Dreadful, dead, red oak.

[TLHamel]

It was windy. It was raining. I was cold. The tree was deader than a fart.
I hated it.

To start the morning right, I made sure to step in two piles of dog crap before getting my spikes on. Followed by a face plant into the spar as I gaffed out on the sloughing bark.

Conservative rigging due to the state of the tree. Also was quite close to the neighboring tree crowns. The fenced-in area near the garage contained a few smaller trees to avoid.

Following a conversation with Reg, I should clarify that the butt/control line seen at 5:45 and 6:25 is primarily being used to distribute the weight of the pieces. It has some function in controlling the butt of the piece. However, as you can see at 6:25, I expected the butt to move and I was well behind the spar to keep clear. If minimal movement is required, a control line through a block or pulley very near the final cut is best.

Dreadful, dead, red oak.

I am happy, now!

 

[Reg]

Boy was that an annoying tree....I was feeling it,

rain all over the dam lens as well, tell me about it!

 

[chris_girard]

Nasty tree Taylor, but great job in removing it safely.

Thanks so much for taking the time and recording it for us.

 

[poetmk]

Great work - thanks for taking the time to video and post.

mk

 

[MatShute]

Good job. Nice, well controlled rigging

 

[treehumper]

Nicely done! I was wondering why you ran the line through the axle of the block at one point?

 

[rangerdanger]

Nice work man!! Looking good! I'm digging those new DMM blocks and the PulleySaver. Keep up the great work!

 

[TLHamel]

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Nicely done! I was wondering why you ran the line through the axle of the block at one point?

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Hey Rob,

The white rope run through the hollow spindle was used for the butt tie. I used the spindle because it was convenient and the large block was in a suitable location to do so.

 

[treehumper]

So, you had the piece tip tied through the block and a butt line through the spindle?

Hmmmm.... I was so tempted to buy the DMM for that traverse line job. Well, not for the job specifically but it would've been a great justification to spend the extra. Nice piece of kit!!

 

[TLHamel]

The large block was a part of the primary rigging system. The primary load line (in this case the tip tie) was run over the sheave of the large block, then through the small block, and then through the PINTO Rig.

Yeah, the large block is quite versatile!