Dying fir

[Reg]

A tall skinny one from this morning out in Sooke BC. We measured it at 160. No wind at least.

Use HD setting

 

[ROYCE]

Bravo!! Well Done! I hope your paid well....Not a task just anyone can do

 

[NE Tree]

Nice job once again Reg. You live in a beautiful place

 

[John Uselding]

Can only imagine where those feather-like branches would have landed had there been a breeze. Tall and skinny, yes... but a beautiful backdrop. Mesmerizing!

 

[deevo]

A tall skinny one from this morning out in Sooke BC. We measured it at 160. No wind at least.

Use HD setting

Nice job ( as always ) Reg ! Looked like a wet one! You switch back to the 201's?

 

[RopeShield]

Really liked the tumbling wood at 4:42 and the few that followed. Cool

 

[JontreeHI]

Super skinny 160! Wind would have been rough.
Nice to see I'm not the only one who gets completely fed up w the safety glasses at times in the rain.
Another nice one reg thanks for posting

 

[ward]

Nice work, Reg! Ditto everything has said above. Not to start sh*t or anything, but is that a Stihl MS 201? I thought you ran it over in disgust.

 

[Reg]

Thanks all.

Not a 201....although I hear the newest versions are a big improvement. I actually managed to source 3 x 200Ts over the last year. All used but have years of life left. I am very pleased about it too.

A simple tree really, but I had a feeling it'd make for some nice video.

 

[owScott]

Reg do you always set a climb line to work off of on conifers? Or do you remove the limbs on the way up sometimes? I realize having the climb line is more comfortable and safer because you have 2 tps but takes more time. I do both . If the limbs are hand controllable I usually get them on the way up. If I need a lowering line then I go to the top and set both ropes. If the tree has a large diameter I find the climb line helps. What are your thoughts?

 

[Reg]

Reg do you always set a climb line to work off of on conifers? Or do you remove the limbs on the way up sometimes? I realize having the climb line is more comfortable and safer because you have 2 tps but takes more time. I do both . If the limbs are hand controllable I usually get them on the way up. If I need a lowering line then I go to the top and set both ropes. If the tree has a large diameter I find the climb line helps. What are your thoughts?

No, I don't always do it that way. If it wasn't the fact that I wanted to set the camera up top, then I'd have just stripped it all out from 2 flip lines. I did strip the bottom third of branches that way first, but that was not on the video. it ended up taking me just a few mins from that point to climb up and set the TIP, do not much time lost. And consider also that when you set a high TIP to work off, you're no longer carrying/dragging the weight of your climbline, which in this case was already wet and at full length. So, look at each situation individually, I'd say. When I was doing the heli logging work for example....the climbline was always in the back pack until it was time to rappel after taking the top.

 

[Worthaug]

I loved the camera stub!