Garnier Limb® (GL)
The hole in the tree is first Precision drilled with a special bit.
Now we start turning it in with a small pipe wrench, Taking care
to align the GLimb Level with the drilled hole. Once you have the
limb threaded in part way switch to a larger wrench to gain leverage,
as the bolt has to be tightened up to 400 ft. lbs. in Douglas Fir. "No
more". This will give the GLimb a 4,000 lb. load Rating. |
Garnier Limb® installation
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GL/Universal TreeHouse Limb
Trees are seldom strait up and down. Make sure you put your pilot hole in level.
You will then have a level surface to place your beam on.
Metal fabricated brackets can be made to do the same thing.
Using a level you put the metal on the tree where you want it,
mark your angles on the metal and then weld it.
This can get tricky when it's leaning in two direction.
The GLs may cost more than what a metal bracket does but it saves time,
is more accurate, flexible,stronger and lasting. |
Garnier Limb® installation
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| Floating Garnier Limb® Application Here
in the picture to the right, the GL is used in a floating bracket application.
The tree is allowed to move independently of the treehouse. A piece
of metal rectangular tubing is bolted on to the beam to reduce wear
and prevent liftoff. A nut and washer can be added to the threaded
GL to alleviate walk off. |
Floating Bracket
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| Garnier Limb®, Single Tree Here a piece of thick walled
2" dia. schedule 80 pipe is threaded on to the Garnier Limb®. A cable is
attached to the outer end of the pipe & affixed to another standard
GL farther up the tree. The cables all tie into at least two Garmier
Limbs® higher up in the tree. |
GLimb w/extensions
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| T- Bracket This T- Bracket is made of 4" channel iron.
It can either be bolted directly to the tree using at least two 5/8' to
3/4" lag bolts, or like in the picture with two Garnier Limb®s. Using the
GL's allows for greater strength and longevity. The T-Bracket is used when
you have less than four points of attachment. |
T-Bracket
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| Sliding Bracket One of the precursors to GL, was this
sliding bracket shown on the right. Here the beams are placed on top of
the metal angle iron bracket and attached loosely with a 3/4" lag bolt
going through an oversized hole in the bracket. |
Sliding Bracket
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