Same here.I’ve been buying bolts on eBay $32 bucks for 50
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Same here.I’ve been buying bolts on eBay $32 bucks for 50
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The threads are the exact same length as the 6" bolts so they are plenty deep enough on the drilled hole!!!!!On a 7" bolt, how long on the bolt is the threaded section? One aspect of 6" bolts is that the threads (weakest part of a bolt and more likely to be where one could break) is all supported within the hole.
Do the threads on a 7" bolt protrude from the hole?
interesting , but I see where the belt might be problematic with longer boltsI wouldn't go longer than 6in. In fact I may prefer 5-1/2in bolts. I try to drill at say 8 o'clock and 4 o-clock, but occasionally can still have to work to get the lineman's belt around them. If they stick out more, just more of an issue there IMO.
My feet are to wide i guess because they hang off the 6" bolts, so 7" makes me feel safer!!!I wouldn't go longer than 6in. In fact I may prefer 5-1/2in bolts. I try to drill at say 8 o'clock and 4 o-clock, but occasionally can still have to work to get the lineman's belt around them. If they stick out more, just more of an issue there IMO.
What trees do you drill? Longer bolts will put more bending pressure on the bolt and its hole. So higher stresses if you let your weight go outboard. Mor chance to bend/break things, or in soft trees to deform the holes and point bolts downhill.My feet are to wide i guess because they hang off the 6" bolts, so 7" makes me feel safer!!!
And should allow you to unscrew them if the tree grows and seals them in. Allen head or vice grips you can unscrew them.I would not cut off all the threads, they help grip the hole and prevent slipping out. With a shear rating of around 10,000 lbs., I don’t understand how anyone can bend a ”real” 3/8” grade 8 bolt. I’ve used them for over 30 years and I’m about 220 and never a bend.
I climbed on mine at 298lbs. I’ve heard of only a few bent grade 8’sI guess , I am really amaised that ya'll do not use 1/2 or 5/8 bolts
I have drilled all types of trees with no problem at all! But I do drill at a slight downward angle so maybe that in it self has made it better for the 7" and maybe why my feet are to wide for the 6" but I just don't like standing on the hex head I like my foot inside the head! Maybe stupid but makes me feel safer!!What trees do you drill? Longer bolts will put more bending pressure on the bolt and its hole. So higher stresses if you let your weight go outboard. Mor chance to bend/break things, or in soft trees to deform the holes and point bolts downhill.
Considering slippage - are you more likely to slip off of a 6 in bolt? Or a 7 in one that may put 30% more force on the hole (and possibly bend downward from that). Figure out where you stand with your footwear and trees. I drilled a yound aspen over the weekend and had to take care to avoid stretched out holes causing downward-angled bolts.
With the gold looking grade 8's at 7" long I have never had one bend on any kind of tree but I only weight 200lbs so maybe that is the difference and I still at a slight downward angle! I have bounced on them and not had a problem, yet! I do realize there is always a chance so we all need to experiment for ourselves and be safe whatever that means for that individual!! Stay safe and stay away from the big trees, LOL!!!!I have only bent one of mine They are the coated ones from Treehopper I am assuming they are of good quality.Climbed a really big tree on a hunt in Illinois and may have gotten on the end but that is when i think it happened anyway Not any where bent enough that it worries me but it is bent very noticeably