Tree guying system

[Firestorm]

Hi all,

I'm after some advice please.

A customer wants a 15ish foot Cedar which blew over to approx 45 degrees uprighted.

I've found a bespoke guying system from platypus, has anyone used them and if so any tips.

Also are there any other cheaper suppliers that anyone could recommend?

 

Thanks in advance

[MATTMOSS]

In the past I have guy'd trees by knocking in a series of fencing posts at an angle away from the tree- on the side it fell away from and using old rope to tie the guys from low down on the stakes to a good solid point in the crown of the tree.

Always worked effectively and costs very little.

Make sure you tie to a good point high on the tree with a bowline as not to cause any damage,strangulation to the tree and you may want to use extra padding to make sure.

Read bs3998.

[treeseer]

Why'd it bend over? Roots pull up or just stem bending? Makes all the difference--got a camera?

 

re attaching to the stem, oft times drilling in an eyebolt is less damaging than any kind of wrap.

[jomoco]

In a long term sense?

 

I don't recommend it unless the ground anchoring hardware is the same used by utility pole setters, which is kinda cost prohibitive.

 

I guyed a few leaning Torrey pines with galvanized steel ground anchors set in huge blocks of poured concrete about a foot below ground. They all failed within ten years, due to corrosion in the steel anchor, between the concrete and lawn. That foot of soil was almost like acid eating into the 5/8ths galvanized steel. Surprisingly and luckily for me the trees remained standing, but were removed.

 

Guying at ground level, particularly in high foot traffic area's never a good idea, for simple liability reasons. People walking into the cables and injuring themselves etc.

 

I don't do it no more except under certain conditions that are very cost prohibitive, and even then the client must sign a lengthy and well worded disclaimer.

 

Now temporary guying in storm damage until a removal crew shows?

 

You betcha!

 

Jomoco

Edited April 24, 2014 by jomoco