Pro tip: my pole pruner rope frayed on a big oak limb yesterday

I was taking down a dead limb on a mature white oak in Portland when the rope on my fiberglass pole pruner just gave way mid-cut... The limb swung hard and nearly took out a fence below. Has anyone found a good way to reinforce or replace those factory ropes before they fail?

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shane_wilson7d ago

Pretty standard for those factory ropes honestly.

shanes667d ago

Did you try tying the new rope with a fishermen's knot instead of the standard bowline? I went through three factory ropes last year before my wife threatened to ground me from the tree work hobby. These days I just buy bulk arborist rope and pretreat the ends with super glue like a classy hillbilly.

shane1707d ago

Used to think you were overthinking it but that super glue trick actually makes a lot of sense.