[AT] Iron and lots of it, now nylon rope

[charliehill]

If you are ever pulling on a load with a chain, tow strap, rope or whatever 
and you think it might break, drape a tarp or your coat over it or run the 
line through an old tire somewhere in the middle of the line.  Most anything 
will work.  If the strap, cable, etc. breaks the object will catch it and 
stop it or slow it down a lot before it hits you behind the head.

Charlie
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ralph Goff" <alfg at sasktel.net>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Tuesday, May 11, 2010 1:22 AM
Subject: Re: [AT] Iron and lots of it, now nylon rope


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> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Herbert Metz" <metz-h.b at mindspring.com>
> To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" 
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> Sent: Monday, May 10, 2010 6:51 PM
> Subject: Re: [AT] Iron and lots of it, now nylon rope
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>>
>> Ralph;
>> Several decades ago few people would have imagined sometime using plastic
>> rope (as a tow cable).
>> Herb
>
> And I'd have been one of them Herb. Its hard to believe just how much
> stretch there is in a big plastic rope. No need to ease into the load, 
> just
> drive away with the tractor and the rope will stretch until the stuck
> implement comes out or the tractor runs out of traction. Or worst case
> scenario, something else breaks. You never want to use a chain in
> combination with a stretchy tow rope.
>
> Ralph in Sask.
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