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  1. cbachmann

    Work Photos

    Sweet tree. Looks to be in great condition for a willow. Where are you located?
  2. cbachmann

    Rope Length

    My crane experience (200+ trees), and that of the guys I learned from, suggests that when it goes bad on a crane job, it goes REAL bad. I want to be able to reach the ground from anywhere in the tree. I'm with Mark and treehumper. Whatever length rope guarantees me reaching the ground is...
  3. cbachmann

    Work Photos

    Had the chance to prune the biggest Pin Oak in Seattle today (110' ish). Fun to do a big climb that's not a removal. The view was nice, too. Weird thing... The deadwood and even smaller live limbs were super brittle. Seemed very unusual for an Oak. Any ideas?
  4. cbachmann

    Work Photos

    Brass balls, @Drewtree, though I've occasionally confused those with brains. Good work getting it done safely.
  5. cbachmann

    16 strand rR

    I'm very curious to learn the modifications used to make an eye-to-eye splice (RnR) with only 18" between eyes. Using typical double-braid splicing methods, you'll need to pull enough core at Point X to correctly bury the tapered cover. My quick math says that is just a bit less 1/2 fid (Mark...
  6. cbachmann

    16 strand rR

    What type of rope? Hollow braid or double braid? My understanding is double braid is limited to approx. 5 fid lengths between eyes. I've fudged this slightly - maybe to 4ish - but it's roughly accurate. Hollow braid with lock Brummell splices should enable a much shorter length, although...
  7. cbachmann

    srt cut rope

    You're such a troll. LOL
  8. cbachmann

    Best rope to use with spiderjack 2 ?

    I've climbed my DdRT almost exclusively on an SJ 2.1 Dyneema for the past 12 mos. It's a great device. Used with 11.7 double-braids. Self-feeds very well once there is some rope weight. Somewhat finicky when close to the ground. It's ideal for big trees. However, I also really like it in...
  9. cbachmann

    Is crane work safer....than?

    What is the client's timeframe to complete the job? Perhaps there is a case for using the crane - and flying the hook - to safely and efficiently complete the work ON THEIR SCHEDULE. without these methods it will take longer and perhaps COST MORE. Let their schedule and wallet be the drivers...
  10. cbachmann

    Carabiner gate gripper

    I've seen several guys using what appears to be foam rubber "rings" on the locking sleeves of lanyard carabiners which improve grip and make one-handed operation much easier. Somehow I've never thought to ask them about it directly. Does anyone know what specific product is used and where to...
  11. cbachmann

    About those mid-ties...

    Nice video, Levi. Smooth work as always from the Rocket boys. Plus. I'd almost forgotten the "beauty" of Colorado's dead Sibos. Not missing. Them at all.
  12. cbachmann

    Gettin' up in the morning

    I hear ya on the weather front. Moving from Denver to Seattle has been easy when it's 70 and mostly sunny in the summer out here. I'm steeling myself for 5 months of rain, 30-40 degrees and less than 9 hrs of daylight this winter. Should be an interesting experience. Maybe Levi's got a vest...
  13. cbachmann

    Where are they now?

    I just started working with Kathy Holzer at Out On a Limb, Seattle. She's doing great and the business is rocking. Excited to be part of her crew.
  14. cbachmann

    Gettin' up in the morning

    Right on, Steve. Good for you. Once in a while I get my butt kicked by food poisoning and that shuts me down for a day or two. Bad dairy and I don't agree at all. Aside from that, I usually find a good day with burn out any oncoming sickness. Overall, I just switched to working 4x10s...
  15. cbachmann

    Gettin' up in the morning

    Hey folks, what do you say to yourself in the morning when you've just come off a 12-hr day, or the weather sucks, or you're beginning to feel sick and you just gotta go to work? Curious about how different people handle that moment. This morning, I felt pretty rough and I was thinking...
  16. cbachmann

    Work Photos

    Thanks, Levi. Lovin' the backyard removal. Yesterday we humped 150 linear feet of white birch rounds out of a back yard, up 10 uneven rock steps, to stack it in the driveway. That was hours 10-11.5 of the day. Fun.
  17. cbachmann

    Incredible damage!!!

    Wow. Looking at the picture of the upended stump, it occurred to me... Where the hell are the roots? Was that tree root pruned, spades in? Why did it fail with a perfect tapered root ball?
  18. cbachmann

    Work Photos

    What's with all the "tree work is cool" pictures? Hmm. I chose a "sometimes work sucks" pic. One of my last jobs in Denver before moving to Seattle.
  19. cbachmann

    Climb of a lifetime!

    Yes. Pacific Kevlar in Lime. TreeStuff. Love the helmet. Won't go back to Petzl or Kask. Light and comfortable. I put a bit of foam tape on the back of the band. The visor is amazing.
  20. cbachmann

    Climb of a lifetime!

    Outstanding climb and beautiful documentation. Thanks. I just moved to Seattle for new arbor challenges and began considering trips to climb "bucket list" trees Thanks for the inspiration. Craig

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