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    Fu*%face Von Clownstick

    Why even have a trial? Just throw him in jail already. Sound good? Let's do it!!!!
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    Overthinking, a Minimal Friction Hitch model

    I followed that tinyurl.com/abok-chap21 link and wow - what a great resource. I've got some reading to do. Was able to download PDF. Thanks again!
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    Overthinking, a Minimal Friction Hitch model

    @TheTreeSpyder I love your posts...and I mean no disrespect by this but when I read them my brain starts backfiring. I can tell you are touching on genius and see things differently than most folks can conceptualize...and it's awesome! If I sit down long enough to really soak in what you are...
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    Fu*%face Von Clownstick

    Nah. Just not going to vote for that moron Joey. He should be impeached and acquitted by next summer, so between him and trump it'll be a fun ride!
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    Fu*%face Von Clownstick

    Who cares? It's just out of control democrats attempting to overthrow the 2024 election. None of these trials will happen before the election. And the current administration's DOJ is not going to decide who their party's opponent is going to be.
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    Wtb splicing tools 5/8 and 3/4. (Done) great advise

    Wespur has some good prices on individual fids as well.
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    Discount on ISC medium block

    thanks for mentioning - this is a great deal. Buckingham resells these ISC blocks on their main site for $407, which is probably why they have lots of overstock. Everyone else is around $260. ISC model RP055 Medium Block for 3/4" 20mm rope max.
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    Today....

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    Today....

    Nah, I think it's a grey rat snake. Harmless I think - actually good to keep around for pest control, but I didn't know these f*!$@*s could climb. I wouldn't want to meet one 30' up.
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    Today....

    Think I'm gonna take a break for a minute before going up this tree...
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    Climbing an anchor point on a tension line

    The only thing about this is that it's a fixed point and no lateral movement (other than swing). So to advance, I'd have to come down, reset the position of the anchor point by 10 feet and reclimb vs a pulley to move along a line. But I'd only have to do that once, maybe twice, so it's not a...
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    Climbing an anchor point on a tension line

    No I wish...would be simpler. This tree doesn't have a strong limb above this side branch. And no good drop zone right under.
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    Climbing an anchor point on a tension line

    Nice! I've got 2x 200' Samson hyperclimb climb ropes that would work nice in this setup....hmmm...
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    Climbing an anchor point on a tension line

    This is the video I found talking about loads and angles.
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    Climbing an anchor point on a tension line

    Yeah that's what I picked up from the rescue folks. As the line is tensioned to be more horizontal the forces on the anchors multiply like crazy. There's a formula to calc it, but the gist was at 90 deg in the middle, the anchor force is the same as the load and as it gets more horizontal the...
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    Climbing an anchor point on a tension line

    Thanks! Great info! I've got a lot of stable braid around - it's my go-to rigging line, but it's all been used for rigging, so I don't want to climb on it. It looks like I'll need to get some new longer rope - preferably one that will do well in the descenders. Was just fixated on the tenex...
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    Climbing an anchor point on a tension line

    Think I'll need about 300' of rope to base tie both sides. My tenex tec is 200'. I may be able to base tie one side as is, but definitely not both. Great point on the base tie...thanks!
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    Climbing an anchor point on a tension line

    Something interesting about using the descenders as anchors I never really thought about is that they will slip at a certain force limit and rescue climbers use that info for handling shock loads. 6 kN was the range they were discussing in some YT videos I found - but I'd imagine that depends...
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    Climbing an anchor point on a tension line

    I will do. I'm working on a drawing I'll post to make it simpler to visualize. Think I have a pic of the middle tree as well from when I quoted it...it's pretty wonky.
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    Climbing an anchor point on a tension line

    I'm looking at a job coming up where I've got 3 decent sized healthy pine trees - all about 28" at base. They are roughly in a straight line and about 150' apart with a smaller one in the middle. I'm going to be taking all 3 down, but the one in the middle is a big leaner with a main branch on...

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