wiley_p
Climbing Up
kind of overkill but the main service ropes get washed every month-6 weeks.
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treetrash
Guest
I'm use my climbline almost every day and wash it maybe 2 times a year. Not much rain in AZ and we rarely get a chance to use more then 20 feet of our ropes. I once heard to use mayo to clean sap off a rope. Anybody ever try it? I've told others to try it but I don't get near that stuff. I doubt vegenaise would have the same effect.
thattreeguy
TreeHouser
anything oily
i worked out there before, sure dont miss the palo verde or mesquites and the scorpions
i think i just liked the monsoons
i worked out there before, sure dont miss the palo verde or mesquites and the scorpions
i think i just liked the monsoons
Burnham
Woods walker
There are a few cleansers made that are specifically designed for cleaning life support ropes...one is called Lifeline. I use it and it's a good product. I run the rope through a commercial washer, daisy chained.
http://www.rocknrescue.com/acatalog/Lifeline-Rope-Cleaner.html
As y'all know, I work in conifers far more than hardwoods, and my ropes get pitchy something fierce. I occasionally have to treat particularly bad spots by hand with Goop hand cleaner, and then soak the whole rope in a laundry sink in hot water with a handful of Goop sloshed about. After an overnight soak, I rinse the heck out of it, working all up and down the rope with my hands, squeegieing out the water, changing the rinse water to clean a few times, until it stays clear in the sink. This takes a long time and alot of work to do right, but for bad pitch, it's effective.
And no, petroleum based products will not degrade polyester or nylon ropes.
http://www.rocknrescue.com/acatalog/Lifeline-Rope-Cleaner.html
As y'all know, I work in conifers far more than hardwoods, and my ropes get pitchy something fierce. I occasionally have to treat particularly bad spots by hand with Goop hand cleaner, and then soak the whole rope in a laundry sink in hot water with a handful of Goop sloshed about. After an overnight soak, I rinse the heck out of it, working all up and down the rope with my hands, squeegieing out the water, changing the rinse water to clean a few times, until it stays clear in the sink. This takes a long time and alot of work to do right, but for bad pitch, it's effective.
And no, petroleum based products will not degrade polyester or nylon ropes.
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Bounce
Guest
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olyman
Guest
sean--they said minimal use of liquid soap,two or three drops per washer full--
SouthSoundTree
Treehouser
I'll double over a rope, twice, then daisy chain it. Rinsing it out in the bathtub with the stopper plug at first to build up a bath, then drain, and refill a few inches again. Agitate some more, then drain and rinse with the shower head.
For short lengths, like 50' and under, just double over, daisy chain, put in the toilet and flush about 10 times.
Just kidding.
For short lengths, like 50' and under, just double over, daisy chain, put in the toilet and flush about 10 times.
Just kidding.
canadiantreeman
TreeHouser
Ah you had me I was just about to make some embarrassing phone calls!
CurSedVoyce
California Hillbilly
That could go in a book... How a tree guy cleans his commode.
SkwerI
Treehouser
A 5 gallon bucket and garden hose work a little bit better than the toilet.
MasterBlaster
Administrator Emeritus
Orrrrrr, a carwash.
lumberjack
Young man on the go
Or that handy dandy washing machine!
CurSedVoyce
California Hillbilly
Preferably the one at the coin op 
lumberjack
Young man on the go
I do it in our own washer, but it's augerless.
CurSedVoyce
California Hillbilly
There ya go ...
pigwot
M's, Juniper's, Lowen’s, and Inge’s Grandpa
I have only washed a few ropes in 30 years, so not much experience at all.
I do use Citra-Solv on my regular and synthetic clothing to deal with heavy pitch buildup; works really well.
I do use Citra-Solv on my regular and synthetic clothing to deal with heavy pitch buildup; works really well.
MasterBlaster
Administrator Emeritus
Nah, I think I ruined my Maytag washing ropes. I don't wash my ropes anymore - they just don't seem to get all that dirty. If a rope gets all sapped up I'll blast it at a car wash.
lumberjack
Young man on the go
Was it augerless, MB? Depending on the amount of trash in the rope, it can eat the discharge pump up. Our model had an issue with that pump anyways, so we have an extended warranty.
Then again, it's pretty rare I need to wash a rope anyways.
Then again, it's pretty rare I need to wash a rope anyways.
MasterBlaster
Administrator Emeritus
It had an agitator, that's the part that broke. I just reached in and picked it up outta there. I'm sure it was the rope washing that killed it prematurely.
Altissimus
TreeHouser
I never wash'em either ...except the short of one inch that hangs from the living room ceiling , It was given to me when a big demolition company snapped the last twenty plus foot with a badly chosen knot pulling down a large chimney using excavator ... the line a high quality sixteen with a nicely whipped end .. I took it the laundromat came out nice
lumberjack
Young man on the go
Ah yeah, if it's got an auger/agitator the rope has to be in bags to keep it from wrapping around and causing issues. In that case I'd just go to the laundry mat.
thattreeguy
TreeHouser
and that was today , had to wash 2 lines and 2 lanyards
my kid didnt notice i was soaking a rope in the soak sink,, and turned on the washer
flooding my laundry room
well the floors clean too
sotc
Dormant hero!!
I rarely wash em but never had trouble with the machine or knots. My pockets carry far more debris than my ropes
squisher
THE CALM ONE!!!!
Mine too. I often leave a tip in the form of sawdust when shopping.
woodworkingboy
TreeHouser
Sawdust is how I prove to my wife that I've been working. No dust on the carpet, she gets suspicious. Her hay fever is a sign that things are good between us.
