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Sounds good, Willie. I'll have to jury rig the 3:1--or skip that step altogether. In your opinion, would that present an unacceptable risk?

Now THAT'S an interesting idea...hmm :/:

Butch, do you mean above the crotch, like the top green line below? What do you think of the placement of the bottom green line, Willie? (Co-dom union in yellow)

Peter, the binding is to climb the left hand (smaller) stem--using a TIP in a healthy neighboring tree--to bomb it down.

Here's a new stab at it...

Thanks, man! Would you still use ratchets in this application?

Thinking binders at the two horizontal lines, there is daylight through the tree at the "X"... Budget is low! :lol:

Minivan, if I'm really owning up. And I'm the only guy I know whose hunting rig is a '98 Civic 4dr. :|:

Good point! Thanks!

Carl, the whole sordid saga is HERE. Tree is a crispy critter with numerous cracks, flaws, voids, etc. I'm hoping the binding will reinforce the codom union so it holds together while I spur up the remaining stem from a TIP in a healthy neighboring tree. Of your choices, I THINK that's the...

Hi, all! Maple Wreck, Part 3 had to be postponed last weekend, but I'm going to get serious this Sat/Sun! :evil: I've got to bind the codominant stems in two places, and I'm trying to decide between this sort of chain/binder setup (WLL 5400 lbs): --Sorry for the monster pix--- versus an...