Towballs and snatch straps

[solarman216]

Originally Posted by makeitfit

Splicing you say do it all the time on the rigging on my race cat
Dynema now used all over the race circuit and splicing is the only way of doing light weight strong fitting joins etc
Like I said Rick, dynema's weak point is sharp stuff. Slide it over something if unsure about stones hiding in the mud
Kinetic rope used in the right circumstances is bloody great but not on a tow ball
Drive off at normal pace not hell for leather, and a stuck truck can be pulled out nice n quick. No good however if the stuck truck is bogged down in the goo and the axles are acting like bloody ground anchors. Equipment selection is the key

yep agree completely, learnt the hard way on the stones in mud issue, will make me a series of ss tubes on a couple of strings to run it over a bank in future, we have to meet one day, Rick

[makeitfit]

We'll sort something soon mate
Gotta get me supercharger sorted first though

[solarman216]

Originally Posted by makeitfit

Gotta get me supercharger sorted first though

I want to see this, you have a lot more get up and go than I have, I get very laid back these days, Rick

[solarman216]

see you just made 9k well done, Rick

[makeitfit]

Originally Posted by solarman216

see you just made 9k well done, Rick

Say what ?

[spiderpig37]

Originally Posted by makeitfit

Say what ?

Post count just hit 9000

[makeitfit]

Originally Posted by spiderpig37

Post count just hit 9000

oh ffs I need this rain to piss off sooner than later then I had no idea

[spiderpig37]

Originally Posted by makeitfit

oh ffs I need this rain to piss off sooner than later then I had no idea

No rain here in darkest doncaster just windy
Heater on max in me digger time for a nap me thinks bring on 7am

[rustic]

Originally Posted by solarman216

I suppose you could call a splice a special knot but all knots come back on themselves so causing a week point, a splice just copies the lay of the lay of the rope for a minimum of 4 tucks that is the two ends are interleaved with each other, as strong as the original with just a little thickening at the joint, Rick

I splice my mooring lines, put an eye in each end, quite easy with 3 plaid rope, it's the first tuck that goes back on itself is the difficult bit.
With nylon rope, you melt the ends with a flame to stop the ends unravelling.

During the war... My father in law spliced the steel control cables on the spitfires and the like, as part of the maintenance crew. Now that's what I call a splice.