[TowerTalk] Rope for free hand lifting

[Mickey Baker]

I've ordered a lot of different stuff from Chris KF7P and have never been
disappointed. If he says that rope fits the bill, it will.

You might want 5/8" double braided polyester if your grip is bad, but 1/2"
will lift anything a human can pull up.

I'd also suggest, that if the "pull up" is difficult, you might want to
modify your technique. Instead of the pull-up, attach a robust block - a
pulley - near your work, so that you can pull a load from the ground and
tie it securely as you cimb. Gravity and your weight can be your friend.
KF7P sells an assorted pulleys that you can deploy as you need.

73,

Mickey Baker, N4MB
Palm Beach Gardens, FL
*“The servant-leader is servant first… It begins with the natural feeling
that one wants to serve, to serve first. Then conscious choice brings one
to aspire to lead." Robert K. Greenleaf*


On Tue, Jul 5, 2022 at 1:28 PM chris perri <EZRhino at fastmovers.biz> wrote:

> The 1/2” found here is perfect for this:
>
> https://www.kf7p.com/KF7P/Dacron_Rope.html <
> https://www.kf7p.com/KF7P/Dacron_Rope.html>
>
>
> Chris
> KF7P
>
>
> > On Jul 5, 2022, at 11:16 AM, N1BUG <paul at n1bug.com> wrote:
> >
> > I am looking for suggestions on rope. I often do tower work alone and
> use a rope to pull up items such as buckets of tools, rotators, equipment
> boxes, etc. I attach one end of the rope to the item while on the ground,
> climb the tower with the other end, then use the rope to pull the item up
> to me.
> >
> > I have been using 5/16" dacron rope for several years but gripping the
> small diameter rope is not comfortable when there is a 20 to 40 pound load
> on the other end. I would like to replace the rope with something larger in
> size.
> >
> > Ideally I want 1/2" to 5/8" braided rope with reasonably low stretch,
> reasonably light weight, somewhat abrasion resistant. I would like to try
> 5/8" if that doesn't make the rope too heavy. I do not like twisted ropes.
> They allow loads to spiral excessively and always seem to get snarled up.
> Suggestions?
> >
> > There are very few brick and mortar stores that sell quality rope near
> me, so I am probably looking at purchasing from an online vendor. That
> said, buying rope without seeing and feeling it can be a gamble... hence
> the reason for my question.
> >
> > 73,
> > Paul N1BUG
> >
> >
> >
> >
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