Was out today in the sugarbush clearing some downed trees on the mainlines. Found some side ties broke just like they were supposed todo.
I had two ratchet straps with me so figured that I would use them to pull the mainline into position at the location of the side ties to easy the install of the side ties.
Man did that really help with putting the side ties in.
So on my drive back home I had a little bit to think about what I could do to improve the sugarbush. I have been thinking about adding a few branches to the mainline to break up some of the longer lat's that I have. I have been thinking of doing these branches wireless.
That is when the ratchet straps came to mind. Could they be used at the anchor trees to anchor the end of the mainline? I am thinking of using those tension grips at the end of the mainline that the ratchet strap would hook on to.
It would make it easy to adjust tension on the mainline, it would give more surface area around the anchor tree to prevent it from being girdled and if for some reason you needed to drop the mainline tot he ground that too would also be easy.
Do you see any issues with using ratchet straps? Has anyone already used them for this purpose?