How about driving a big-ol' eye lag in the butt at a bit of an angle to the force of the VSL for the bottom anchor to get it at ground level? Maybe no help.
Maybe cut the anchor point into a recess.
I've got a crumbly-butt madrona leaned into/ pushing over a green doug-fir. Walk-in only (common, here).
I'll guy the madrona in a "V" with 2 rope pullers. Guy the fir. Climb the underside.
Sounds like a hard to predict tangle/ hanger fest possibility of VSL with limbs on. If you'll be processing each piece as it comes down, it sends that the ground crew will be working under increasingly damaged limbs that will be away from both climber and ground crew.
2 climbers working...
High lines can be made easily too tight, especially with wind.
"V-hangs" between to trees with 2 systems can exert high lateral loads, too.
Guy lines, as needed.
Different strokes.
Everyone here has liked them on hot days, even after it was seen as a burden before experiencing them.
I'm pretty heat-tolerant but not as much as when younger.
I feel way better at night after not having such heat challenge all day.
We still take breaks and use the...
I'm looking for a good introduction. I get people texting/ calling me because existing clients tell them they should call me for a hazard tree or orchard pruning, or large tree pruning or..., and may not know I prune Japanese maples and orchards or have low-impact options or grinding. They may...
Pictures would help so much. Is it visible on Google Maps/ earth?
A tree that size will have lots of hazards. Climbing, or at least a drone inspection, will be prudent. Tangled with big maples means deadwood issues are likely. Both inspections would set you up even better for success...
I wouldn't do the top first. Someone was showing me that technique early on, then the electrician showed up. He couldn't see the service drop and hit it.
Occasionally, I'll leave a couple branches on it for dampening.
Bar pics up close to the trails will help.
A new chain will tell you it's your bar or its your chain.
Different wood will tell you if it's the spongy cottonwood.
Any j-cutting?
Wedging?
I get a lot of people calling on referral.
If I haven't given them a physical business card and they haven't looked at my website, they don't know all we do.
Someone recently said they didn't know we did climbing jobs and asked us to come handle something as their first choice of...
Idk how many generations there were.
Mine is 12 years old/ 800 hours on my mini of the same age. Some non- BMG hours, maybe deduct 100 hours. Going strong.