arborist lines?

I've done 16 strand Class I. Am I going to regret trying 24 strand or will I be OK doing the final bury with the aid of hydraulics?

(all this asked with the approach: I'd rather ask dumb questions than make dumb mistakes)

 

[Matias]

Class I eye spice, right?

It sounds like the "when to use" Class I vs Class II is based on rope material? I cannot find the material that Tango Ivy is made from...but assume polyester like most other 24 strand double braid arborist lines?

I've done 16 strand Class I. Am I going to regret trying 24 strand or will I be OK doing the final bury with the aid of hydraulics?

(all this asked with the approach: I'd rather ask dumb questions than make dumb mistakes)

24 strand seems to me to be easier than 16 strand. With hydraulic assistance for the bury, you should have no issues at all. And yes, it's a class 1

 

[Njdelaney]

If you've spliced 16-strand before, this will seem easy to finish. Class 1 all the way.

 

[oldoakman]

You will never splice 16 strand again. Use a wire fid for the final bury of the core and taper the core a bit, just at the end after you put it into the fid, but before you pull it into the cover and it will slip right through.

 

[Matias]

You will never splice 16 strand again. Use a wire fid for the final bury of the core and taper the core a bit, just at the end after you put it into the fid, but before you pull it into the cover and it will slip right through.

Yea, I didn't expect 16 strand to be such a PITA