At The Rope Guru LLC we make a lot of synthetic rope slings for many types of applications. Arborist rigging, Cranes and lifting, vehicle recovery, and transmission power line work to name just a few. Let's discuss a couple of the differences. Arborist Rigging The most common slings used in arboricultural rigging is tied at the base of a tree or used on a limb as an anchor point to control the rigging rope. Since the slings are tied around… Read more...
Transmission pulling ropes are one of our specialties and we get many questions weekly on what the best rope is to buy. Of course, there’s many opinions in this matter but here’s our suggestions when looking to purchase a rope for a transmission puller. First things first. There’s NO in between. When comparing similar working loads, the rope is either going to be somewhat bearable in price, or something that the person quoting you usually asks if you’re sitting down… Read more...
Towards the ends of the year 2021, Jamie Goddard announced, in collaboration with Nick Araya of Tree Care LA had raised $5,000 for the Old-Growth Forest Network! In case you didn't know, The Rope Guru and Nick began designing a new rope called Confetti 2.0 back in the summer of 2021. It was determined that an amount of the proceeds from the sales of this new rope would be donated to the Old-Growth Forest Network. Keeping reading below for some… Read more...
