What type of tow ropes do you guys use? I dumped our loaded semi off in a ditch the other night(3am), well just the trailer, and our JD tractor(big) broke our 100,000lb stretch rope. Of course, the semi weighed nearly 90k lbs. Any ideas? I'd like a good stretch rope, as I think if you put a lot of tension on them, and then pull...it seems like they help the pulling process. Plus I think they are a lot safer, had it break again. I'd like one at least 100,000lbs or possibly even more

Let me know what ya got!

Brad

 

just get a tugboat rope thats what we use on the tractors never had a problem and we ****** with the tractors on combines and everyting else and never had it break but its also not gonna fit in the bed of truck gotta have a trailer to haul it on but its not gonna break

 

For something that heavy I would use use cable.

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+1 for cable, super heavy though.

 

you guys ever seen a cable break, and what it does? This rope broke 3-4 times(as we kept tieing it)....and never hurt a thing, or anyone. Just didn't know if anyone used any good ropes

 

I have a JEEP rope, Toyota Rope, Chevy rope and a Dodge rope...but I don't have a Semi Rope yet...sorry

 

i use my winch when i can then i have tug boat ropes with shackles at each end then a 1 inch thick 20foot cable also shackled at each end

 

Yea I'd stay away from chains and cables, that's just asking for someone to get killed.

You're looking at some serious coin for a rope than can handle nearly 50 tons, around 5 bucks a foot if I'd have to guess.

Might check this place out. http://www.us-rope-cable.com/

 

well ive never had a cable or chain break so until then its the best thing for what i do.. plus if you hook up and use it right it wont well 9 times out of 10 wont break and rope dry rots and snaps chains and cables dont

 

You really think a cable or chain can't snap?

This guy is on another forum i visit.http://www.youtube.com/user/JosiahM1.../1/iKXwrOKRK1k