I remember reading somewhere (QST?) that even with the garden hose, it
can cause problems for the tree. Apparently the "pros" drill thru the
trunk or limb and use a large eye-bolt with nuts/washers. The nut can
then be backed off periodically to allow for the tree growth.
73, Stew K3ND
--- DavidC <b4e@earthlink.net> wrote:
>
> I thought I remembered reading somewhere that
> wrapping the guy
> around the tree, lining it with old garden hose, and
> clamping it was
> one method.
>
> Since we are supposed to check our systems at least
> once per year
> one could adjust the cable tension to keep the
> wrap-around section
> properly positioned to remain outside of the growing
> bark.
>
> I did wonder if girdling a tree could harm it so I
> just did a
> www.searchspaniel.com search and found a couple of
> sites that
> discuss the impact of tree girdling.
>
> http://www.colostate.edu/Depts/CoopExt/TRA/PLANTS/ankara.htm
> http://www.csuchico.edu./~pmaslin/Cr.Manag/girdle.html
>
> It seems as though raw metal guys moving about the
> outside of a tree might
> eventually have a girdling effect ... lined with
> garden hose they may not.
> I'd also
> wonder about creating a home for tree-chomping bugs
> with the hose. But then
> I suppose driving a large eyebolt into it probably
> doesn't make it happy
> either.
>
> Hope this helps a little ... 73, DavidC K1YP
>
>
> > Right now 1 of the guys on my crank-up tower is
> hooked to the
> > base of a big fir tree. One thing you have to be
> real careful
> > about is to make sure the eyebolt, or whatever you
> use to hook to
> > the tree, doesn't come too close to the tree. I
> had a large
> > screw eye embedded into the tree and after a
> while, the bark
> > completely covered the bolt and the guy so that I
> had to use an
> > ax to chop the bark away to check the guy. Also,
> I have an 160
> > meter inv. "L: and 80 meter dipole up in a tree.
> I had a rope
> > tied around the base to tie the antenna lines off
> to and the bark
> > completely covered the rope. Trees make good guy
> anchors if they
> > are installed right. 73
> > Tom W7WHY
>
>
>
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