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Re: [Cprosser16] Tree Anchor Q's:
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ptlong2
Mar 2, 2011, 1:18 AM
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Cprosser16 wrote: Another side question, what do you guys think is the limit that a tree should be used for a climb? There are a few more tree closer to where each climber anchor is set up, but they are smaller in diameter, maybe 4-8 inches.
This question was already answered, but if you're curious there was a recent paper written about tree anchors. They loaded a number of different tree types and diameters until each one either failed or held 15 kN (3372 lbs).
"How to Determine Tree Strengths and Build Tree Anchors"
(This post was edited by ptlong2 on Mar 2, 2011, 1:21 AM)
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