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here from the manufacturers site DSM - DSM Dyneema - Ropes
Winching on a pice of string.
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ratty
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well thats a new one on me a piece of plastic winch blanket is gonna slow down a steal rope that has energy stored in it and snaps and flys back at god knows what mph your saying a winch blanket is gonna slow it down
i always use a winch blanket and the recovery i was watchin was using a winch blanket it did nothin to slow down the rope when it snapped:confused2:
If you don't think the winch blanket had any effect you should see what happens if you don't use one.:jaw: If you don't have a winch blanket an old coat tied around the cable, an old rug, blanket or even your floor mats draped over the cable all help. I always keep a snatch block on my cable at work. It sends the cable downwards and also helps block the force.
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****hot, so you have the choice of getting cut in half or having a chunk took out of you or a broken leg ! hmmmmmm thats a harder choice than what are we having at mc donalds ?
the lesson here is if your winching stay well clear of the potential decapitation/broken bones by using a remote control winch and standing well away from the cable. :crutch:
nonsense, climbing rope of any kind is designed to have "give" in it to to provide some degree of fall arrest cushioning - winch "rope" has very little real give - kinetic recovery lines are built using similar materials as climbing ropes
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Been there done that got the bruises
Got a tirfor instead now Secret to winching with a hi-lift is to have second chain or static rope with a prussic loop attached. to take the strain and prevent the stuck vehicle from sliding backwards when you have to re-rig the hi-lift
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sometimes its about makin do i spose..not every one has a winch but a lot more people have access to a highliftBut it works if it's all you have or can afford ...
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static Abseil ropes are designed for abseiling and have very little stretch in them They are not to be confused with climbing ropes which have upto 30% stretch in them A 20ft fall on a climbing rope is easily survived without any injuries at all. the same fall on a static rope will cause massive hip and pelvic injuries and can even kill you.
parently falling 20ft using the wrong rope generates the same sorta forces you'd get from a head on doing 50mph
be interesting to see how a climbing rope would function in a winch (take cover first kids)
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ratty
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any rope will kill you if youve tied it round your neck and jumped !
If you have a 6ft drop and a 10ft rope I woulda thought you might survive.
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Consider yoself honoured - lookin like a "pretty Daft" is summat most peeps would aspire to :behindsofa:.
If you have a 6ft drop and a 10ft rope I woulda thought you might survive.
vivnap will have figured that one out by this time tomorrow
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Yep dangerous sport is climbing Me backs knackered from taking a big fall off an overhang in Nth Wales.:crutch:
A climbing rope on a winch would be like using a kerr.
I once needed to move a transit pickup minus it's tipper body. but with all the brakes seized on. I used an old climbing rope doubled up and attached to the transit and my 110. with the 110 almost touching the front of the ford. I reversed back at speed and stretched the rope to almost twice it's length. The transit never moved.
For about 5 seconds
then as I sat and watched it suddenly shot forwards and stopped less than 4ft away from the 110. Talk about fooking ****ting meself.
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You seem to be crediting him with SOME inteligence then?
well dunt everyone have a calculator these days ?
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hahahaha vivnap once tied a rope around his neck threw the other end over a street light and pulled. the result was funny at the time ! as vivnap pulled his body went into the air for about 6 foot then the loop snapped tight around vivnaps neck and he fell to the floor feeling very dizzy.
fortunatly, or unfortunatly for some, vivnap mannage to get the loop free just before he blacked out. vivnaps mates just stood laughing not realising the thrashing about was for real. vivnap aint stupid enough to do that trick again !!!
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but you were to try it in the first place...........
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