Gone Fishing

[Tony]

Did a oldie but goodie rigging scenario Friday. I have used this technique quite a few times, but never so direct. It has alway just been a part of a system.

Here we go: The tree is a 22" Box Elder Maple. Storm Damage from Irene.

The red arrows Mark where I placed the slings with shackles on the stem and a block at the head.

 

[Tony]

Here is a look down the stem.

I placed the slings at the intervals I wanted to rig the pieces. That way I could remove the shackle and put the block in its place as I worked my way down the stem.

 

[Tony]

Another look at the set up.

 

[Tony]

This was the initial rigging point used to remove the brush.

 

[Tony]

Close up of the block before a stem piece was lowered.

 

[Tony]

Looking straight down at the landing zone

 

[Tony]

The top is gone in 4 pieces all small.

 

[Tony]

Last one.

I was introduced to this method by none other than Riggs sometime in the late 90's. Not rocket science but a good way to reduce forces and keep your lowering line out of your own way!

I'll do a more detailed CASA podcast with the pix in a bit.

Thanks,

 

[zale]

How long to set up?

 

[Tony]

Zale,

I'd say it took 10 minutes or so out of the bucket. While I was doing that the ground crew was greasing the chipper, fueling saws. You know, gettin' ready. So in the end it saved time because I did not have to retie slings while they were waiting.

Not to mention it was kinda fun!

Tony

 

[Jamin_Mayer]

Nice pics.

I haven't had to break that trick out of the bag in a long time. Thanks for the reminder!

 

[chris_girard]

[ QUOTE ]
I was introduced to this method by none other than Riggs sometime in the late 90's.

[/ QUOTE ]

So did I Tony, in a round about way. Back when Riggs wrote some excellent rigging articles for TCI magazine...still have the articles to.

Nice work, I love the fishing pole technique.

 

[Viking]

Very cool! I had my first exposure to a fishingpoleesque rig recently with Whiz. I can't wait till I get a scenario to try it first hand.

 

[Viking]

I assume you just replace the shackle with the block as you move back?

 

[Tony]

Rodger that

Tony

 

[Riggs]

Hey Tony , thanks for the shout out . Good stuff . Mad science is still science . Keep fishing , a direct line in riggging is a beautiful thing

 

[TC]

thanks for posting, always interesting to see how other people approach the job.