Wes, You' re right about the nylon snapping on a solid hit ! In
the 60s
I made up a nylon tow line with boat thimbles spliced onto each end ( paid an
" old salt " fisherman who knew how to splice the slippery stuff ! ), and
used this
to tow my gasser on the return road at the drags . We managed to snap this
twice, even though it was 1 / 2 " diameter rope with a high strength rating .
I then drilled the front crossmember to take a 3 / 8 " dia eyebolt, and
slipped
a big truck valve spring on the bolt, on the backside of the crossmember .
This ' shock absorber ' eliminated any more broken tow lines on a
nylon line that could probably have lifted three or four small blocks .......
but couldn' t take that sharp jolt .......
Bruce
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