Sometimes power line maintenance crews must lift loads or people to heights without prior access to the top anchor points of the structures. These tasks can be quite diverse, such as de-icing, installing lifting systems, or lifting a worker at heights.
Generally, this task can be very dangerous as ropes that are thrown with hand-held launchers (such as the slingshot or propelled launchers) are conductive and carry significant risks of creating short circuits and current breaks.
The new Barry D.E.W. Line® Dielectric Throw Line in combination with a launcher, offers excellent performance. Depending on the power of the launcher, it is possible to propel the rope over structures hundreds of feet high. The insulating properties of this throw line rope reduces the electrical risk in all circumstances.
The Barry D.E.W. Line® Dielectric Throw Line is extremely lightweight, tangle-free and easy to clean and maintain. With a payload of only 30 lbs., this can be used in conjunction with the Barry D.E.W. Line® Dielectric Tag Line for heavier loads. The Barry D.E.W. Line® Dielectric Tag Line has a payload of 200 lbs. and is ideal for lifting any hand-operated equipment.
Barry offers this rope in a transport/storage bag and can also supply a number of launcher models, including the Slingshot Big Shot®.
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