Cable / brace between trees

[Treeaddict]

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 prevent a sail effect. It is vertical with fairly even limb weight all the way around. The poplar is 120’ish and the beech around 110’ish. The bracing would probably be at 80-90’ on the poplar and anchor to the beech directly behind it at the 60’.
The whole reason for this: My wife is afraid of the poplar. If it went straight forward it would crunch the house. It’s on the edge of a cluster of mature trees so it has help during wind. It’s healthy and was unaffected by the recent storm that took down a great many massive trees in the neighborhood. I’d like to keep it but mitigate the potential damage. Whatcha all think?

 

[Altissimus]

... a Poplar ? Near the house ? ... should be killed

 

[BeerGeek]

Garbage tree Mike. I've seen too many of those get toppled in storms, and with the weather patterns we have recently, just be done with it already.

 

[Treeaddict]

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.

 

[flushcut]

Let’er run!

 

[Treeaddict]

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

 

[Treeaddict]

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

 

[SeanKroll]

5:1 is more common for metal hardware.

 

[Treeaddict]

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?

 

[flushcut]

If you stick to 10:1 you are golden.

 

[flushcut]

Rope unlike steel rigging is more prone to wear and cycles to failure. So when in doubt go lighter.