On Aug 23, 6:42*pm, BTiz wrote:
On Aug 23, 4:38*pm, tazman wrote:

I'm looking for sources of tow rope in the USA. Can you help?

Thanks,
Doug

We get our rope from the local "rigging" store.
600ft spool of 5/8 3 ply ploy pro makes three 200ft tow ropes, we put
an eye splice in each end and appropriate weak links.
Each spool costs us about $84 and the three ropes last about 9 months,
3 months each rope. We operate off a paved runway, do not drop the
rope on landing, but the end does get dragged across a gravel area
before the pavement on landing. *The "whip" end of the rope gets
weaker and we normally trim about 10ft and redo the eye splice.
Normally after 2 trimmings it is time to replace the rope.

We use Samson Polytron Quiksplice:

http://www.cbknot.com/QuikSplicePolytron.htm

about $0.08 from many sources. It's something like spun olefin (Tyvek)
and it is really good stuff. It is a UV resistant abraision resistant
rigging line use in fishnet rigging applications.

Brian