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Old timer at the yard changed my mind on synthetic rigging
I used to swear by wire rope for all my picks, thought synthetic slings were too risky. Then a guy named Hank who's been running cranes since the 70s showed me how his nylon stuff held up after a bad catch on a steel beam. He let me feel the fibers and explained how the wear shows way before failure. Has anyone else switched and seen a real difference in their daily work?
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caseys3018d ago
That "wear shows way before failure" part is interesting. How far along did Hank say the nylon was before he decided to retire it?
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abby_henderson18d ago
Watched a buddy push a set of nylon climbing slings way past their prime once, the webbing started fraying like a cheap rope. He kept saying "one more trip" until it looked like a sad tassel hanging off his harness. By the time he finally swapped them out, I swear you could see daylight through the strands.
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