tow rope

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

Thanks,
Doug

On Aug 23, 7:38*pm, tazman wrote:
I'm looking for sources of tow rope in the USA. Can you help?

Thanks,
Doug

Try wingsandwheels.com

I'm partial to fisherman & marine supply stores for rope. They have an
abundance of styles, strengths, and composition. Also, they usually
are reasonably priced.

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.

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

"brianDG303" wrote in message
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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


I can't tell from the catalogue. Is this a hollow braid rope?

Thanks

Hartley Falbaum

On Aug 24, 5:23*am, "HL Falbaum" wrote:
"brianDG303" wrote in message

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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

I can't tell from the catalogue. Is this a hollow braid rope?

Thanks

Hartley Falbaum

This? 12-strand single braid description, but the image appears to be
double braid.

http://www.samsonrope.com/index.cfm?rope=66

On Aug 24, 7:39*am, Frank Whiteley wrote:
On Aug 24, 5:23*am, "HL Falbaum" wrote:



"brianDG303" wrote in message

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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

I can't tell from the catalogue. Is this a hollow braid rope?

Thanks

Hartley Falbaum

This? *12-strand single braid description, but the image appears to be
double braid.

http://www.samsonrope.com/index.cfm?rope=66

That's the rope we use, in 6mm or 1/4". I'm not sure what hollow braid
is exactly but we use a hollow braid splice to put the rings on, you
loop it back on itself, shove about 18" up into the hollow core
(through the braid) and you are good.

Brian

On Aug 24, 7:39*am, Frank Whiteley wrote:
On Aug 24, 5:23*am, "HL Falbaum" wrote:





"brianDG303" wrote in message

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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

I can't tell from the catalogue. Is this a hollow braid rope?

Thanks

Hartley Falbaum

This? *12-strand single braid description, but the image appears to be
double braid.

http://www.samsonrope.com/index.cfm?rope=66- Hide quoted text -

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We tried the 12strand hollow braid out here in the desert. It did not
last as long as the 3ply twisted poly pro.
Bill

I have nearly every type of tow rope available......literally 100's of
spools in stock
see my website page http://www.wingsandwheels.com/page30.htm
thanks
tim

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

Thanks,
Doug

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