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Hey Rich, ever use thé glad hands or “friendship” the slings….
The pic shows the slings overlapping and binding…. the way I mentioned is the sling comes down from hook and goes through other slings shackle around wood to other sling directly…. Like a barrel pick…. The same sling doesn’t attach to itself but rather the other sling…. Just 2 cents from way over here. Cranes are such fun and huge responsibility. Good job!

Cory…. The stumps are being ground…. Smooth pasture. They get up to 160’

:)
 
Hey Rich, ever use thé glad hands or “friendship” the slings….
The pic shows the slings overlapping and binding…. the way I mentioned is the sling comes down from hook and goes through other slings shackle around wood to other sling directly…. Like a barrel pick…. The same sling doesn’t attach to itself but rather the other sling…. Just 2 cents from way over here. Cranes are such fun and huge responsibility. Good job!

Cory…. The stumps are being ground…. Smooth pasture. They get up to 160’

:)
I’ve heard that called “the secret handshake”. I’ve never had the need. I’ve got one set of slings longer than what I used on the last pick. If I need better sling angles after those are out I just shackle a 16’ to each leg.
 
Is @Bodean 's method easier to hook up/equalize I wonder?

I use Rich's method and on some pieces it can be a hassle to equalize
 
I can appreciate saving a half wrap.

Does it equalize any easier b/c that can be a hassle on some pieces that are extra large and/or have weird/irregular shapes
 
Hey Rich, ever use thé glad hands or “friendship” the slings….
The pic shows the slings overlapping and binding…. the way I mentioned is the sling comes down from hook and goes through other slings shackle around wood to other sling directly…. Like a barrel pick…. The same sling doesn’t attach to itself but rather the other sling…. Just 2 cents from way over here. Cranes are such fun and huge responsibility. Good job!

Cory…. The stumps are being ground…. Smooth pasture. They get up to 160’

:)
Can you provide a picture of this technique? I know I saw it in a rigging handbook long ago but I can’t remember how to do it.
 
Yo even though it's been described nicely above, I had to go out to my workbench and use a couple pieces of cord with mini biners serving as shackles and try to choke a water bottle as the log to try understand it. It took me at least 5 min to figure it out but I think I got it. Seems quick and easy and you only have to hook up one screw shackle (if that is what you are using) instead of two
 
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If I'm correct in my shop experiment, it seems like it would be noticeably faster to hook up than the standard method.
 
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