Hiccup in Mainline

[SeanD]

I'm using short pieces of 3/4" to protect trees that are against the mainline wire, but when the actual 3/4" mainline gets to that spot, the buffer piece bumps the mainline slightly up to go over it or down to go under it. Both result in a dip in the mainline.

I ended up sistering the two together to keep it on the same slope on one of them, but I'm thinking there has to be a better, standard solution out there.
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Sean

[blissville maples]

use the 5/16 line, usually works good

[mellondome]

Small block of scrap wood works as well

[brookledge]

Sean I wouldn't worry about that little bit. If your main line is on a decent slope that little bit of a sag (the thickness of the tubing wall) is fine. The same thing happens when you use connectors with hooks to conect the lateral to the wire. It will bump it down just a little bit.
Good luck
Keith

[BAP]

The other thing you could do is to put a tie back wire at that point. Hitch to another tree and pull the mainline just enough so that it is off that maple to get rid of that little sag.

[SeanD]

All good tips. Thanks.

Sean

[BreezyHill]

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I would agree that a small amount of dip will be of no consequence. This is a main that is at 1% pitch and the tightener got over top of the line. Two ties held it back in place.

[Russell Lampron]

The other thing you could do is to put a tie back wire at that point. Hitch to another tree and pull the mainline just enough so that it is off that maple to get rid of that little sag.

This is what I do when I have that situation.