dont know what they call them....I've head deadman before....but its the screw in auger that they tie trailer houses down with.....you screw it in the ground with a long cheater pipe...it has a eye to attach a cable to......I would trust that way more than screwing something into the side of a tree
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if it was not so dry out there and not rocky, that would be an option...but what dirt is there is actually pretty much as useless as sand....Originally posted by Traildust View Post
I might be able to beat a t-post into the ground at an angle with a pretty heavy setter...but then there is the mounting....
this tree has a rather large girth, might have to use a couple ratchet straps to get it all the way around....Comment
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Lag bolts
We use lag bolts in 9 feeder/winch combos. If you're worried about 4 lag bolts killing the tree you need to find a bigger tree
. We use a boat winch welded onto a metal plate with 4 lag bolts holding it to the tree. We use cable instead of the nylon and it works great. Find a branch (8"+ diameter) and run an eye bolt through it with a pulley on the end. Our feeders weigh 500 lbs when full and we haven't had any problems in 20+ years. You can also use bailing wire to keep the feeder from spinning and orient the solar panel towards the sun. Jason Slocum
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