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Fabricating + Testing PORT-A-WRAPS
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- čas přidán 3. 02. 2021
- Welded 4 different styles of port-a-wrap: mini, large, trailer-hitch, and bollard. Used for controlled rigging of heavy limbs, trees, and objects using rope.
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30 degrees and somehow raining! Haha I love it.
Making a portawrap for the truck was genius brw need to mass produce and see them
Yeah it's come in handy for sure!
Thank you
How fun to make your own gear. I'm still hoping to have a few acres in the country with a pole barn and room to organize my tools when I grow up.
Nice selection of port-a-wraps. I've always liked making things instead of buying. That's what winter days are good for
Exactly: fabrication is a winter survival strategy for those who don't drive south to Baja :)
Nice shop & testing.
It’s good to be able to make what you need
Absolutely man. Thanks for checking out the project
Innovation is the product of necessity....
stay save stay healthy
There ya go. I really needed one of these about a month ago when I was wrapping around the base of some nearby trees. So good to have. Take care man
Amazing. I love it.
Man I really enjoyed this! Gonna go out and check my scrap bin. Heck yea!😃I saw a bollard also made onto like a 5 inch by 8 in channel iron as well with eyes weld on each side to strap it to the tree on market place for 350 bucks. All home made of course.
It's amazing how many different things you can fabricate and put to work out there ... thanks for that :)
Interesting and I never seen anything like that before
So it's cool and you can build something that works
They're definitely rare tools but super useful for tree workers. I should make a common tool next, just for fun ...
Very cool. I’ve been wanting to make one of these, as I’ve just received some scrap metal. Your designs are very clever. Thanks for the great ideas.
Most excellent. You're gonna like what you come up with
Very cool that you can turn your ideas into reality Spencer!
Big thanks! It's been fun working on these
I’ll never use one of these, but I was fascinated through every step of this process. Thanks for inspiring us to create beeftastic solutions!
They're definitely specialized tools that not many people have used. It's funny: after doing this project I kept thinking about making the most common tool ... like maybe a screwdriver? Thanks for checking it out
There are phenomenal for making a 600lb limb with the line going to a pulley not lift your 200lb body straight up into the tree. With the increased friction of the wraps they lower the amount of force needed to slowly lower things, its not a block and tackle but works similarly but much easier and much less line.
Awesome job!
Big thanks!
Nice work!!!
Nothing like your imagination at work
Big thanks! Yeah, had some fun with it
I realllllllllllllllly need a shop like yours...all the things I could do... Very cool ... always thinking outside the box 😆😆😆
Yeah man, I'm super lucky with this current shop -- my last one was tiny. Thanks for checking it out
Dude! Most excellent!! Just subscribed too!!!
Good to hear :)
You is one smart fella! I seen a Poulan Pro on a shelf, she looked Majestic!!
You spotted it! Yeah, put some gas in the Poulan Pro the other day just to hear it roar. Not a bad saw by any means. :) thanks man
Bollard for the win! Nice job man!
Absolutely. Thanks for checking it out, man
last week i was just talking to my uncle about making a porta wrap and by chance i find this video! its meant to be!!!!
You're gonna love it!
I love the hitch port a wrap. I had a similar idea about two years ago. Welding a port a wrap to the frame of a bucket truck. It wasn't my truck so I didn't get to try haha
oooo, that welded-on porty would have been pretty sweet. There's nothing quite like being able to tie off to a vehicle
Great video
Thanks buddy! Sounds like you dropped a few videos yourself ... off to check them out!
Looks like a great tool to use out in the bush.
Absolutely. And hey: I started working on that tractor tour/overview vid ... thanks for that idea
@@metaspencer i love tractors and other diesel machinery. Thats why i became a truck driver
Good video 👨🔧
Thanks. I hope you and your husband are doing well
Funny, I was just thinking about this yesterday!
Gotta do it!
@@metaspencer OK, I did ! Built a bollard lunchtime.
@@briankelly2886 Boom! I bet it works great ... nice to have options out there when it comes to controlling pieces
Nice. This is on my to do list.
