HSS Rope rating?

[Fredneck]

Probably been asked before but I can't seem to find the answer.

Has anyone found the rating on the HSS tree rope, used a fall restraint vs a tether or bridge or lineman?

 

[Tapeworm]

300lbs working load

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[raisins]

Probably been asked before but I can't seem to find the answer.

Has anyone found the rating on the HSS tree rope, used a fall restraint vs a tether or bridge or lineman?

they don't offer that info up readily which is why i would never trust their products or those of muddy and similar.....it's way cheaper to buy some actual climbing rope and carabiners from a good company and then learn to tie a few knots...safer too

 

[raisins]

300lbs working load

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that 300 lbs weight capacity seems like it is using the same standards as TMA....minimum break strength etc is more standard among climbing ropes and exact/trustworthy/regulated

for instance, a 300 lbs weight capacity stand only has to hold i believe 900 lbs...no way in heck i'd ever hang from a rope with a 900 lbs break strength....(is that same tma standard used here?)......and why should i when i can cheaply buy climbing ropes that will hold several times that amount

 

[Tapeworm]

that 300 lbs weight capacity seems like it is using the same standards as TMA....minimum break strength etc is more standard among climbing ropes and exact/trustworthy/regulated

for instance, a 300 lbs weight capacity stand only has to hold i believe 900 lbs...no way in heck i'd ever hang from a rope with a 900 lbs break strength....(is that same tma standard used here?)......and why should i when i can cheaply buy climbing ropes that will hold several times that amount

Yeah, estimates seem to be around 1000lb break strength


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[CZMark]

This has been asked several times through the years and no-one has been able to get a minimum break strength.

I'm not a fan of HSS, but I will say that I have never heard of an injury due to one of their ropes failing.

 

[raisins]

This has been asked several times through the years and no-one has been able to get a minimum break strength.

I'm not a fan of HSS, but I will say that I have never heard of an injury due to one of their ropes failing.

they settled out of court....

 

[Brocky]

The 300 lb weight capacity might also refer to the working load capacity which should be ten percent of the actual break strength, so maybe around 3000 lbs, if they followed the standards.

 

[FarmingdalesFinest]

The 300 lb weight capacity might also refer to the working load capacity which should be ten percent of the actual break strength, so maybe around 3000 lbs, if they followed the standards.

That may be but with what I found out years ago from Big Game stands that number is to reduce their liability insurance cost. I had bought a stand from Big Game that said rated to 450 pounds on the box. The next year a friend bought the same stand but now it said 300 max. We put them sided by side and everything looked the same but his strap was actually more heavy duty. We called and they actually told us about the reduced premium.

 

[FarmingdalesFinest]

they settled out of court....

Even if they settled out of court there is not a doubt in my mind that if a safety line broke from someone's fall it would have been all over every hunting forum.