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Customer complained my ropes were fraying his tree bark, so I quit using polypropylene
He pointed out the heat friction was causing damage I never noticed (even with a throw line). Switched to arborist polyester rope and the difference in wear on the bark is night and day. Anyone else have a customer change their gear game?
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lunakim11d ago
Watched my buddy swap ropes after a customer showed him the same thing, bark damage gone almost instantly.
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That little bit of friction adds up way more than you'd think. @lunakim saw the same thing happen with a buddy's gear, and it's wild how fast the switch can fix it. Made me feel like a rookie for not catching it sooner. Polypropylene might be cheap, but it's rough on the tree in ways you miss until someone points it out. Sure, I could pretend I knew all along, but we all learn from our customers sometimes.
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