How to Use a Winch, Snatch Block and Tree Save on the Trail | Black Op Series Winches

In this video Braden shows you how to properly use a snatch block, tree saver along with a 5000lbs black op series winch while out on the trail.

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00:00 Intro
01:01 Getting Set Up the Right Way
03:11 Winching In

[jdestremps]

By looping the tree saver through itself, you're putting ALL the load on ONE line of the tree saver material. If you put your D-ring through BOTH ends of the tree saver, you're distributing the pull so that HALF of the force will go into each end, instead of ALL the force going in ONE end.

[STEAMBOLTANNIE]

YOU PUT THE CLEVIS THRU BOTH ENDS OF THE TREE SAVER = STRAIGHTER PULL AND EQUAL STRESS AROUND THE TRUNK

[davidyoung]

For additional safety, its always good to throw a jacket or that Super ATV bag on top of and in the center of the winch line in case it snaps or something fails so it doesn’t come back at you or bystanders. It loses all it’s inertia and will drop harmlessly to the ground.

[WhiteCavendish]

Protip: when putting the pin in your shackles, screw them all the way till they stop, then back a half turn. Keeps them from binding up when you have to undo them.

[trdd]

Doubled the ability of the winch while cutting the strength of the tree saver in half. Grabbing both eyelets gives almost double the strap strength.

[maxum]

Anybody else start itching while watching this guy kneeling down going through that bag in the middle of all that poison ivy?

[jimnuna]

Thanks for being fast simple and demonstrate snatch block as force multiplier!! Excellent vid

[dennisarntz]

When used as shown with the snatch block around the tree and the winch rope coming back to the truck, the pulling force is doubled on the truck but the tension in the pulling rope is half since you have both ends coming back to the truck.
So if the winch and cable are rated for 6000 lbs, using a snatch block in this manner will increase the force to 12, 000 lbs but the winch line still has only 6, 000 lbs of tension, but there are 2 lines at 6, 000 lbs X 2= 12, 000 lbs..

[vrtxttb]

Place the clevis through BOTH loops of the tree saver to equal load on both portions of the saver... not the way shown in the video.

[pacman]

I suspect that ATV doesn’t get stuck too often! 🤣

[wmnapier]

Never tighten that clevis bolt down even by hand, always loosen it a 1/4 to 1/2 turn. If you tighten it even snug when you put pressure on it from a heavy haul it can make it so tight you won't be able to loosen it.

[christiancorbitt]

Not that it’s a huge issue with the weight of that ATV, but if you girth hitch your anchor you do reduce the strength of the strap (up to or around 50%). It’s not something to worry about too much if you’re just pulling for lack of adequate traction, but if there’s the potential to shock load it or there’s suction from mud involved you have the potential to break your tree saver doing that. Same concept as just wrapping the winch rope around tree and clipping it to itself.

[Chris-qfqm]

When hitching the "tree saver" to itself you will half the strength of that strap

[anonymousperson]

You should be as low on the trunk as possible. The tree is stronger there.

[tomfrantz]

U R AWESOME Thank you for the video. Well made video!

[erichouston]

turn tight on your shackle not clevis, then quarter turn back so you can get it off after.

[Kusganx]

Video clear instructions and to the point 🙌🏼🙌🏼🤙🏼❤️

[johngodar]

Curious if you got a bad poison ivy rash after filming this? Sure looks like you're sitting right in the middle of it. Thanks for the tips.

[stevesonntag]

That's not a clevis. That's called a shackle.

[GeRom]

That's one hell of a rig but you shouldn't choke the tree out like that. And there's no need to do it that way. Just wrap the strap around the tree and connect up to both of the ends together.