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Blinky
Guest
I do that very thing foe quick one or two branch lowering but I use 7mm perlon with a bowline for an eye on one end. I girth hitch the bowline onto the biner and either cow hitch or timber hitch to the tree.
Webbing w/ Timber Hitch
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wiley_p
Climbing Up
I don't like it Brendon, and I can't tell you why, just a gut check.
Burnham
Woods walker
Dave, it's probably because you know how slick tubular webbing is. That bothers me too, thinking about this application.
I'm not a big fan of girth hitches either, unless the host line is hefty strong, like a rigging sling eye. They do cut the strength down a lot.
I'm not a big fan of girth hitches either, unless the host line is hefty strong, like a rigging sling eye. They do cut the strength down a lot.
brendonv
Tree Hugger
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Not my vid, but check out the porty attachment. 
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gf beranek
Old Schooler
Webbing against webbing has a much higher friction coefficient than rope against rope and therefore much more susceptible to fusing or cutting through itself.
MasterBlaster
Administrator Emeritus
I wonder why he felt the need to cut and toss? Not to mention rigging the top and spar down. Maybe it was a demo video? Why was he nipping the sides with his handsaw like that? He coulda easily just used his chainsaw.
I don't do it like that.
I don't do it like that.
rumination
Migratory Hippie Arbolist
I agree with Gerry. Webbing has a much greater tendency to melt/fuse to itself when knots slip under load. At worst his could cause failure of the webbing, at best it takes a knife to undo the knot.
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NeTree
Guest
One-handing the saw...
Not tied in twice...
Not tied in twice...
SkwerI
Treehouser
Sounds like another typical day at the office, huh? I one hand my 200T about 90% of the time and when I was climbing I typically only used my lanyard about 4-5 times per tree.
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NeTree
Guest
Yup...
Just sayin', dawg.
Just sayin', dawg.
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edenarb
Guest
Looks a well enough made vid.
Looks to have been made (staged) for promo to me. If so cant understand the cut n hold, esp when there appears to be no advantage what so ever
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Used a sling (3T) on porty last week cos I left dead eye at home. Just girth hitched and took up slack on porty before cutting. Wasnt really happy about it but it got the job done
Rich
Looks to have been made (staged) for promo to me. If so cant understand the cut n hold, esp when there appears to be no advantage what so ever
.ps
Used a sling (3T) on porty last week cos I left dead eye at home. Just girth hitched and took up slack on porty before cutting. Wasnt really happy about it but it got the job done
Rich
MasterBlaster
Administrator Emeritus
The thing is - he had no reason to be one handing. Maybe it was just force of habit.
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edenarb
Guest
Think I would edit out my bad habits 
FJR
Treehouser
And most importantly.... did anyone else mute that video?! Seriously, what the hell! I have an open mind, but I just don't get that ish.
squisher
THE CALM ONE!!!!
Lol, that music does suck bad.
