helicopter/crane-same dif

[CHOPPER]

large blackbutt fallen on house

 

[CHOPPER]

covered in ivy and lantana

 

[CHOPPER]

cleaned up and rigged to support weight

 

[CHOPPER]

2 support systems with 2:1 pulleys tensioned with friction drums(hobbs)

 

[CHOPPER]

first hit.first 3 hits were beyond where weight of barrell was resting on house,so no real worry

 

[CHOPPER]

money shot.what will barrell do after weight is taken of roof??

 

[CHOPPER]

sweet but not good for the heart

 

[CHOPPER]

size of hits

 

[CHOPPER]

about 600kg

 

[CHOPPER]

a way it goes. about 2 minutes btween lifts.very quick

 

[CHOPPER]

drop straight into truck

 

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gone

 

[Gerald_Beranek]

That's ingenious. Heck of a job. Gnarly tree. How many cuts taken out with the heli? All of it?

 

[TreeCo]

That chopper sure makes crane work look low tech!

Thanks for sharing.

 

[Jamin_Mayer]

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drop straight into truck

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Sweet!

 

[Colin]

Same diff? I dunno, something tells me a crane woulda been a buck or two cheaper. Awesome job! How much was the helo bill?


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[Gerald_Beranek]

Didn't look like you could get one in there, Butch. But I don't know. Least they had some good trees behind it to rig from.

 

[Colin]

But of course. I was referring to the thread title.


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[Kman]

Nice job! Cool pics!

 

[Tom Dunlap]

Thanks for taking the effort to share an insight about a rigging situation that most people will never even see.

How much could the helo lift? Had the helo company done treework before?