[juanbenae]

i think the tension sort of conection you describe is a unit you use with steel cable. i think its crimped, or set into one end of the cable, then you wrap it around your target and set it in the "jaws" if you will. then as you put tension on the long end it tightens like a noose. i do not recall a manufacture or name though, sorry.

you'd also be amazed at how well a tow strap will cinch up. i see guys hang/install/set street light and signals poles all the time with just a strap and a boom truck. i dont see a tree stock being slicker than a painted or galvanized pole. hehehe,,, i said pole