Demise of the Barrel Coil

[bonner1040]

Heres a peak at what I have been working on lately! Im no craftsman so I didnt do the building.

I have roughly 120 ropes, ready to dispense, all coming into two different stationary counting stations.

We are done barrel coiling ropes. Our ropes are being shipped flaked into sealed bags. Gone are the times of going insane untangling inexplicable knots in your new rope.

I mocked it up with cardboard:






Then we built it out.

 

[Bixler]

Bag it up Bonner! Bag it!!!

COOL

 

[Burnham]

Looks like a mess, but probably better that doing what I used to do...tie the end to my ATV, set the coil on a dowel upright in the vice on my workbench, and ease off around the work center for a few laps until 600' of rope was all un-twisted.

Always choose a day after a week of dry ones, keeps your new rope much cleaner...ask me how I know .

 

[NickfromWI]

I ❤️ this


love
nick

 

[flushcut]

Why am I thinking pasta sauce.
Looks good!

 

[MasterBlaster]

I'm not quite sure what I looking at in those first few pics.

The Rope Room!

 

[Limbrat]

Grrreat Nick. How 'bout throw line? My last batch took me about thirty minutes to UN Zing-It

 

[Altissimus]

...cool design and build

 

[PCTREE]

I bet its still a bear getting those spools onto the bars though. Man 1200' of rope is heavy aint it!! I like those boxes though, might look into getting it like that.

 

[Grendel]

Loose in a bag is fine w/ me guys

 

[bonner1040]

Anyone else get any rope in a bag lately? Thoughts feedback?

I bet its still a bear getting those spools onto the bars though. Man 1200' of rope is heavy aint it!! I like those boxes though, might look into getting it like that.

It is a 2 man job for sure

 

[Szajer]

I'm not quite sure what I looking at in those first few pics.

The Rope Room!

Took me a minute too, then I seen the plans written on the cardboard. It's the wutchamacallit model for the rope thingy.

 

[BOTS]

Bag it and tag it...looks good Bonner!!

 

[kevin bingham]

instead of knots maybe some cleats like they have on boats to secure the rope after you cut it. Cool project. effecient