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  1. MikoDel

    Climbing a Redwood! Cali vacation, next week

    I have nothing but GREAT things to report. Thank God, my time touring CA on a motorcycle, doing this climb with TreeClimbingPlanet, and perhaps most importantly the weather and the ace job United Airlines did getting me there and back... prolly the best vacay of my life. I don't take vacations...
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    Climbing a Redwood! Cali vacation, next week

    That's an interesting take on it. The fact that I am a daily climber/working arborist, I kind of thought that just seeing these massive miracles would be the main thing. Since I climb all a time, I was picturing sittting at the base of one of these redwoods, kind of looking around at the rest...
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    Distel hitch... Ba da ba ba ba (I'm lovin' it)

    Yes, EYE-talian is same, every vowel, no dipthongs. Michoacán is actually easy - not too long. I was just bein' funny. (I'm my own favorite comedian, you know!) US has some slingin' pronunciations for sure. When I moved to PA I soon began calling it 'The Land of the Rolling O's'. When my...
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    Distel hitch... Ba da ba ba ba (I'm lovin' it)

    How do you say 'Knut' ? Do you say ka-nutt, or do you say NEWT. Or is it something else? I can't even say the F___ng thng, never mind learn how to tie it :LOL: :ROFLMAO: I guess the pronunciation question is better directed at the dude who suggested I try the Mich-a-Koa-Khan :ROFLMAO:
  5. MikoDel

    Seeing the forest through the trees…

    Don't DO THAT. Is that a current pic of you? You look waaaay young to need 2.0 reading glasses. But eff that, if you do, fine, but don't start using magnification to see distance if you don't need it!! I'm no optham but doesn't that contribute to worsening vision? I have a few sets of...
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    Climbing a Redwood! Cali vacation, next week

    Oi ! Just a thought... I booked a slot w/Tim Kovar and https://treeclimbingplanet.com/ going 180' feet up a 220' (?) tree. If any of you TreeBuzzers are gonna B in (or are from) the Santa Cruz area, if you feel like it shoot me a PM. As per their insurance, you havta climb w/ only their...
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    Distel hitch... Ba da ba ba ba (I'm lovin' it)

    Sounds like an Aztec ritual, like from Apocalypto. :ROFLMAO: Siriusly, I will give it a go. Yes, good point on the lanyard. My 10mm Ocean tied in a Schwab has worked out fine on my safety lanyard, but it does tend to bind. I was also thinking of trying the Distel on the lanyard as well. All my...
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    Distel hitch... Ba da ba ba ba (I'm lovin' it)

    Here's a few pics of a recreational climb the other day. I've been working a lot more the past few years so this is 1 of only2 rec lines left installed in the sycamores. The other is a SRT for Texas system climbs. As long as I've been climbing (almost 20 yrs) I can't believe it's taken me...
  9. MikoDel

    Does anyone cut the angle cut first, of a conventional notch?

    That's a biggie. And even when the saw is cutting fine, the more experienced I get, the more I learn about which pressure, applied where, will keep a cut level, or directed a particular way, etc. I find with my saws, even if I start out level, a little finesse is needed on the handles to keep...
  10. MikoDel

    Does anyone cut the angle cut first, of a conventional notch?

    I don't think the result is exactly the same, if the woodcutter were to f__k up. This is just a thought experiment on my part. When I do actual tree work I don't settle for a missed apex. Here's 4 examples, with one being a correct cut. One is a total failure with no control. The other two...
  11. MikoDel

    Does anyone cut the angle cut first, of a conventional notch?

    TBH I've never cut a Humboldt yet. I don't sell to mills so I've never been asked to. But my answer to your question "Why nobody cuts bottom angle first w/a Humboldt?" would be, it's easier to see what you're doing when you do the horiz first. When you make the bottom angle cut coming up, you...
  12. MikoDel

    Does anyone cut the angle cut first, of a conventional notch?

    My bottom cuts, at first scratch, are usually slightly nose low. Even when I'm balancing the saw and "am sure" it's pretty damn level. So I always (in big, critically accurate fellings) 'scratch' the beginning of the horizontal notch cut around the face, then stand back and look at it. A...
  13. MikoDel

    Does anyone cut the angle cut first, of a conventional notch?

    I tried this several times in the last 4 or 5 months. Most notably on gaffs dropping some very big (for me... well over 1,000lb, 8ft) blocks. It seems I spend signif less time cleaning up Dutchmans and such... like it's easier to adjust the union when you cut the level cut after. Aiming the...
  14. MikoDel

    THEFT - ALL 4 of my saws

    I am grateful to you all, weighing in. My sympathy to those of you who have had their own run-ins w/the cancer of humanity. You really get how I feel. I didn't even feel like returning to this forum. It's one of my favorite things, that I checked often and looked forward to. I used to be...
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    THEFT - ALL 4 of my saws

    -- CA$H reward for information leading to return of ANY of these saws in good working condition -- Just wanted to put this out there - some slimy $#|T for brains broke into my trailer in SE PA and grabbed four Stihl chainsaws. I believe it happened Jan. 31 or Feb 1. Two tree saws: Vintage...
  16. MikoDel

    large split in Maple, is it appropriate for support?

    Good thread - learned some things. I don't do hardly any cabling. Here's a mulberry that I mistakenly sugg. to the owner, cabling might B a possibility. But the innards aren't solid. It's hollow as hell and I see a lot of frass and nonsense. Also the recommendations here for putting rods...
  17. MikoDel

    7' accessory lanyard w/screw-in traps

    Well, I'm usually already tied in twice when I use that bugger, so three points of attachment doesn't require autoblock gates all around, IMHO. More importantly, the ISC snap's round, fixed attachment rings do not have enough room to facilitate a self-tending setup. Cinching up into a tight...
  18. MikoDel

    *Solo rigging* Whatcha using? Swivel Bail Shackle and similar methods/?

    I don't understand what kind of friction device/hitch holds the cut piece aloft before you put slack into it and lower. The rope is hanging free, the limb isn't moving... then you pay some slack upward, and it lowers. That's slick but I can't figure it. I use a figure 8 w/ears sometimes for...
  19. MikoDel

    *Solo rigging* Whatcha using? Swivel Bail Shackle and similar methods/?

    I need a picture :-(
  20. MikoDel

    *Solo rigging* Whatcha using? Swivel Bail Shackle and similar methods/?

    That's so F____NG smart!

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