Today....

[AdkEric]

My first go at a crane removal today in a crispy cottonwood. Bluetooth comms were invaluable. I had constant communication with an experienced crane climber who was on the ground and of course with the crane op. I have so much more to learn, but it was a good experience.

 

[southsoundtree]

Thanks. 1/2" is way too small for my hands. Used them for years. Never went back from 5/8".

I'd take a 3/4" three strand wire-core, for sure. I'll be looking into that.

Mine get replaced out of concern for flex fatigue, even through they have swivels. My stuff stays wet at times for some part of the year...PNWet. The rope trapped in the swage will give more longevity.
Cheap confidence-retainer to have a newer one.

 

[27RMT0N]

I use a 5/8' most of the time and agree it is more comfortable. The reason I have that one as well is that sometimes I'll run two flip-lines on the same side and I want to have two that feel very different so it's harder to mix them up and make a mistake.

 

[southsoundtree]

Why 2?

 

[27RMT0N]

If I'm just bypassing limbs to set rigging or a top rope on a removal tree, situations like that.

 

[Vicente]

NICE!

What brand of flipline? They swage the rope in with the cable, which is what I want.

You guys don't like the spliced eyes more? I'm using the maxi flip sports it's a really smooth finish with the splice and it's less likely to fail all at once, not that it likely to happen anyways.

 

[southsoundtree]

If I'm just bypassing limbs to set rigging or a top rope on a removal tree, situations like that.

I see.

I just use one lanyard and one climbing line for most everything.

Occasionally two climbing lines.

 

[Mick Dempsey]

Good grinder this. Stupid imperial nuts and bolts etc. But well built.

 

[Vicente]

I use 2 flip lines, both 12 ft it helps with work positioning, usually when I'm climbing up especially on pines I don't use my climb line just the 2 flips and keep a snap on my climb line with a descender ready to go so I just have to flip it around if I need to get out.

 

[Reach]

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Good grinder this. Stupid imperial nuts and bolts etc. But well built.

Never run that one, but have run the RG55, and it’s was a great machine for its size. And I will agree with you, the metric system makes much more sense. Or at least pick one, quit building trucks half and half!

 

[Mick Dempsey]

I am looking at getting a bigger grinder, and a 55 would be my weapon of choice.
Just don’t get enough grinding though.

 

[Reach]

I am looking at getting a bigger grinder, and a 55 would be my weapon of choice.
Just don’t get enough grinding though.

Fair enough. We keep a Bandit SG75 busy usually a solid two days a week.

 

[southsoundtree]

I use 2 flip lines, both 12 ft it helps with work positioning, usually when I'm climbing up especially on pines I don't use my climb line just the 2 flips and keep a snap on my climb line with a descender ready to go so I just have to flip it around if I need to get out.

How does that work in an emergency?
That means standing in spurs up and down.

 

[Vicente]

How does that work in an emergency?
That means standing in spurs up and down.

I would just flip my rope clip it and bail, I always atach the rope any time I'm cutting larger branches or wood. When I'm doing prunes I'm usually srt.

 

[southsoundtree]

Try that with one slippery hand. Blood is super slippery.
See how it works, without your heart going 110, etc.

Try that while being swarmed by hornets.


No horse in your race.





Any more, 99.9% of cutting for me is SRT, with an express bail out to the ground in seconds being available.

 

[southsoundtree]

25 minutes from home at Millersylvania State Park.

 

[JD3000]

 

[Serf Life]

 

[Reach]

The flag is flying high, as it should be on this, the 246th birthday of the United States of America.

 

[Winchman]

Did a little work today taking down this dead and mostly rotted tree in a neighbor's yard.

I left the spar to help me pull the stump out tomorrow.