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[Splicer]

You mean you don't want to help me splice it? Splice length will be around 90-100 meters.

[Aussierob]

No, I've done my once in a lifetime splice. Drinking beer is way better.

[floridaskier]

How do they pull a rope across the 4600 foot canyon? This project is really interesting

[Splicer]

Actually it is a 4600 meter canyon.

[mikest2]

How about a nice red wine for third place, it is, after all very similar to a strand jack. I'll have to get you to try Black Tractor Shiraz

.........Mike

[Aussierob]

floridaskier, on Jul 6 2008, 05:16 PM, said:

How do they pull a rope across the 4600 foot canyon? This project is really interesting

A 60 ton winch at one end and the aforementioned hydrostatic spooler at the other. I have some video of it on my camera, just no way to compress it for the net. What is really cool is how they get the rope around the anchor bollard and down to the take up spool.

[atheel]

Splicer, on Jul 6 2008, 01:30 AM, said:

Can you guess what this is? 1st prize- you can help on a splice, 2nd prize free beer night with the splicer. can't think of a 3rd prize. P_to_P.jpg

it is tention system

[Andoman]

Aussierob, on Jul 7 2008, 01:32 AM, said:

A 60 ton winch at one end and the aforementioned hydrostatic spooler at the other. I have some video of it on my camera, just no way to compress it for the net. What is really cool is how they get the rope around the anchor bollard and down to the take up spool.

I bet mythbusters could come up with a better and more interesting system that this, gunpowder, avalanche gun, and some ballistics gel just for fun.