Barber chair

[hanniedog]

How heavy of a ratchet strap do i nee to help prevent an ash from splitting. it is about 18 inches or so with a moderate lean to it.

 

[svk]

I'd do a 2" strap or use a chain

 

[chucker]

bigger the better . the trick is to get as many wraps around the trunk to help hold it tightly bound!! say a 20'er of 2" to 3" of 10,000/20,000# strength will do.

 

[zogger]

Well, bigger is better, but for reals, once you have two or more wraps around it with anything stout, it gets really strong. Several wraps even with just a cheap tow strap is really stout. First time I ever ran a capstan winch I found this out.

 

[hanniedog]

Thanks guys.

 

[bitzer]

How about learn how to cut it up right!

 

[hanniedog]

Well what is the right way Mr Expert.

 

[chucker]

How about learn how to cut it up right!

and we all know you never have a chair to set in and wonder "what just happened" after all your experience that never fails you! ?? lol? once you learn the correct procedure they will never occur again under any conditions! ?? lol false thinking will kill the best of us!

 

[Jakers]

without seeing pictures and assuming its solid and good wood, i would recommend a plunge cut.

If instructions are needed, please by all means, ask on here or google or youtube. if you are unsure of how to do it then walk away until you learn the technique properly

 

[Jakers]

i am very serious about this. A 4" tree can take your head clean off. imagine what an 18" tree could do

 

[ncpete]

This reminds me, that I need to start investigating taking down a few trees with bad leans and bifurcated trunks in my yard. Not happy about the barber chairing potential of either.

 

[turnkey4099]

I used to use just a log chain but that can't get tight, still stops a chair from proceding though. Then I went to the tie-down straps - one broke. Now it is logchain and chain binder.

Plunge cutting does work but I still chain them. Currently working a grove where every tree has a very wicked lean.

 

[JCMC]

I used a chain and chain binder on a box elder that had a heavy lean. It worked very well.

 

[ncpete]

Somewhere in my storage I have a heavy lift sling ratcheting strap, of the sort used when sling loading under military helicopters. Think 20,000 lb rating would be enough?

 

[hseII]

The 2-3" Quality Trucking Ratchet straps are ideal for this in my opinion, As mentioned above.

 

[hseII]

bigger the better . the trick is to get as many wraps around the trunk to help hold it tightly bound!! say a 20'er of 2" to 3" of 10,000/20,000# strength will do.

This.

 

[ncpete]

This.

hah, I didn't see the weight listed on that post first time through.

 

[009L]

Learn something new everyday....I've never seen someone use a strap/chain to help prevent barber chair before. How far above the cut are you placing the chain?

Thanks,

-Pat

 

[JCMC]

I placed the chain with a binder about a foot above where I was going to place my notch. This method was shown to me by an old logger that I worked with many years ago. You can't beat experience!

 

[009L]

I placed the chain with a binder about a foot above where I was going to place my notch.

Thanks JCMC!