How's the splice today?

[Marc-Antoine]

For the ultrasling, as I see it, the 2 brummels are locked together if pulled in one direction (pulling each rope going through the eye on the other) but can slide away in the other direction (pulling each rope by the eye side). That gives the possibility of some movement, so more wear can be expected. With 3 brummels, its locked both ways, as one is jammed between the two others.

2 brummels are fine to catch a ring because the ring takes out all possibility of play/movement of both parts of the rope (if snugged correctly).

 

[cory]

I just made another sling. Didn't want to take a chance on distorting the rings. Made 2 brummels and a bury on one end and just a straight bury on the other end. Pulled with the tractor and it held. ***Pulled with the skidder and it held. **** Kinda fuzzed the fibers a little where it went through the clevis. About like you'd expect. It was a straight pull.

Late to the party here but wow, the skidder couldn't f it up?? Very few things in this world a skidder can't wreck

 

[Benjo75]

Just made this up. Going to put a beast ring on the other end to make it remotely set and retrievable. Probably 5 ft when I'm done.

 

[Tree09]

That would be handy as hell Ben!

 

[Benjo75]

I have a beast ring and a bend right ring. Probably use the beast due to the bend right only handling 5/8 rope. May make a dead eye with the bend right.

 

[Benjo75]

Made this today. 1/2 Tenex. Bend Right ring. Should be pretty good for 1/2 and 9/16 rigging. The bend right ring has a smaller hole than I thought it would have. I think 5/8 would go through it ok. It's just something light with a good bend radius.

 

[Benjo75]

Decided to turn this into a 17 ft sling. Have another in the works for the beast ring.

 

[ruel]

What's the plan for the eye on the back side?

 

[Benjo75]

Nothing yet. Won't hurt anything if I don't need it. If I do it will be there. It would be easy to adjust on a spar by going through the eye then half hitching the rings. Using up the sling for adjustment.

 

[Benjo75]

Taking up slack.

 

[Benjo75]

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[Benjo75]

Lifting

 

[Benjo75]

Retrievable. If it's over a branch.

 

[Benjo75]

Strengthening a top.

 

[Benjo75]

Double rigging points.

 

[Benjo75]

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[Benjo75]

Self rigging. One sling. After studying this configuration the pow would need to be girth hitched. Or the half hitch tied upside down.

 

[Benjo75]

Spreading the load.

 

[Benjo75]

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[Benjo75]

A bend right ring or a Fiori ring would be better for rhis application.

 

[Benjo75]

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[lxskllr]

Nice group of photos. Looks like a versatile setup, but I'm not exactly sure what I'm seeing in every photo :^D

 

[Benjo75]

And if I don't like it I can cut the stitching and pull the eye out and be back to normal.

 

[lxskllr]

Seems like an eye is a non issue. Worst case is you lose a little bit of length. Otherwise, just pretend it's not there.

 

[Benjo75]

I don't know. Just messing around with it. I was on a trunk because I didn't want to climb a tree. Pretend the pics are in the top. Just different variations of use. Can take the place of 2 slings.