A concern about the Arborist Splice

[RonReese]

I talked to Samson about their Yellow Jacket rope [Spliceable (eye, 1 end) ] and they referred me to Sherrilltree. It seems that Samson makes Yellow Jacket rope as a proprietary product for Sherrilltree. Sooo, I called SherrillTree.

Purportedly, the issue lies in the relationship of the cover and core. The rope is uniform throughout and can be spliced at either and both ends, BUT it shouldn't be! The reason given was that milking of the rope could cause a problem for the spliced end. I have to be honest, I think the answer raises more questions than it answers. For example, I asked what stops the milking with one eye splice? That seems reasonable to me. They said a knot would stop it - what knot? I.e. if one end of the rope is connected to an anchor point via a knot, will it not still milk toward the splice? Well, yes it would; just as much in fact as it would if it were connected via an eye splice. I asked what keeps the rope from milking with one eye splice? Well it goes off the end of the rope. Does that process never stop? Will the cover continue to milk time after time?

Anybody?