Anyone been hit by a throw weight?

[TreeCo]

I was using 'slick line' and had my throw bag hung up so I tied the line around my waist and leaned back and pulled for all I was worth. The slick line broke and I swear it piled up on my face like in some cartoon. I had to go look in the mirror to make sure my face wasn't bleeding. I'd pay for a video.

 

[Shadowscape]

I use DynaGlide because of the strength so I can break branches, if need be, to free the bag. One time I just couldn't pull it free by hand. I often travel to work locations where I bring a 4-wheeler along to get to remote locations with my gear where I will be working. Bright idea.... Yep, tied the line to the back of the 4-wheeler and slowly took off. Not so bright idea. It worked and the branch broke. And the bag came back to me, only at about 160 mph. Took the clutch cover off of my Jonsered 2165 that was strapped on the back of the wheeler. I was lucky. My sexy red Jonsered now sports an orange Husqvarna 372 clutch cover. My not so sexy Jonqvarna.

 

[moss]

I was using 'slick line' and had my throw bag hung up so I tied the line around my waist and leaned back and pulled for all I was worth. The slick line broke and I swear it piled up on my face like in some cartoon. I had to go look in the mirror to make sure my face wasn't bleeding. I'd pay for a video.

When I'm putting some muscle onto a stuck throwbag I redirect the throwline on the nearest tree trunk so I'm out of of the line fire if the bag comes back hard.
-AJ

 

[Daniel]

I had to pay for a window once that I had no idea had been damaged. The only thing that could have got it on the other side of the house from the tree was the throwbag. That's all I can figure at least. I don't remember it coming back on the house but I do remember paying for it.

 

[Daniel]

When I'm putting some muscle onto a stuck throwbag I redirect the throwline on the nearest tree trunk so I'm out of of the line fire if the bag comes back hard.
-AJ

they never do!

 

[moss]

they never do!

Ah-huh! Yep, usually have to climb for it. If it’s hung on a branch end… maybe ;-)

 

[cerviarborist]

I must be a huge sissy, because if the bag doesn't come back to me with minimal resistance, I either untie it and retrieve the line, or lower it and clip on another bag/line to gently move it around in the canopy to get where I want to go. I heard somebody at a climbing comp years ago instruct a contestant thusly: "Slow is smooth, and smooth is fast." I've always kept that thought in mind whenever I'm working.

 

[Crimsonking]

Worse than getting hit by the ball is punching yourself in the crotch when the ball breaks free after getting stuck. No number of instances- I still haven’t learned.

Except the 14oz to the ribs. That one stung.

 

[data farm 26]

I must be a huge sissy, because if the bag doesn't come back to me with minimal resistance, I either untie it and retrieve the line, or lower it and clip on another bag/line to gently move it around in the canopy to get where I want to go. I heard somebody at a climbing comp years ago instruct a contestant thusly: "Slow is smooth, and smooth is fast." I've always kept that thought in mind whenever I'm working.

If you don't untie you're just asking to get stuck or have the ball fly out uncontrolled imo.

 

[southsoundtree]

I untie over asphalt, concrete, and breakables. Otherwise, rarely. Maybe good, maybe bad.

 

[Vicente]

I untie over asphalt, concrete, and breakables. Otherwise, rarely. Maybe good, maybe bad.

I pretty much never untie really rare that the ball gets stuck from my experience.

 

[Rusticus]

Baldcypresses tend to hang them up most for me. I've just untie between throws every time with those.

I did hit my own truck with one. It left a very obvious dent in the hood. I've always had this rule of not parking where the tree I'm removing could fall on it, but that day added the throwball. It got hung on something insignificant, and I pulled too hard and got frustrated and sent it straight towards the truck...served me right.

 

[dmonn]

I pretty much never untie really rare that the ball gets stuck from my experience.

You must not deal with dead green ash trees. Those tight unions are tough to deal with.

 

[Vicente]

You must not deal with dead green ash trees. Those tight unions are tough to deal with.

Nope I think I've only removed 1 or 2 ash trees, we don't have many of them here.

 

[Sgfinco]

My very first throw, my third day of tree I was asked to set a line to pull a tree over. The ball got a little stuck on some small twigs so I gave it a good yank, as you do, and it shot back hit me in the forehead and laid me out and foreshadowed my entire relationship with throw line.

 

[Muggs]

My very first throw, my third day of tree I was asked to set a line to pull a tree over. The ball got a little stuck on some small twigs so I gave it a good yank, as you do, and it shot back hit me in the forehead and laid me out and foreshadowed my entire relationship with throw line.

Ah yes, throwline. The cause of, and solution to, all of life's problems......

 

[Tom Dunlap]

Steve Chisholm getting ready for setting a throwline.

 

[GregManning]

Steve Chisholm getting ready for setting a throwline.

@ Mark Chisholm -Years ago, Steve & I were co-timers for a Head-to-Head Foot Lock at a NAmTCC.