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  1. treelooker

    Bolting a Tree

    Astounding math skills, but a little short on patience...:roll:
  2. treelooker

    Bolting a Tree

    Good post. I agree, experimenting is good, but making stuff up without even knowing about standard methods seems like...treating walnut blight with roofing tar (use the silver it's prettier). :P
  3. treelooker

    Bolting a Tree

    Only on thick-barked trees, and to the sapwood, not just the cambium. Nothing is said about a second nut. Other options like locknuts and locking fluid are suggested. Peening is preferred. There is never any reason to back off the nut, as noted by Brian and others. Your options are to 1...
  4. treelooker

    Bolting a Tree

    Good plan, those tags are tough and will last. 8)
  5. treelooker

    Bolting a Tree

    Gotta agree ! I'm all for thinking, and working, outside the box. But it makes sense to first look inside the box.
  6. treelooker

    Bolting a Tree

    man you have chosen the hardest possible road. your kids' swing is not a braced tree. ;) $10.
  7. treelooker

    Bolting a Tree

    Get $10 out of your pocket and buy the BMP's! :roll: Countersink into bark not wood, cut em close and peen. Drywall anchors?? :?
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