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  1. Rupe

    Beech TD

    So, continue with rigging down one stem off the other. Last one using slings then just use rope after that for the big bits.
  2. Rupe

    Beech TD

    Just undoing the steel cables.. Should have squirted them earlier with WD40 or something cos they didn't want to come undone. That was the only bit when I got cold, it was about -1 C all day, slight breeze, nice and sunny.
  3. Rupe

    Beech TD

    All done, and only the yellow ISC block left in place for the larger wood. You can see the slight lean, that will make lowering the big bits easier. Notice the two steel cables that were inserted years ago. Whoever installed them was wearing spikes, lots of damage still visible.
  4. Rupe

    Beech TD

    Done as much as possible from that rigging point so removed that whole upright section (blue cross) and reversed the rigging set up to get one large limb at the back and the top done.
  5. Rupe

    Beech TD

    Part way through, still working nicely off the first rigging point, everything is swinging round that way.
  6. Rupe

    Beech TD

    In this pic, I've marked out the rigging set up. Top yellow dot is a large ISC block, then theres two blue medium blocks, and the lower yellow blob is just a small pulley to fair lead the rope to the GRCS. This sytem is then easily reversable. for the last pieces that need to be lowered down...
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