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Sean, I always was under the impression that it applied to the system as a whole but I’m pretty ignant. Like life safety being 10-1 and rigging being 5-1. Does rope have its own ratio?

If the rope (being the weakest link) is rated for approximately 5000 lbs mbs, would the wll be 1000 lbs?

What’s the GENERAL rule for max weight of a positive rigging situation with very little shock load on a 1/2” rope?

I know, I know…..it’s a toilet poplar. It’s a good healthy tree though and pushing max height for its species. I hate to remove it and I like cutting trees down. 😩 I suppose some 5/8 rigging line will be ordered shortly.

Obviously cables are used in a to help prevent breakage in sprawling canopies. Can a similar system be used between 2 diffident trees? Basically, can I brace a poplar to a beech to prevent the poplar from hitting the house if the tree were to fall or break? The canopy has been thinned to...