How is the ride supposed to stop? The video doesn't show the end of any of the rides. Should the rider jump off? Smash into the other tree or should the hight of the second loop adjust the speed so that the second tree is never reached?
That was my first thought too. Seems that there should be rubber or something, webbing perhaps, that goes around the tree, and that it is just around the back of the tree, and loose on the front where it joins onto the ride line, so that you are not effectively cutting off all circulation to the tree. Here they show putting a narrow metal cable more than once around the tree, which of course will girdle it tightly. And if it were left on more than one season, could end up imbedded in tree.
I seen the good method on Catalina Island. They put wood planks around the tree, which are tightened by one or two cables. And then the main cable is wrapped on the middle of those planks. This way the cable pull force is evenly distributed over the tree trunk, preventing the damage. Their entire obstacle course with platforms is holding up like this, so no nail or cable ever touches the live tree.
I was wondering the same. The instructions I got with my Slackers says either end. But if installing a spring brake kit, they recommend installing turnbuckle at the end point.
How is the ride supposed to stop? The video doesn't show the end of any of the rides. Should the rider jump off? Smash into the other tree or should the hight of the second loop adjust the speed so that the second tree is never reached?
The newer kit comes with a spring atopper
Nice way to use the channel lock pliers in the totally wrong and awkward way
I was about to comment on that. Shameful.
That was my first thought too. Seems that there should be rubber or something, webbing perhaps, that goes around the tree, and that it is just around the back of the tree, and loose on the front where it joins onto the ride line, so that you are not effectively cutting off all circulation to the tree. Here they show putting a narrow metal cable more than once around the tree, which of course will girdle it tightly. And if it were left on more than one season, could end up imbedded in tree.
I seen the good method on Catalina Island. They put wood planks around the tree, which are tightened by one or two cables. And then the main cable is wrapped on the middle of those planks. This way the cable pull force is evenly distributed over the tree trunk, preventing the damage.
Their entire obstacle course with platforms is holding up like this, so no nail or cable ever touches the live tree.
Does it matter what end the turnbuckle is on? Because I'm watching videos showing either end.
I was wondering the same. The instructions I got with my Slackers says either end. But if installing a spring brake kit, they recommend installing turnbuckle at the end point.
@@motorjive4363 yea I saw that soon as I asked the question lol. Thanks for the help!
Thank you we needed to make a zipline for my son.
I'm getting one of those for Christmas
...you need to put a protection between the trees and the cables...!!
"Make sure have a safe and secure way of installing the zip line..." as he's wrapping a bungee cord around the tree and ladder.
Best video… instruction does not help at all