bigshea13

nasty wound. ive used long bolts on severa
occassions for similar problems. you can get 5-6 foot lags and use large washer or scab boards on each end. put it threw several feet above crotch. even though its not in the correct spot it will if nothing less keep the leader from crashing on the house when nature severs it. another off the wall method is to purchase a long strand of cable and a large length of garden hose and another long lag with an eye. this is a last resort method but it works. wrap the cable around the upper {damaged portion} over a healthy crotch and down the back side of the tree{as if you were rigging it for removal} until you can find a stury spot for the lag and eye. place the garden hose over the cable{just to reduce friction on tree. connect the cable to eye. the set up will move with the entire tree and create less friction. the one main downfall to this is the visibilty factor but sometimes you can hide it well. if the leader is going to fail and you justg want to buy a little more time and still kepp the dwelling safe this will do it. when it does fail you just go up cut it out of the cable and go from there. kinda like a fishing night line for trees