Before you do the taper cuts,  fid the end in and back out the side of the standing rope.
Remove the fid and measure 18” from the end and pull one strand and cut it.  Move toward the end 1.5” pull one strand and cut.  Repeat until you have one strand at the end.  Now “milk” it back inside the standing rope.  You now have a long even taper that is very important.  Any sudden change in diameter with this stuff creates a weak point under heavy load.  Ignore anyone who says you don’t need to taper.  This method eliminates all bumps.  Careful math, measuring, and marking is needed for the entry and exit points with the fid to end up with a correct finished splice.

I like to go way further than I need to once I start feeding in my deep bury. It's really hard to fix it if you dont go far enough and it also makes it easier to take the fid out

Beautiful ceiling!

Thanks for uploading the splice.  I'm essentially working my way through the same process.  I had made a list of all the parts, much as you did in the preparations video, and also noted that the chains were the weakest link.  Your fail video and this video has been really helpful.  It confirmed my fears and moved me from chains to having more tree saver straps as well.

I saw another youtuber use a strand fencing wire to thread the rope through.  The wire was just over the full length he needed to thread so all he was pushing through the center was the wire, then he pulled the rope through.  That seemed to work pretty well.  Not sure where I'm going to get a single strand of fencing wire, but good to know all the same.

Reminds me of a Chinese finger puzzle! Nice pulling vids!

Well, we're waiting...😁👍

thanks

Those treesaver straps really stretch less than a chain? –crazy 😮
Cant wait to see the pulling!

Great video, very authentic.  Easy to follow along.  Good stuff.

Maybe add the fast fid to your links video ?   Factor 55 has free shipping over $200 - and seeing this video after I already ordered everything from the other video - they wanted to add $15 shipping.  Excellent video here.  Save us watching the other three.  🙂

Don't underestimate the energy stored in those straps. You can see the stretch in your videos as you're taking up the slack. There's lots of videos on youtube of straps flying through hatches of vehicles when straps break. Check out Ronnie Dahl's videos on breaking winch lines and breaking tow balls. The forces you're putting on these trees could easily be lethal if something were to break, particularly with the metal snatch blocks and shackles in the system. I don't want to sound like a safety sissy, but I've seen some pretty dangerous stuff offroading. Recently there was an incident where one truck was tugging on another by the tow ball with a recovery strap and the hitch broke off, sending the entire hitch through the windshield, killing the driver.

Why not leave the red protective sheath on? Also what's the point of the aluminum splice jig, and do you leave them installed on the rope? The stick figure at the bottom of the paper is hilarious if anyone else caught that.

be careful 😁👍

Love the site, been here since almost begining, very imformative, well documented and editied. I've learned alot. So now I'm going to attempt splicing while waiting for your next pull... Your video is very easy to follow. At the end you did an "open" loop(s) splice and was wondering if there is a min. dia. to affix that "loop" to? Or can it be attached directly to an obviously smaller dia. D-ring vs. the alum. peice you attached with a larger radius? TY Mike.

Do you make them to the desired length you need for each run?

The two back and forth things did nothing other than weaken the splice. If you want to “lock it in”, the long end has to go through on one pass (tying a knot) so it is impossible for it to shake out.

Where did you purchase the equipment? Do you have a link for us?

Your going to need a runway to move the stump an inch! =)

Do you use just the 7/8" D rings? I picked up a couple more 30k straps that came with 3/4" D rings. 6.5T (WLL) vs. 4.75T (WLL). Curious if any were used in any of the pulls? Also, very smart move on the 55/Splicer. Not only does it accept larger attachments, that larger raduis really preserves the rope strength. I have too much O.C.D. and time on my hands... Tks, Mike

where did you get that stick and metal gadget?