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Rope or Strap?
muddyweb:
That's OK... you only have a light vehicle ;-)
Just don't go trying to recover any stuck 110s :-)
SMason0877:
I'll put that on my "What Not To Do" List.
Thanks Muddy :D
EvilEd:
Personal preference is a 12t nylon rope, with an 8t strap bridle and 3.75t rated shackles(Hopefully the weakest point)
Nylon is more forgiving than a strap as you take up the slack, less of a jolt. If the shackles go, then the bridle should cause enough drag on the rope to let the rope "Cramp" before it's completely free of the bridle and would then stop the rope trying to do injury to anyone. When I next see the chap with the bridles down at woodlands, I'll buy a second one as so many people don't have them and I don't like not having a bridle at both ends. Also means that the rope does not have a shackle attached so less weight flying about.
Advantage of a strap is that you can double it up without affecting the strength badly (or causing a weak point) Ropes don't like to be bent back on themselves. (So a 15M Strap could be used as a 7.5M or 5M if you double or treble it up) Course, if you use some old military snatchblocks, you could do this even better with a rope!
Another advantage with the strap is that it's easier to clean / less likely to get stones / grit caught in it. If you drop a strap in mud, the mud tends to stay on the surface more and any particles that get into the strap will be quite small. Ropes tend to "Open up" when slack and a sharp lump of flint caught inside the rope can quickly damage it.
Glad to see no-one suggesting using a chain though....
Range Rover Blues:
--- Quote from: "EvilEd" ---Glad to see no-one suggesting using a chain though....
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And what's wrong with a chain?
Seriously, I can accept the view that a chain for car to car recovery would transmit every little bump and knock but the very fact that they don't stretch makes them safer for [/i]winching surely?
Eeyore:
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And what's wrong with a chain?
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Again, it comes down to strain rate - with no shock absorbtion in the system every little jolt will place serious loads through your anchor points - very uncomfortable. Even strops have some give.
Winching however, is a slightly different ball game. Loads are applied more steadily reducing shock loading - thankfully the winches we use just aren't that powerfull. Mind you, I've still seen anchors fail, but thats another story!
cheers
8)
Eeyore
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