Port-a-wrap - Adding a Top Strap

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The port-a-wrap is the jack of all trades in rigging, but the one thing that it doesn't do very well, in my opinion, is negative rigging. Let's look at adding a top strap to try and fight the floppiness of the device when using it as a lowering device.
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@PrecisionArboristryServicesLLC 9 месяцев назад

I dig, I’ll be adding this to my daily usage. Thanks for freely offering your knowledge to help better others in the trade ✊🏽

@TreeMuggs_PatrickM 9 месяцев назад

Appreciate it. - Patrick

@charlesmercer1975 9 месяцев назад

That never occurred to me. Going forward I will be utilizing a top strap! Thank s so much for the tip.

@emzzzz992 9 месяцев назад

I always considered the porta wrap marginal engineering at best. Stein has taken it up a notch for sure.

@havespurswillclimb 7 месяцев назад

Enjoyed the video. I use the Stein RC2000. A great design by Reg Coates. Stein has a couple other excellent Friction lowering devices. But, if you already have a regular portawrap this video is right on. Thanks.

@timgrant1796 2 месяца назад

Thanks Patrick. I had assembled the pieces to make my own when I saw this and realized it would work better with the 'biner loop on the top strap. I was not aware then that anyone was making a top strap for the P-A-W and they are not readily available in the USA, as far as I can find. It's always good to see that someone who knows what they are doing thinks it's a good idea, before you start making stuff. Works great. Great work, as ever.

@BigBlackTruckDave 9 месяцев назад

Great advice. Something I never even thought about before. Thanks You are GREAT!

@stihlms400cm3 9 месяцев назад

Patrick, beautiful, succinct no nonsense demonstration and explanation, superb tip, will definitely try this system out, greetings from Ireland !

@chrisb4419 9 месяцев назад

Yes! I was gonna but a fancy new stein, but this is the way for the poor workin man Thanks for all you do for the community

@golopeters1152 9 месяцев назад

Love it. What a valuable piece of advice! Thanks alot. Will be tested out in the coming felling season

@howarddavidiii6171 9 месяцев назад

Great explanation, and it's a good thing to know. I will use this tomorrow .

@savage22bolt32 4 месяца назад

As a newbie, I thought the PW would be floppy, so I bought a Stein that is designed to be used with a top strap. I really like the finish on the PW though. Not sure if its nickel plated or stainless steel, but coming from an aerospace background, I appreciate those materials. The Stein appears to be cad plated & alodined to protect from rusting but may be a similar but different coating.

@dankotos61 9 месяцев назад

You Did a really good job Explaining that Patrick. Nice job

@purryegbert8609 5 месяцев назад

Great tutorial !

@bobwiese6128 9 месяцев назад

Excellent work Brother. Thanks for this. I had pondered this awhile back and your info here cements my thoughts. Top strap it is.... why not, it malek perfect sense. 👌

@mvblitzyo 9 месяцев назад

excellent explanation

@kameronmyles2013 4 месяца назад

I just started helping my brother rig and that porta wrap is a curse. Thank you for giving us another option!

@tcoke84 9 месяцев назад

Great idea bro. Thanks.

@stevemiller8952 9 месяцев назад

My Son and I have been in the tree business for 15 years now. We started with the porta wrap and used it for a few years. I’ve made a device similar to the porta wrap but fastens to the tree by a ratchet strap. It is 100 times easier to use than a porta wrap and it has some features on it that makes it our go to device when we do tree work. We haven’t used a porta wrap in years. It makes it so much easier to take the slack out of the rope. Also since we made the device we hardly use a GRC.

