Wall of Shame: Wannabe Experts

[Mick!]

How was your hinge thickness, shape, species and wood quality?

Did the hinge rip from lifting instead of rotation?

There was an idiot in charge Sean, the only relevant info I can remember.

 

[davidwyby]

How does oak hinge, generally?

Our garry oaks are few, overall, and protected.

My oaks are live oaks. Very strong, hard, rigid, brittle when dead. Pretty much like everything in the desert except pine. Spiral interlocking grain. Watching other people’s regular oaks, they don’t seem like a big deal.

 

[SeanKroll]

Is this failed tree ID'ed as oak?

 

[SeanKroll]

Do you think oaks take jacks ok?

 

[SeanKroll]

Looked for the name or number on the sleeve

Esco

Realized it didn’t break, it was probably improperly swaged.

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I'm no sling maker.

Cable swages that I'm used to have 2 holes for the cable and a compression clamp.


I watched them make an eye and eye for me, but can't remember is it was untwisted, then retwisted strands for the eye, then fit with the compression fitting. I don't have my truck here to look.

 

[SeanKroll]

1/2” insurance is real cheap, hone up on your throw ball skills.

Double-bagging!!

You end up with a weight in the middle of the TL, and able to control the weight from 2 sides instead of 1.

 

[SeanKroll]

That being said, I think I'm finally ordering some 1/2", I have 3 trees that rigging would help.

I mentioned something you may or may not have read...basket-ing the rope through a crotch and portawrapping both legs, together, way more than doubles the strength of a single-leg line with a knotted termination.

A tensionless hitch is better than a R-Bowline, but requires up-close setting, not remote installing.