That is an excellent point.
Another problem is that the rope, when being slid over a limb, will damage
the bark on the limb when pulling the rope up or down. No big problem,
until the pitch and bark grow over the rope. Then it is stuck good.
I put a BIG egg insulator on the end of a rope. Then I put a rope through
the egg insulator in a big loop. Pull the insulator up into the tree and
tie it there. The egg insulator works like a pully, but you don't have to
worry about the rope getting stuck between the wheel and the case of the
pully. A rope will slide throught the insulator very easily. If the rope
with the insulator gets stuck, no big deal as I'm not planning on moving it
anyway.
73 and have a very Merry Christmas!!
Tom W7WHY
>I just used a tennis ball laucher and easily shot over 70' hardwoods in NC.
>The problem wasn't the height, but rather, trying to avoid the rope getting
>stuck between the crotches of fine branches....
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