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while scalfing out the head in a hoop pine my dad pulled it over with the winch on our 18 bandit before i did the back cut....is this safe????
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Definately not!!! He should not have done that, down right dangerous even in a small tree, the results from breaking the stem like that are totally unpredictable, as is the effect it will have on a young climber.....a mistake at the very least.
The reason why the bowlilne is generally not used as a termination knot to the attachment to your harness is because of some accidents relating to both poor tying technique and the weakness within the knot itself.
Generally figure of 8 or figure of 9 and scaffold knots are used for terminations to your harness (or the biners attached to your harness). That having been said spliced eyes are really the best terminations IMHO.