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    What's the point of side cuts made after face cut?

    Screenshot from YT video.
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    Work Photos

    Well, the two limbs are safely on the ground, and the sunporch glass is fine. There's always a pile at the curb. And then my rigging rope got caught just below the TIP. Fortunately, my climbing rig was still in place, so I made a second climb to retrieve it. I really enjoy being able to do that.
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    I was admiring the reindeer when I noticed the dead limb hanging over them. It was just big enough to mess them up, so I got the HO to move them while I climbed and chunked it down. The next project is a bit more challenging. The tree's leaning toward the camera, so the TIP 75' up (green...
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    Tree oddities

    Perhaps it got infected with Sparkleberry (Vaccinium arboretum) genes. They do some bizarre stuff. Avoid them when using throwline. Pics courtesy of Google.
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    Today....

    Tree oddities in the General Discussion Forum It's on the second page now.
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    Top down does work better, but climbing past the mass of vines was challenging. The tree is looking pretty good... and the pile at the curb is looking a LOT better. One more climb to remove some dead limbs and clean up at the top.
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    Back on the devining project. After an hour of jerking, cutting, and tossing I can see a difference. The debris pile looks better at the curb. I'm going to climb to the TIP next time to see if it's easier working from the top down. I don't see how it could possibly be any harder. I'll cut...
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    I had to venture outside my subdivision to find this little dead limb removal project. One shot got my line in the perfect crotch 66 feet up, but it also got my line tangled in the sparkleberry next to the tree. Grrr At least I got in a decent climb and a chance to use the speedline.
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    Well, I just couldn't get in a comfortable (safety wise) position to make the cut I wanted, but it does look a little better. And then I was asked to remove this too-close-to-the-house crepe myrtle. Cutting it down was easy, hauling it to the curb was not so easy. Three bites with the big...
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    Tree oddities

    It was only about a foot from the tree, which appeared healthy. Thanks for the interesting article. HO declined my offer to remove the broken/dead limb.
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    Tree oddities

    Not a tree oddity, but I spotted this while checking a nearby pine for an upcoming job. It was Thansgiving Day, so I immediately thought of turkey tail.
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    After lunch, I removed the outer portion of this unwanted limb. The high TIP with an offset drop, and some strong-arming got me far enough out to make some cuts with the little saw. I'm planning to make another climb with the 12" saw to cut some more off the big limb, but not all the way to...
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    I removed this hanging dead limb this morning. All cut and drop. The tree is leaning away from the camera, and there's almost nothing on this side. The stub has some foilage, so it'll probably be OK. That was one narly break.
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    How to proceed…..

    I left what I thought were ugly stubs on this oak because I didn't want to make a large cuts close to the trunk to remove them. I came back a year or so later to find new growth had almost entirely hidden the ugliness.
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    Two short climbs to remove more unwanted limbs. The TIP was over two limbs, so I moved my climbing gear to the other side to get in a better position for making the second cut.
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    Work Photos

    Dead limbs and gut-rippers removed on a drizzly morning.
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    Work Photos

    Limb and debris removal yesterday.
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    Do you ever free climb in the canopy, disconnected from primary life support?

    Thanks for helping me explore this 'free climbing' idea. I could do more in the trees by cutting loose, but I've decided it's just not worth the added risk.
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    big shot trigger

    I'm just not strong enough to pull a lot of tension on the bungee without the 2:1 setup. The loop around the pulley has a prussic on both ends. I stand the pole straight up, and use my body weight to push one prussic all the way down. I push the second one part way down depending on the...
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    Do you ever free climb in the canopy, disconnected from primary life support?

    While I was climbing yesterday I stopped and sat on a limb with my lanyard around a higher limb. Perfectly safe and comfortable. Out of curiousity I eased the ZigZag so there was no tension on my harness. As I was taking my hand off the ZZ, the weight of the rope below me pulled it tight...

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