So I have a job coming up where a good size cherry tree twisted at the trunk and blew over into an adjacent oak. It is caught buy one of the large oaks limbs and extends a good 30' above the limb. Its a fairly tall lanky woods tree, not a lot of branches. It is leaning over a garage. There is also a large oak opposite the way its leaning and about 10' away from the still attached stump, looks pretty simple to pull it back up straight using the oak and then hang it from the oak and cut as I lower. Problem is its a bigger task than my 1/2' ropes and maasdam puller are up to.
I'm going to purchase two 5/8 rigging lines, one for lifting/lowering and another to set a block in a crotch in the oak as a rigging point. I know doing it this way will obtain a good load on the crotch but I'm sure its up to the task.
I also need to up grade the maasdam rope puller which has a 1500# limit. Considering the GRCS, has great reviews and seems like one of those things that once you get over the sticker shock you'll be wondering how you got along without it. Kinda heavy and looks awkward to mount by yourself. Then I remember seeing that the Branch Manager grapple has a bollard on it. My Vermeer grapple does not, but there is a sturdy tie down point on the front of the machine that I could attch a porty. Could use the mini for pulling then the porty to lower. Would save me about $3k to use the mini.
I'm sure some of you are doing it this way, just looking for feedback, maybe by someone that has used both methods.
Thanks, Mike
I'm going to purchase two 5/8 rigging lines, one for lifting/lowering and another to set a block in a crotch in the oak as a rigging point. I know doing it this way will obtain a good load on the crotch but I'm sure its up to the task.
I also need to up grade the maasdam rope puller which has a 1500# limit. Considering the GRCS, has great reviews and seems like one of those things that once you get over the sticker shock you'll be wondering how you got along without it. Kinda heavy and looks awkward to mount by yourself. Then I remember seeing that the Branch Manager grapple has a bollard on it. My Vermeer grapple does not, but there is a sturdy tie down point on the front of the machine that I could attch a porty. Could use the mini for pulling then the porty to lower. Would save me about $3k to use the mini.
I'm sure some of you are doing it this way, just looking for feedback, maybe by someone that has used both methods.
Thanks, Mike