@Vscustomprinting 9 месяцев назад

You just cranking out the slack? Some sort of crank device... I love a porta wrap, easy to move when you use some old rope.. we usually have a decent crew for big jobs, so having a few guys pull out the slack isnt a problem.. But this is a problem i might need to solve now that im the climber.. thanks for sharing

@stevemiller8952 9 месяцев назад

@@Vscustomprinting this is so much easier to use that a porta wrap I will never go back to the PW. It’s a sturdy device because it’s ratcheted to the tree. One man can take the slack easily. It’s not a crank device

@roybatty5028 9 месяцев назад

We used to use something called a Bollard. It is essentially a ten inch pipe on a bracket that is fastened to the tree by a heavy winch strap.

@stevemiller8952 9 месяцев назад

@@roybatty5028 yes it’s similar to what your talking about but it has a feature on it that no other lowering device has

@TreeMuggs_PatrickM 9 месяцев назад

Right on, do you have a video?

@randymarko486 2 месяца назад

GREAT video.......

@TerrellWillams 9 месяцев назад

Good stuff as usual!

@JWG061 9 месяцев назад

Also useful for decreasing damage to thin bark trees

@Vscustomprinting 9 месяцев назад

Nice tech insight

@TreeMuggs_PatrickM 9 месяцев назад

Yes, good point Will, thanks

@jakeharris4465 Месяц назад

If you weld an extra pin at the end of the porta wrap for the rope to sit in between 2 pins it stops any bind up,better if you can make your own from scratch that way the whole bollard can be a bit longer to make up for the 2nd pin making it a bit shorter

@11ccom 9 месяцев назад

Good stuff.

@anthonymoravec3599 9 месяцев назад

nice job

@spiercevaughn 9 месяцев назад

My stein 1000 came with one and I’ve always used it.

@MsLivestronger 9 месяцев назад

And its way easier for new groundies to load it when its oriented like that. Looks great. How many times you see people struggling to orient it, im a one man owner / climber with lots of different groundies , ( we have other jobs) this wouldnt be an issue for big companies with dedicated groundies most likely.*

@small-town-southern-man3573 9 месяцев назад

My thinking is that the porty dropping negates the risk of the rope fouling. With the porty stationary, you risk that loop of rope causing problems. I agree on the fixed bollard for big rigging.

@TreeMuggs_PatrickM 9 месяцев назад

Interesting

@MsJhook 9 месяцев назад

Nice

@tree2climb839 9 месяцев назад

Thanks Patrick! Where can you buy the stein strap?

@BartomiejDziecio 9 месяцев назад

Thank you very much for the video, I will be able to work better.

@kodylloyd5495 9 месяцев назад

Solid advice Patrick👍 thank you.

@kodylloyd5495 9 месяцев назад

On order from sappy supplies 👍

@PiKara67 9 месяцев назад

eccellente 👏👏👏

@markfamilytree6780 9 месяцев назад

I will definitely be using this method. Does anyone do negative rigging lower than false crotch?

@michaelstigell5753 9 месяцев назад

❤️👍👍

@johndurant8687 9 месяцев назад

Any thoughts on the "jail break" lowering device?

@TreeMuggs_PatrickM 9 месяцев назад

I would like to try it, looks promising

@evang6503 9 месяцев назад

Good video but first of all I don’t think that will do anything for the slack in your line hang the Portawrap low to the ground, crank as much slack out as possible. I think what you were doing will not add the problem, although I do tend to redirect, lowering line out of the swing/drop zone like a fishing pole at times.

@Sethhaun78 9 месяцев назад

Should have done that today big red oaks .was sloppy with outt it..

@pekerja27 9 месяцев назад

Sedikit menjadi lebih paham , cara menggunakan tali, Tadinya saya sehari hari menebang pohon tanpa tali pengaman

@CatDaddySteve 9 месяцев назад

The true classic Port A Wrap is a small wheel rim strapped to the tree 😉

@YourN4m3 9 месяцев назад

I just chain together bungie cords.

@TheToolnut 9 месяцев назад

I have always used Stein lowering bollards, they come with an eye for mounting with a top strap. I dial in the height of my bollard with the top strap then lock it off with a timber hitch. I don't know why all you N.A climbers use the portawrap. It's just very poorly designed.