That seems difficult to pull the rope with such a tiny diameter. Also dangerous for friction burns...
Josh Luthman Office: 937-552-2340 Direct: 937-552-2343 1100 Wayne St Suite 1337 Troy, OH 45373 On Nov 19, 2015 8:22 PM, "Mark Radabaugh" <[email protected]> wrote: > We use regular poly pull line all the time: > http://www.homedepot.com/p/Klein-Tools-6-500-ft-Pulling-Line-56110/100660172 > > It’s cheap and more than strong enough to pull the 1/2” rope up and back > down the tower. We use it a couple of ways: > > a) Climber takes the bucket of string, a pulley, and a couple of small > weights up the tower. Tie the weight on and throw the string down. Cut > the poly and repeat. Tie the two ends of the poly together through the > pulley, attach the rope at the bottom and pull it up. If you rig the poly > onto the rope correctly it fits though the pulley without having to mess > around up top. This method works best on towers with a number of > obstructions the prevent the next method from working. It doesn’t work > well when it’s really windy. > > b) Climber takes the pulley with the line already through it up with him. > Helper on the ground keeps the tag and and the line coming out of the > bucket under control. This is the lightest for the climber but doesn’t > work when there are a lot of things for the poly to snag on or where the > climber weaves in and out of the tower. > > The cathead winch will easily pull the poly line. > > We don’t try to salvage the poly line - it’s cheap enough that we just > recycle it when we are done (ok - who am I kidding, we wad it up and throw > it in the trash can). > > > Mark Radabaugh > Amplex > 27800 Lemoyne, Ste F > Millbury, OH 43447 > 419-837-5015 x1021 > [email protected] > > > On Nov 18, 2015, at 9:22 AM, Ken Hohhof <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > We use the Omni Blocks as the travelling pulley for trolleying but the > best ones by far for the top side are the Kearney or Hubbell aluminum > blocks: > > > > http://www.gmesupply.com/catalogsearch/result/?q=kearney+block > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- From: George Skorup > > Sent: Tuesday, November 17, 2015 10:04 PM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Pull line > > > > We do this all the time. We have cheap-o 200' of white 3/8" from Home > > Depot or something like that. NOT nylon sheath, that shit sucks. Fits in > > a regular size climbers canvas bucket. Climber throws it over/down, hook > > up the block keeping both ends of the load rope on the ground, he pulls > > it up. You could even get something like a Petzl micro pulley to make it > > a little easier on the tower guy. If we're working above 200 feet, then > > they just climb up with one end of the 400' 7/16" to pull up the 800 > 7/16". > > > > A top side pulley that I highly recommend is the Rock Exotica Omni Block > > series. We have the 2" which isn't exactly rated for capstan hoist use, > > but we're also not hauling 1k lbs of gear. There's a 2.5 or 2.6" that is > > capstan rated now though. > > > > On 11/17/2015 9:39 PM, Roland Houin wrote: > >> try mule tape. > >> fairly cheap & light. > >> we've put a bunch on a extension cord reel. > >> you will need a small weight so when you drop the tape, it doesn't blow > in the wind too much. > >> > >> roland > >> > >>> On some towers, water towers and buildings it's a real pain to bring > the rope > >> up. > >> I'm wondering if there's some sort of really light rope that would > enable us to > >> bring the whole thing up, drop it, and then pull up a real load rope. > My main > >> concern would be weight and size of 200+ feet of even tiny rope. > >> Does anyone have any experience or suggestions? > >> Josh Luthman > >> Office: 937-552-2340 > >> Direct: 937-552-2343 > >> 1100 Wayne St > >> Suite 1337 > >> Troy, OH 45373 < > >> > > > > > >
