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    "Block and Pulley Monthly" is this you?

    Me for sure.
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    Looking for tricks to use pulling rigging lines through tight unions.

    Using a second higher tip is what I've done to get a stuck throwbag unstuck. Love it, as well as the other suggestions. I'm thinking some heat gun action on flexible plastic tubing could be perfect when there's no higher TIP available. Thanks guys.
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    Looking for tricks to use pulling rigging lines through tight unions.

    I am doing a lot of work on dead ash trees now, and often have trouble pulling my rigging line through a tight union using my throwline. No matter how I tie it to my throwline, the rigging line gets hung up. I then spend a stupid amount of time trying to coax it over the union. I've tried...
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    Replacement procedure for Big Shot tubing

    Thanks. I will definitely do both.
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    Replacement procedure for Big Shot tubing

    To put the new tubing on? I now have the tubing on. I really just want to know if the use of too much detergent and water is going to be a problem with deterioration of the rubber or slippage of the tubing when stretched. Air blower to dry out the inside of the tubing?
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    Wedgin' n jackin'

    I skipped from page 2 to page 6, so I may have missed some discussion about this. Obviously there are times where using wedges is the quickest, easiest route to go. For me, almost any time I have a leaner that needs to go against the lean I use a pull line. It's so much less work, and seems to...
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    Replacement procedure for Big Shot tubing

    Yesterday I replaced the tubing/pouch on my Big Shot. When it came time to put the new tubing on the horns I had misplaced the directions. I mixed up a 1 part dish detergent and 3 parts water mix (way way more detergent than recommended) and smeared it on the horns. The tubing went on about an...
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    Spider leg Tenex Tex splice?

    Just a side thought: I do a triple brummel when I make an ultra sling using Tenex Tec. Is that the (a) correct way to construct one?
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    Thick hinge broke instead of bending

    Thanks for the info. I will look for that the next time I am there.
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    Thick hinge broke instead of bending

    They had done some damage to his deck, where there WERE some issues that he has addressed. Good point though. He's a critter lover and mostly wants to provide good wildlife habitat while eliminating hazards to his house.
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    Thick hinge broke instead of bending

    There was no significant tension on the pull rope while I was in the tree. Basically just took the slack out of it.
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    Thick hinge broke instead of bending

    I work for free, and only for family and very good friends. I like the challenge of working without "production" equipment. The result is that I'm super slow. I also get to pick my days based on the weather. Windy days I go kiteboarding, and calm days I play in the trees. It's nice being retired.
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    Thick hinge broke instead of bending

    I work solo and cautiously. I was working on a dead ash tree a couple of days ago (30 inch DBH?) and had a challenging branch to remove. The owner (my stepson) wants to leave a tall stem for the woodpeckers to beat on instead of beating on his house. Since it's a dead ash I don't want to climb...
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    Bending moment question

    Yes, very interesting. I didn't realize the different cuts I make all had names! Very satisfying to read that the different cuts I make are correct for the reasons described in the table. I definitely don't use them all, but the ones I use are correctly applied. They just seemed to make sense to me.
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    Tough to untie

    Next time. Also glad it may not be just being old.
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    Tough to untie

    I just got some Atlantic Braids 5/8 inch bull rope. I milked just a bit of slack out of it before adding a tight eye splice. Yesterday I put it to use. I put an Alpine Butterfly in it, and then cranked on it with a rope puller + 2:1 MA. Based on how hard I pulled on the rope puller, I'm guessing...
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    Critique my Splice

    Good suggestion. I sometimes have trouble keeping the crossover tight, and stitching it helps. I usually take the stitching out before finishing the bury. Is that necessary to remove the stitching, or is it OK to leave it in place? I also have trouble keeping the tapered cover tail from...
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    Can you ID this tree?

    Kind of like me, except my beard leans to the right!
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    Climbing with chainsaw protective pants/chaps

    Do you worry about overexposure or traffic accidents when you're changing out of your sawpants while driving?
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    Fatal accident 2/20/2022 in Brown Deer Wisconsin

    Orange cones don't cut it. They're too easy to just walk around. People who do that are not necessarily stupid. They see people in the work zone and don't realize the danger or know what we're doing to stay safe in that danger zone. Short of putting up a serious physical barrier, danger tape...
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