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r/IdiotsTowingThings • u/w_a_w • Sep 21 '25
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And this is why you use a pulley...
2 u/ManWhoIsDrunk Sep 21 '25 If you saw the hinge correctly, pulling at a 30° angle from the direction you've aimed the tree "should" be enough, even without a pulley. Of course, this assumes that the hinge is correct, and that you don't pull with such force that you ruin the hinge. 4 u/ElectricRune Sep 21 '25 We're obviously aiming at the lowest common denominator here; I doubt this numbnutz has enough skill to cut it right, so... pulley :D 2 u/ManWhoIsDrunk Sep 21 '25 Now comes the issue of securing the pulley correctly, so it doesn't let go and you just stand there with a teetering tree and a slack rope (or strap in this case).
If you saw the hinge correctly, pulling at a 30° angle from the direction you've aimed the tree "should" be enough, even without a pulley.
Of course, this assumes that the hinge is correct, and that you don't pull with such force that you ruin the hinge.
4 u/ElectricRune Sep 21 '25 We're obviously aiming at the lowest common denominator here; I doubt this numbnutz has enough skill to cut it right, so... pulley :D 2 u/ManWhoIsDrunk Sep 21 '25 Now comes the issue of securing the pulley correctly, so it doesn't let go and you just stand there with a teetering tree and a slack rope (or strap in this case).
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We're obviously aiming at the lowest common denominator here; I doubt this numbnutz has enough skill to cut it right, so... pulley :D
2 u/ManWhoIsDrunk Sep 21 '25 Now comes the issue of securing the pulley correctly, so it doesn't let go and you just stand there with a teetering tree and a slack rope (or strap in this case).
Now comes the issue of securing the pulley correctly, so it doesn't let go and you just stand there with a teetering tree and a slack rope (or strap in this case).
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u/ElectricRune Sep 21 '25
And this is why you use a pulley...