Thought I would follow-up on the take-down, of the Douglas fir with extensive butt rot, that started this thread.
I was in the city park with two city employees taking down a dead alder near the fir. I hadn't put together a breakaway system yet but kept eyeing that fir and seeing the unease in...
Phil,
I have actually put animals in a pillow case and safely removed them from the tree. There have been other times that I have not been so fortunate.
Steve
I need to take down a huge Douglas fir tree with extensive butt rot. The tree is located in a city park and needs to be pieced down. I plan to gaffe up the tree using a belt and flipline, with a lifeline attached to an adjacent tree. In the unlikely event that the fir fails while I'm in it I...