Rig Guy Wire Stop 4-Way Hub

The Rig Guy Wire Stop 4-way hub joins up to four cable runs at one point, which is how arborists build hub-and-spoke cabling layouts on trees with several leads. It works with the Wire Stop termination system.

When a hub layout makes sense

On trees with three or more weak or codominant leads, a hub layout ties several leads to a central point so the load is shared rather than stacked on one cable. It also cuts down on the number of cable runs crossing the canopy compared with running every lead to every other one.

A hub like this keeps those runs together in one fitting, which is cleaner to install and easier to inspect later.

Hub layouts are common on large multi-stem trees such as silver maples, elms and oaks where several leads grow from a single union. The hub lets the arborist design the system around the tree's structure instead of forcing every cable through a single crotch.

Install to the standard

Cabling should be designed and installed by a qualified arborist following ANSI A300 supplemental support practices. That covers cable size, hardware rating, anchor placement and how high in the crown the system goes. Match the hub to the cable type and size it is built for, and use only compatible terminations.

Schedule inspections after storms and at regular intervals, and record the hardware used. See our full cabling hardware range for anchors and terminations.