Mule tape failre

[joeandrews]

Hanging at home . Set up in the dark. Mule tape trucker hitch to 1 inch tree strap. Pretty sure it had some slack to take up and the heat started the failure rolling.

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[Phantom Grappler]

Hanging at home . Set up in the dark. Mule tape trucker hitch to 1 inch tree strap. Pretty sure it had some slack to take up and the heat started the failure rolling.

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Time to get more mule tape.
Or maybe switch knots. Or pre-tighten knot real tight before gradually applying your weight. Maybe switch to a more heavy duty mule tape.
I've been playing with a new knot (new for me and I've modified it) Quick Hitch. It's tied in the bight--no need to access either end of rope or mule tape. To tie onto a continuous loop: wrap mule tape around two fingers 4 times (that is two consecutive round turns) insert continuous loop into-through all 4 wraps, make a bight in working end and insert bight into end of continuous loop. Tighten carefully and fully then gradually set hitch by applying a little more of your weight at a time, before fully loading. The fun part of this modified four wrap quick hitch on a continuous loop is when done, give it a yank and entire hitch disappears. Sorry for the blah blah blah. Follow these directions and look up quick hitch to learn a useful knot.
I wonder if 3.3 Kevlar will be less likely to fail??
Good luck!


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