Stop using ratchet straps on oak limbs, they crush the cambium

Saw a crew in Charlotte kill a 60 year old red oak last week because they cinched a ratchet strap around the branch for a removal and stripped the bark before the bucket even got loaded, so are you all using rope friction hitches or just hoping the wood survives the hardware?

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jamiegreen2mo ago

Honestly, the cambium's the last thing I'd worry about with that crew.

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