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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