Rig guy wire stops

Not sure what part are a pain to install, super easy for me. Drill, insert cable, massage cable to lay correctly, insert wedge.

Go on other side, insert cable, install wire grip, winch, repeat installing of rigguy, unwinch, zip to the ground.
 
Let's not forget to mention you are drilling a much smaller hole in the tree, which is better for a lot of reasons. There are a lot less parts to mess with and you no longer have a bend in cable or grip (which is a common failure point of traditional steel cabling). I installed two the day before Irene slammed us that big old maple is still upright, rotten nasty crotch and all. If you have to use steel (static load cabling) Rig Guy is the way to go, but the Cobra system is even better for the tree.
 
Bartlett has never liked the the Rig Guy from the beginning. More of a money thing than a science thing. The oil companies squashed the electric car idea the first time around. It is important to make sure when you are drilling to drill in a straight line. Every tree is different and every cabling job is different. The more options you have in your toolbox the better. I had to repair a cable in that old maple where the j lag had pulled out, putting all to load on the higher Cobra. Had to go back to steel higher yet because Cobras are not designed for static loads. Cabling in general is a bit of a last resort, but it can help save a worthy tree.
 
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The newest research from Bartlett shows that in 60% of the installs the movement of the tree causes the cable to make the hole larger.

[/ QUOTE ]Ah well this seems like an enormous overgeneralization with minimal significance. The study sample was small, as was the amount of hole enlarging. as pointed out above, if the wounding was relatively small to start with, its enlargement is not such a huge thing.

Having seen this presented twice now, and with all due respect to the presenter, this "reaming" is NOT re-wounding. It could be seen as cauterization of a sort. rubbing callus is no big thing, compared to chewing into heartwood.

re "a pain to install" that was speaking relative to wedgegrips for the severely arthritic, but those are now pretty much back to the drawing board. through-cabling is still the way to go imo, no matter the style of back-fastener.
 
I am aware of the obvious reasons to use it, i'm just curious as to if they hold up well and work with larger trees. Has anyone had one pulled out on them?
 
Maybe the Limbwalker guys will chime in, they use this system and are happy with it as far as I know. I have only installed one of these and found it to be very easy to install.
 
i have been using the rigguy system for years now and have never had any issues. The system is extremely fast and easy to install my only complaint is in regards to their three way hub setup. i tried it once and didnt like the way it worked out and have since moved on to a rigging ring and tree grips for any hub style cable systems
 
I just had a go with the hub to triangulate 3 mulberry leads. Uploading vid as we speak. I found the hardest part was getting the wires seperated properly with the middle one staying in place so the other strands fell evenly over the tapered cone thing. I liked it well enough but really have done very little cabling over the years so I have little to compare it to. I also found that using the new aircraft style ehs cable is impossible with these stops, for me anyways. Happy cabling! So fun with the rope wrench, seriously!
 
I had similar problems with the hub system. Other than that, just make sure the outer six strands are distributed evenly outside the wedge cone, and ensure that the wedge cone is on the center strand. I love the Rig Guy system.

Also, well put Guy. The rubbing isn't the same as re-wounding.
 
There are new ones and they are amazing!!!! The new ones you don't have to spread the strands and all that stuff. You slide it through and twist and you're done.
 
I think a lot of cabling systems are tree/situation specific. I've been testing my own system for years (of course in my mind it's the best :) when patent search is complete it will be unvieled on the buzz first. To me any system that can help hold a tree together is great. I like the rig guy!
 
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