Most excellent man. For those trees you've got out there, I'd say build it BIG :)
@@metaspencer . For sure...
That's very creative, you earned my sub on this one. I made my own portawap, but took the mindless approach of just copying the popular design on the market. Problem is, steel is very expensive these days. Love your shop!
Good stuff! Yeah, I try to. weld with as much scrap as possible. Cool to hear that you made your own!
that's a fantastic demonstration man!
I learned old school, use a stub up in the tree to wrap onto, wrap the rope around the trunk of an adjacent tree. I've wanted to get a porta wrap, because sometimes the stub isn't in the most coinvent spot, or the tree trunk either. Being also a welder, couldn't bring myself to spring for over $200 in some cases for one. That price is just a rip off to me.
I thought about making one for a while. Thanks
Those wraps you describe are the old school, long tested way to go -- still works in most situations. You're gonna love the device when you make it though
Nice work!
You remind me of me, but I don't trust my welding ability enough.
Perhaps I'll make one with threaded fasteners and red loctite.
I'm inspired now!
Loctite can go a long way!
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just finished my own, based closer to the buckingham..
one thing I notice is the potential for the rope to unscrew the clevis pin
Crank that pin down tight! Sounds like a great build
Well that was fun. Working with steel is real. Still, I would put a bolt through that trailer hitch. I have had welds fail. Cheers man.
I agree 100% ... looking at that hitch mounted one later I was thinking the pull was entirely on the weld. You've got it
Yep
We are fine thanks
very impressive! were you raised on a farm? An old hillbilly neighbor told me a story once in 1979 in southern Illinois. He was born in 1918 in Tenn., went up to Detroit during the Depression to get work in a factory. They had one line, asked each boy: "Were you raised on a farm?" He was, and sent to the line where he was hired immediately. The ones who weren't split to a different line.
I completely understand that kind of thinking: on the farm you've gotta work hard and get so much done with a little. Great perspective! For me farm work was something I discovered later in life, but I've worked with my hands all my life. Good to hear from ya man
You have a kick ass barn. I have a nice farm and big shop in NC i have lived at for 26 years. Being a solo tree guy myself. Do you use this porta wrap much working alone?
Yeah, love that barn :) I don't use the port-a-wraps very often, but when I need them I really need them.
I wonder if you could rig a boat trailer winch to the bollard and fabricate a version of the stein rcw? Great video. Thanks for sharing!
Oh boy did you ever read my mind. I love that cranking design, as tightening and actually LIFTING would be sweet. I'm keeping my eye out for one of those boat winches. If I find something that will work I plan to mock one up. I saw another dude online who made a great one. Very inspiring.
@@metaspencer yep my thought or one with a habor freight atv winch on it or shop crane in the truck as truck crane to lift some of those bigger logs. or build a log trailer like some have done to load logs in the truck or trailer.
Olá amigo muito obrigado por vc compartilhar suas inteligência que Deus te deu
Obrigado pelo comentário agradável! Fique bem
Awesome man! I'd like to see your take on a winch on one of those
you read my mind, brother ... I've been looking for one second hand that I can use
Winch battle
@@metaspencer ya that would be sweet
@@metaspencer im thinking, hand crank winch (Preferably a nice reversible one, no ratchet wheel, maybe worm drive) pull all the cable off, and make a capstan
@@WoodCutr1 That would be AMAZING
Spencer your like I will send you some pictures of the ones I make it might be some help keep rocking 👌
sounds good!
Great vid you should check out the gb bollards
definitely! those are nice and solid
@@metaspencer one of the companys makes one with a brake and a cranking lever you can apply lift force before cutting cant remember the name
Is it the GRCS "Good Rigging Control System"? Absolutely nothing beats it, minus a crane!
Try a Figure 8 descender. I took down a small water tower with one and some waterline.
Oh yeah that figure 8 is great both in and under the tree. Lots of friction and control. I'm with ya on that.
