kevin bingham
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No that's more or less the production version available next year sometime
.What does ' rat tail' mean, TreeSpyder?
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 used to hold a rope in a more horizontal orientation.
This makes me wonder if a port a wrap would make a good "progress capture" device in a 2:1 or 3:1 tree pulling scenario.
As it stands, the only "progress capture" I do -- if pulling on a rope by hand -- is pull it tight, then walk around the tree a couple of times before tying it off.
Would a port-a-wrap be good for this?
Or is there a more preferred way of maintaining the tension in a pull rope other than walk around the tree and tying it off?
Thanks a lot.
That's sort of like asking if the kid working at the oil change place should buy a Snap On torque wrench.
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Just F.Y.I. I still don't own a port-a-wrap to this day. In the rare situation where I need to secure a pull line such as in your question, I just take trunk wraps and tie it off. Easy peasy and no need to drag out another $140 chunk of metal so it can get lost.
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Playing with power, stay deep in power band at all times, never close to redline on any tool, rating or strategy.
Always some ready pocket to pull something out for more goody, constantly monitoring to catch the slightest problem before escalates. Like being in the wrong bar, always knowing which way to immediately this to if s goes wrong...
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Gadgets are not a substitute for skills. Develop your skills, starting with the fundamentals, then add tools to make the job easier and more efficient.
Thanks Kenny, Sean.....
Kenny are you saying 1000# holding force is the most you would trust to a prussic?
I guess I'm trying to figure out and standardize a plan for each of the above cases so I won't have to figure it out when the time comes.