Daniel
Carpal tunnel level member
- Location
- Suburban Philadelphia (Wayne)
It created a few more problems that I would have liked, and I made some errors in judgment that ended up costing time.. basically the plan worked, it just took a little longer and created some problems that could have been avoided with better choices...
Pics of this tree were posted on the "another backleaner" thread..
basically, the tree came down the same way the backleaning locust hung up in the ash, and the locust off the house did.. In this case, the tree was brushed out to remain resting on the pressure points.. rigging was set up to pull the tree 180º to the lean and the tree was notched and back cut, then stood up.. Once it came up enough to clear the trees it was hung up in, it fell on its own, 90º to the lean into the wide open lawn area..
I tried to stand it up initially with a 3:1 MA system tied to the back of a dodge cummins PU in 4W low on grass.. Could have (easily) and should have started with a 6:1 system, which would have saved some trouble, ensuring that there was plenty of lifting power... Part of me just wanted to see if it could be done with a 3:1 and it was close.. Might have worked straight off if my best driver was on site..
Though it can be considered a "learning experience", I didn't learn enough to make it worth all the trouble.. Didn't have that sweet feeling of accomplishment..
Had 3 cameras on site and hopefully got some good tape.. you guys will probably tear it up, but I'll post it up anyway, as it may spark some useful conversation and ideas, showing what can be done when needed.. May be a little while before the editing is done as things are really busy now..
Pics of this tree were posted on the "another backleaner" thread..
basically, the tree came down the same way the backleaning locust hung up in the ash, and the locust off the house did.. In this case, the tree was brushed out to remain resting on the pressure points.. rigging was set up to pull the tree 180º to the lean and the tree was notched and back cut, then stood up.. Once it came up enough to clear the trees it was hung up in, it fell on its own, 90º to the lean into the wide open lawn area..
I tried to stand it up initially with a 3:1 MA system tied to the back of a dodge cummins PU in 4W low on grass.. Could have (easily) and should have started with a 6:1 system, which would have saved some trouble, ensuring that there was plenty of lifting power... Part of me just wanted to see if it could be done with a 3:1 and it was close.. Might have worked straight off if my best driver was on site..
Though it can be considered a "learning experience", I didn't learn enough to make it worth all the trouble.. Didn't have that sweet feeling of accomplishment..
Had 3 cameras on site and hopefully got some good tape.. you guys will probably tear it up, but I'll post it up anyway, as it may spark some useful conversation and ideas, showing what can be done when needed.. May be a little while before the editing is done as things are really busy now..