The second porta wrap is great the problem is your using it wrong. You should look up a video on how to use one and I think itl be your favorite one to use. Your anchor rope is on the wrong ring once you switch it will be mid line attachable. You will fold the rope to make a bite, stick the bite throw the eye and over top of that pin then you wrap towards the two pins at the other end.
Good eye and point taken. With practice and some advice I got the hang of the attachment method in the months after making these. Great tools. So valuable.
I personally would not rely on the weight of the truck for any type of heavy rigging. But a great idea.
Point taken
Useful. Maybe that hitch one should have another option sticking out the back too? I think what would make an interesting video is you reviewing your welders. Why you got them and such. I have been thinking about one but I don't think I'll have the 220 for one. Seems like almost everyone has a MIG these days.
Good idea on the welder video and I've heard that from a few other people. MIG is nice but expensive. A decent flux core machine can do the job and save some $$. Take care man
@@metaspencer Thanks, I need that. Had to call an ambulance for my mom last night. Very rough night. Pray for her!
@@johnpossum556 Hang in there buddy. tough times
@@metaspencer I got her to a hospital in time. Blood clots in her legs. At least she won't have to go through the 50+ hours of racing heart like I went through when mine became a pulmonary embolism.
@@johnpossum556 good job gettin' her there
Bollard= a portawrap that's more beeftastic😂👍
You said it man ... beefed out :)
Was wonder about tying on a device.... All you see is cow hitch or whatever with a deadeye sling or a different sling. Is using a rope with a knot acceptable if the load isn't too big? Like on your small porty
It would depend on the load, but a lot of people use a bowline with a Yosemite finish ... otherwise it's the timber hitch or cow hitch ... I prefer the hitches as they don't tighten up too much. What device are you talking about?
@@metaspencer thank you for the reply. I have a Backbone and a steel figure 8 for the light rigging duty purposes. Just looking for an easy way to tie those to a tree without buying a dead eye or some other type of sling
@@anthonyr6286 Oh yeah for those kinds of attachments I'll either use a sling or tie on with a bowline+yosemite ... or some other rated knot combo like scaffold knot + butterfly
@@metaspencer awesome, thank you so much. It seems like a lot of guys on here forget about the basic stuff. I like your style
You should test the port-a-rim.
That port-a-rim isn't as bad as some may think. Lots of surface area :)
When are you going to do more camping and construction jobs and tree jobs and more big projects
Well, as someone who doesn't specialize in any one thing it's hard to keep all those balls in the air. But basically the answer is: camping vids will come if we get a MASSIVE snow storm, and then this summer if I make it back to the Rockies ... then the tree and construction vids will be coming soon. I'm working on it brother! Thanks for watching
Thanks man i love your videos
The bench of many things painted lol
A couple things to consider. The commercial models I’ve seen are all corrosion resistant in a manner that is very polished smooth. Stainless steel, nickel plated, powder coated.
Friction/heat from rope travel will quickly remove any paint. Any part less than shiny smooth and any corners not radiused like a well used bar of soap will shorten the life of $$$ rope.
On the other hand, I’m guessing you won’t be singing rope thru them all day,
every day like an arborist crew, so all of the above mentioned points might be moot. 🥴 🤜🤛
I recently sanded and painted a couple of these as they were getting a bit rusty, and they definitely have a different feel to them with the rope loaded. But you're right: I only use them once in a while when lowering heavy trees and sections ... thanks for the tips!
good video and cool ideas. be safe and careful. "necessity of the mother of invention". and i cant decide if its a lazy man or smart man that invents tools. i say lazy man because he looks to make a hard job easier but smart man thinks it though before starting. :dunno:
i've wrapped the rope around the rail of work platform and kicked load off and lowered it down. more wraps the easier it is stop.
the base of a tree or nearby log has worked for me to wrap the rope -- and with good friction. So we'll see how these work and if I actually use them in the field. Thanks man
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Big thanks!
I need a in tree porta wrap I'm willing to pay if it can be created I own and operate a tree service
Hey buddy! thanks for the interest but I don't make them for other people just because of potential liability issues. If you can't weld one up yourself I'd suggest investing in a top-of-the-line one because the knock-offs I've seen are total junk