I bought a 12 ounce throw weight for arborists from SherrillTree.com but I didn't get any slick line (what the pros call it.) Beware if you use SherrillTree; once they have your address, you'll never be shut of them.
On Sun, May 26, 2019 at 3:04 PM Walter Underwood <[email protected]> wrote: > I was on a 50 mile Scout trek and two Scouts got a bear-bagging rope with > a rock tied to it stuck in a tree. They pulled as hard as they could and it > shot back and hit one of them in the neck. Luckily, it only hit soft > tissue, but he was in shock and couldn’t turn his head for a couple of days. > > There is a kind of rope which is specifically designed to not get stuck in > trees, “arborist throw line”. These days, I exclusively use that for bear > bagging and for field antennas. Arborists also have throw weights for > trees, though I don’t take those on hikes. > > http://www.wesspur.com/throw-line/zing-it-throw-line.html > > wunder > K6WRU > Walter Underwood > CM87wj > http://observer.wunderwood.org/ (my blog) > > > On May 26, 2019, at 11:35 AM, Tom Boucher <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Wayne's problem with a tree eating his wire reminds me of an incident > some > > years ago when I was attempting to get an antenna halyard over a tall oak > > tree. I used some braided nylon cord with a probable breaking strain of > > several hundred pounds, which was attached to a drilled golf ball. > > > > My catapult put the ball and cord over a branch somewhat lower than > > intended so I attempted to pull it back. Of course the inevitable > happened > > and the ball wound itself around the branch. No matter how hard I pulled > > the cord it wouldn't come. So I wound the cord around a piece of wood and > > with my heels dug into the ground, gave it my full body weight plus some. > > > > Finally it released itself and the golf ball shot towards me hitting me > in > > the right foot and breaking several bones. I had literally shot myself in > > the foot! I'm just thankful it wasn't 2 or 3 feet up otherwise my voice > > would now be an octave or so higher. > > > > Heard the guys sniggering behind the curtain in the hospital A&E > department > > after I told them I had shot myself with a golf ball. XYL not at all > > impressed at having to drive me to the salt mine for 6 weeks. > > > > Lead weights used by anglers could be even more lethal. > > > > Needless to say I don't use that method any more and now use a compressed > > air device with weighted tennis balls which works a treat! > > > > 73, > > Tom G3OLB > > ______________________________________________________________ > > Elecraft mailing list > > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html -- 72, Rich Hurd / WC3T / DMR: 3142737 Northampton County RACES, EPA-ARRL Public Information Officer for Scouting Latitude: 40.761621 Longitude: -75.288988 (40°45.68' N 75°17.33' W) Grid: *FN20is* ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
