[TowerTalk] Ropes over pine trees

[Tom Osborne]

That is an excellent point.

Another problem is that the rope, when being slid over a limb, will damage 
the bark on the limb when pulling the rope up or down.  No big problem, 
until the pitch and bark grow over the rope.  Then it is stuck good.

I put a BIG egg insulator on the end of a rope.  Then I put a rope through 
the egg insulator in a big loop.  Pull the insulator up into the tree and 
tie it there.  The egg insulator works like a pully, but you don't have to 
worry about the rope getting stuck between the wheel and the case of the 
pully.  A rope will slide throught the insulator very easily.  If the rope 
with the insulator gets stuck, no big deal as I'm not planning on moving it 
anyway.

73 and have a very Merry Christmas!!
Tom W7WHY




>I just used a tennis ball laucher and easily shot over 70' hardwoods in NC. 
>The problem wasn't the height, but rather, trying to avoid the rope getting 
>stuck between the crotches of fine branches....