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The Safebloc, by the ’X-man’ J. David Driver, fundamentally changed the nature of negative rigging for me. The added friction helps to convert tension forces into heat, dissipating peak forces exerted on the tree. This is a game changer in sketchy or dangerous trees, and makes all the difference in big wood. In this short video, I show the Safebloc being used on a 10ft chunk of Sugar Maple at the cemetery. This tree was recently dead, but the wood was still very heavy. Basic concept is this: 1. Install t
