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
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