never know 'rope' to cut ppl in half.. makes a heel of a mark when snapped
and can cause some damage, but with it not being as rigid as cable its
never killed any that I know of..
however while I was in the marines, I had my chance at vehicle recovery and
had seen safety movies or cable being snapped and the damgae it can do.. not
pretty... their example involved 1 ft dia. tree(not a big one, but
certainly more stout then a person) they snapped a cable at its side and the
tree came down...
So, best bet is get back in the cab if you have a choice.. pick a BIG tree
to stand next to and keep every one a minimum distance away(minimum distance
being the length and then some of the cable being used)
now, vehicle recovery.. wanna be even safer, lower the load ratio on the
cable, start with some snatch blocks and a tree... as in park 90 degrees
from the vehicle your recovering... hook a snatch block to tree in front
of both vehicles run cable through it and then begin procedure.. straigh
pull is the most dangerous by far and those that dont believe it need to
take a recovery class...
Again, my $0.02 worth..
Bill Day
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Jon N. Benignus" <blkwidow1@primary.net>
To: <dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net>
Sent: Friday, December 13, 2002 9:02 PM
Subject: Re: DML: New bumper in progress photos......
>
> > and also no
> > worries about the whip-action if it breaks.
> Have you ever seen a rope break when under tension? It will cut you in
half
> if it hits you. Rope can be VERY dangerous if not used and handled
directly.
> Ask any sailor. I've seen the Navy training tapes on the subject. Not very
> pretty.
>
> Jon
> STL MO
>
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