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October 14th 11, 06:49 PM
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Cable vs rope pulling glider from field
On Oct 13, 7:18*pm, Bill D wrote:
Martin, you must have had some really crappy rope mislabeled as Dyneema . *The 12 strand hollow braid we use has 15x the abrasion resistance of steel. *The off road 4x4 guys use it on their bumper winches with it going over sharp rocks and trees. *I've never seen the problems you describe. Yes, that sounds more like aramid (such as Kevlar (tm)) behavior. Thanks, Bob K. 
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