tony123
Platinum Member
I've done a search and read many many threads on pulling with ropes, chains, steel cable. They all had great horror stories to scare the bajesus out of me, but they also had a common thread. Seems there was a horror story for each type of material. Are they all dangerous (particularly for "snapback")?
Nowhere did I find a common agreement that one material was a standout for safety. About the only conclusion I found was that it should always be attached to the drawbar (below the axle).
My uses will be mostly pulling timber debris and logs out of the woods. Also have a large pile of debris leftover from clearing. I thought I could wrap a small bundle together to drag from the big pile and burn in smaller piles. I'm too close to other houses to let it go up in one huge inferno.
I was at TSC and saw the assortment of tow ropes. They looked like seatbelt material with hooks on the ends. They came in various capacities, from 2000 pounds to 25,000 pounds. Is this a safe product? if so, whats the lightest capacity that will do my chores? I would imagine my tractor doesn't have a 25,000 pulling capacity?
Really lost here, please give me some direction.
Nowhere did I find a common agreement that one material was a standout for safety. About the only conclusion I found was that it should always be attached to the drawbar (below the axle).
My uses will be mostly pulling timber debris and logs out of the woods. Also have a large pile of debris leftover from clearing. I thought I could wrap a small bundle together to drag from the big pile and burn in smaller piles. I'm too close to other houses to let it go up in one huge inferno.
I was at TSC and saw the assortment of tow ropes. They looked like seatbelt material with hooks on the ends. They came in various capacities, from 2000 pounds to 25,000 pounds. Is this a safe product? if so, whats the lightest capacity that will do my chores? I would imagine my tractor doesn't have a 25,000 pulling capacity?
Really lost here, please give me some direction.