MasterBlaster
TreeHouse Elder
I was looking at an upcoming cable job to be done on a large live oak. The tree splits into three big forks at 20'. Each of those forks become other forks.
One of these main forks is beginning to split. My plan is to lighten the two limbs, and cable it with one cable. The split will probably close by itself when I remove the limbs. The split is maybe 2" wide at it's widest. Then, I plan to set eyebolts thru the tree, and tighten the cable by running the nut down the bolt until the proper tension(NOT TOO MUCH!) is achieved.
Here's the problem; The guy I'm working for INSISTS that I use a come-a-long to get the cable TIGHT, to close the split. I'm trying to convince him that TIGHT is not the way to do it. Just the act of removing the lower, BIG, HEAVY limbs will do the split a world of good, and the cable will just be additional insurance.
He thinks the cable needs to be TIGHT.
I say no.
What say yee-all?
One of these main forks is beginning to split. My plan is to lighten the two limbs, and cable it with one cable. The split will probably close by itself when I remove the limbs. The split is maybe 2" wide at it's widest. Then, I plan to set eyebolts thru the tree, and tighten the cable by running the nut down the bolt until the proper tension(NOT TOO MUCH!) is achieved.
Here's the problem; The guy I'm working for INSISTS that I use a come-a-long to get the cable TIGHT, to close the split. I'm trying to convince him that TIGHT is not the way to do it. Just the act of removing the lower, BIG, HEAVY limbs will do the split a world of good, and the cable will just be additional insurance.
He thinks the cable needs to be TIGHT.
I say no.
What say yee-all?