Zip Line Setups

Anyone got any blueprints for making this type of setup?

Thanks in advance!

 

are you looking to use trees or make you own posts?

 

Make my own posts

 

use those eye bolts to screw into each post, get some cable and run it through the eyes. clamp the cable ends down. run an oring through the cable and have a chain hangdown. attach that end to another oring and collar.

you could probably use chain with the posts if you dont want want to use cable. just connect each end of the chain to the eye bolts with quicklink/coldshut/shook/whatever you like.

when i made mine i didnt use any cable, all chain. 5/16" wrapped between two trees locked with superglued quicklinks on each end. i ran that chain through a 3" oring connected to some 3/8" chain connected to a swivel and oring.

I like using an oring vs pulley because these less parts to break. just need to keep an eye on the constant metal to metal rubbing when using an oring on chain.

 

Dog week or light in the back end?
a pully set up and a flirt will do wonders

 

I've also done it like a ground run setup. good 10ft of chain, o rings on both ends, drive axel/post through both orings. feed another o-ring through the ground chain, connected to 3-4ft chain connected to oring/collar.

 

Would the cable not hold or was this just your preference?

Thank you for the info Naustroms!

I dont have trees in the yard to use as posts so I was thinking to cement the posts in the ground...That was until you instilled the idea of the ground run setup which sounds alot more secure...

 

Would O-Rings be strong enough to withstand the constant hitting/rubbing agaisnt the grounded axle? I can understand having the O-rings connecting the chain to the dogs collar, but I would think maybe using something alittle more heavier duty than O-rings as the grounding point of the setup? Did you ever run into an issue with this?

 

You can wrap the chain around the axle and use a lap link to secure it

 

i just used chain as a preference. never had trouble with the orings and bulldogsupplycompany, obriensk9supply and stillwater all sell thick, heavy duty orings or you can do as previously mentioned and wrap the chain itself against the axel.

the ground line workedout great and is pretty cool if you have space issues. roughly ten feet long and 3 feet on either side. like with all setups its important you check consistently for wear

 

Awesome, thanks for the info guys.

I'll post pictures when I get it all setup in a month or so to make sure that it will be ready for when my pup matures and is ready herself!

 

Grounded zipline setup. Its about 16 feet long, hard to tell from the picture.

Anyone have any easy dogfriendly ways to get rid of grass/weeds permanently?

 

get a dog thats active on the chain. they'll run that down to dirt in no time.

 

Yeah too bad shes almost completely catatonic on her setup. Barely moves, just barks. Hopefully within time she will grow out of it.