Thanks everyone.... ha, but if I listened to some of you I think I would give up now! :)
Reminds me of the story of the guy who asked Mozart's advice how to begin writing music
Mozart said go to university and study music for 4 years.
The guy said -- yes, but you didn't do that, you just...
Thanks Kenny, Sean.....
Kenny are you saying 1000# holding force is the most you would trust to a prussic? (I need to investigate the Muenter hitch)
... that also makes sense about using a (e.g.) 90* turn on a big tree but actually tying it off on a smaller tree that is easier to wrap around...
Thanks MB, Jonny...........
but question still remains, please...... if using trunk wraps on the anchor tree to hold the line...... is the normal/approved method of tightening and wrapping to pull rope tight, then walk around tree a couple of times... keeping rope tight.... then tie a knot to...
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Sounds good, Kenny.
But THANKS FOR CHECKING OUT MY WEBSITE --- and anyone else who has any comments, advice, criticism, etc. :)
.... yeah, I've really been thinking about the stump grinding aspect.... along with thinking about finding somebody to work with...
.... great advice on the...
Thanks, Mellow, great point.
... haven't finished reading the rest of the posts yet...
.... but is what I described the generally accepted way of tightening a pull rope to an anchor tree?
.... i.e. just walking it around and around?
thx.
Thanks Stig, Sean, Mellow, Butch, Stumpshot........
ha, Brian, that was just what I was wondering about :)
But assuming a "horizontal" pull... pulling a victim tree, and tying off to an anchor tree --
-- isn't taking trunk wraps around the *anchor* tree ---
-- i.e.. to capture the tension...
It appears the Port-A-Wrap was designed for use in "vertical" rigging -- porty attached low on the trunk to lower pieces from up in the tree.
However there are several pictures and examples here of folks using a Port-A-Wrap for more "horizontal" rigging
-- porty attached to a trailer hitch and...
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