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

[Ralph Goff]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Herbert Metz" <metz-h.b at mindspring.com>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Monday, May 10, 2010 6:51 PM
Subject: Re: [AT] Iron and lots of it, now nylon rope


>
> 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.