This is Ácer negúndo. We call it the ash-leaved maple.I was curious if his gaffs met inside the stem. What kind of tree is growing through the fence? Reminded me of our Manitoba Maple and Google tells me it could very well be a Box Elder. Structure is more uniform than ours locally but the shoots, bark and weeping sure look like something I'd find down the street.
There's nothing dangerous about it. In summer, during hurricanes, these skinny stems experience a load of several hundred kilograms and do not break. Also, I don't fasten the rope where the rod is thinner than 4 inches.Anyone else impressed by Max high on the skinny wood?
A Maasdam Continuous Rope-puller capstan is cheap, portable/small/ light, dependable and versatile.Cripple/winch would have been a great idea but I don’t have a winch. Probably would have made it a little bit easier lol