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Big Game Hunting => Elk Hunting => Topic started by: Hurricane on August 19, 2013, 09:24:28 PM

Title: Mule Tape
Post by: Hurricane on August 19, 2013, 09:24:28 PM: Before last season I bought a roll of mule tape. I got tired of it always being in the way so I refurbished a metal hose reel and welded the framework together so it fits my receiver hitch. I think it turned out good.
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Post by: ICEMAN on August 19, 2013, 09:27:04 PM: Nice!!!!
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Post by: TheHunt on August 19, 2013, 09:31:05 PM: How many feet are on that roll?
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Post by: 7mmfan on August 19, 2013, 09:32:54 PM: Probably about 3000
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Post by: Hurricane on August 19, 2013, 09:39:18 PM: Yes it is a 3000 ft roll. 2500 lb rating.
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Post by: KFhunter on August 19, 2013, 09:49:09 PM: mount something like this just above that drum and you'd have something

(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.lainefamily.com%2FCrabPullerFiles%2FCrabPuller1.jpg&hash=b121e4eb3e46dca327ed98c6f189c554db93798a)
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Post by: Hurricane on August 19, 2013, 09:53:22 PM: What is the rating for that? Would that drag an elk?
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Post by: ShooterBull on August 19, 2013, 10:33:37 PM: Nice setup! Love the Mule tape... Pulled my elk out last year with it, no problem.
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Post by: brianb231 on August 19, 2013, 10:48:10 PM: WHat did that run you as far as price?
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Post by: brianmtsinc on August 19, 2013, 10:49:18 PM: Sweet set up :tup: ....where did you get it?
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Post by: bowhunterforever on August 20, 2013, 01:57:20 AM: Nice :tup:
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Post by: bowguy on August 20, 2013, 05:39:05 AM: Jealous. I have about 250' of it I got from a jobsite one time. Intense breaking strength and lite. Hope to turn die it a red this year.
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Post by: Hurricane on August 20, 2013, 06:16:33 PM: It was an old metal garden hose reel that was going be thrown away. I took it off the busted stand and reinforced it. I took square tubing and angle iron and welded it together to make the mount for it. I drilled a hole through the square tubing and it fits the receiver on the truck. The roll of tape was about 275 before tax and I had the metal. Hopefully I will pull an elk out with it here in a couple weeks.
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Post by: Brad Harshman on August 21, 2013, 09:37:30 AM: I've heard great things about that stuff. But I'm confused? How do you plan to move the elk? With the hand crank on the role? Is there gear reductions in there? Were you planning to use your truck and drag it out? If so how were you going to lock the role in place? I really like your set up, but I gotta know more about it.
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Post by: brianmtsinc on August 21, 2013, 10:13:21 AM: Hurricane,
Can you tell me where you bought the mule tape? Any links to the exact stuff? It seems people call it lots of things and I dont want to buy the wrong stuff.

Thanks!
Brian
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Post by: Broken Arrow on August 21, 2013, 10:26:45 AM: So is this like a skidder for elk hunting? That would work pretty slick i guess if you are hunting areas with road access. Never seen anything like that before.
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Post by: ICEMAN on August 21, 2013, 10:35:36 AM: Quote from: Brad Harshman on August 21, 2013, 09:37:30 AM
I've heard great things about that stuff. But I'm confused? How do you plan to move the elk? With the hand crank on the role? Is there gear reductions in there? Were you planning to use your truck and drag it out? If so how were you going to lock the role in place? I really like your set up, but I gotta know more about it.

The carrier is only for line storage. You reel off enough line to the elk, then use some slack to tie to the truck, IE: see tie off point below...
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Post by: Hurricane on August 21, 2013, 11:52:54 AM: If you look close at the bottom of the reel I have a solid piece of round stock that goes through the reel and through the vertical square tubing that locks the reel in place. My plan is to use the shackle to tie off the tape to and use the truck to drag it out.

I bought the roll of mule tape through the local platt electrical store. They did not have it in stock so they ordered it and it was at the store the next day.

This is what the hose reel looked like. A friend of the family was going to through it out cause the frame was busted. I took it off and welded plates to the inside of the reel to reinforce it.

http://www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/product_200466750_200466750 (http://www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/product_200466750_200466750)
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Post by: turbo on August 22, 2013, 11:31:47 AM: Mule tape works well. Add chain saw to clear the trail of course.
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Hitched of another truck
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Here he comes. About 300 feet down a nasty canyon!
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Post by: fishseeker on August 22, 2013, 12:28:23 PM: Think I know that spot real well.
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Post by: MtnMuley on August 22, 2013, 02:16:27 PM: Quote from: turbo on August 22, 2013, 11:31:47 AM
Mule tape works well. Add chain saw to clear the trail of course.
(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi651.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fuu231%2Fericpolaris1%2FDSCN0132.jpg&hash=42494a563db6487e9ec7b8593b0b91f8efe0f8d2) (http://s651.photobucket.com/user/ericpolaris1/media/DSCN0132.jpg.html)
Hitched of another truck
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Here he comes. About 300 feet down a nasty canyon!
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Run that through a small little $15 dollar block, and it will even pull better. :tup:
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Post by: mpetersen on August 25, 2013, 09:27:11 AM: Did that outfit have the heavier "bull tape" for sale ?
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Post by: Jeremiah P on August 25, 2013, 10:19:03 AM: I would definitely recommend using a block, mule tape has a weekness to abrasion. Plus it pulls way better with a few blocks
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Post by: Hurricane on August 25, 2013, 09:41:24 PM: The stuff I got was rated for 2500 pounds so since I am not pulling a semi out of a canyon, this was all I asked for. I do not know if they had any bull tape. They did have other stuff but i figured this would work and went with it. Platt Electrical was where I got it. They have a website to look at what they have. As far as pulley's I bought some from REI. They are the snatch block style. I am ready and hopefully by getting all this the elk will die by the road and I can load it whole.