I've also had to use my tree gear to do roof work a few times (always hate it...) but when I do, I either shoot a line over the entire house and tie to something on the opposite side I'm working on, with folded up tarps to eliminate abrasion at the roof peak, or if tying into a chimney, pad that with tarps before setting a line on it. 'Beater lines' also work, but I'd rather avoid abrasion potential all together. (not trying to criticize here)
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- Thread starter Mark Chisholm
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I misspoke. Just a good old bowline.
I have an old pump hose I cut pieces off of to sleeve rope for just this reason but I figured it was overkill for the 3 hours I was up there. Luckily I wasn't wrong haha. My original plan was to anchor to the tree in the backyard but there is an antenna right in the path my line would have taken and multiple weird rooflines that would have "redirected" me over surfaces I couldn't see, so I kinda settled for the known imperfection.
If they wrap it in red and white lights during the holidays, it probably looks much better.
JeffGu
Been here much more than a while
- Location
- Osceola, Nebraska
Never let necessity dictate your purchases of cool stuff. That's a badass piece of equipment. If I had that kind of money, I'd buy that and then figure out a way to justify owning it. Hopefully, something that won't make the wife try to have me committed to an assylum, again.
Wonder what kind of mushroom/fungus that is, when I was out looking at that forestry job I found a big reishi on a fir stump there were 2 but the second wasn't as big so I left it to grab later.
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AdkEric
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- Location
- Adirondacks
Worked solo on this spruce removal today. Customer took a couple pics.
Ran out of gas about 5' below where I topped it. Finished the limbs and took the top with the handsaw, then came down to fill up.
Ran out of gas about 5' below where I topped it. Finished the limbs and took the top with the handsaw, then came down to fill up.
southsoundtree
Been here much more than a while
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- Olympia, WA
Still out with back problems, again, over a month now. I've been able to have my employee do some of the small/easy jobs while supervising and am using it to give him climbing experience in the very beginnings of his learning process, but it's slow going and all but the most simple jobs are just stacking up. With my queue of work from before the back issue, I'm turning down all new work that comes in as well so I don't get so far out on the schedule.
On top of that, my 'builder' for the shop has done all of nothing on the project and I probably need to fire them and find someone else, so it's been a frustrating start to fall.
On top of that, my 'builder' for the shop has done all of nothing on the project and I probably need to fire them and find someone else, so it's been a frustrating start to fall.
RogerM
Carpal tunnel level member
- Location
- Louisville,KY USA
This is always my favorite booth. Did not attend this year. Real life application being shown indoors. Not sure if Mr. Kramer was there but you two always do an amazing job of teaching crucial bits of information. Hope you come back next year.
I have an old wire core that I use for an anchor. Either wrapped around a chimney, or tie off to the rafter peaks at each end of cable, if the ridge is vented. If not I have a 5/16 cable with attachment points on the ends and one floating. It's 30' long and can be made smeller using the floater. Attachment points are fastened to the deck on the rafters. I use 2 steel biners as "rings." I use my old school saddle with traditional lower Ds.
I hate roofing as well and leave my tree gear for the trees. Every time I do a roof I always say, "This is my last one."
Add on: Your back problems are understood.
Mick Dempsey
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- Location
- France
That’s a real pain, I’ve been there (bad back) not sure if you’ve detailed it on another thread, but what’s the issue?
Various things, ha. I've had low back issues since I was a teenager which ended my time as a ski racer, long before I ever even started doing tree work. Seems to go out on me every year or two and put me down for a while. I've got a herniated disk but that's not necessarily the reason for the pain, also arthritis of some type, but this current round is muscle related I believe. I just slipped while on a spar and jerked my body like 12", and that is all it took. The last time I was out for a while, something tore just kneeling to the ground... so even with all the hard work I do, tiny little moves have been the triggers.
