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Absolutely wonderful work and what a job.

Like the tree had actually started to grow into the roof and "eat" it up, what was the customer thinking?

I bet it took a while to lower all those blocks out ... move the pulley, tie the block, attach the tag line etc over and over ... what a job.

One consulation, just as well it was pine ... a bit lighter then if it were oak etc.

Well done, great shots, you'd feel at home here coz there's thousands of palms in spots like that ... we do them all the time, today i got 3 more.

I got those foot pedals attached to my climbers for those long day blocking sessions.

Foams wouldn't be much good to you there, nowhere to bomb stuff out.
 
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I may get some slack for this... I use mostly slings. For branches and light wood, we use loop runners with regular gated carabiners. btw- We use those alot for tying in too, but a different set with double auto locks on.

Then when we get to larger wood we use turflex slings with a auto steel carabiner on. Now, for those large peices we did have a block on. It was placed in the other tree, and held there by another rope...so we could just pull it down and not re-climb it. On the removal side...line controling the rate of swing we just had a steel carabiner.

On the end of all our lowering lines we have auto steel carabiner on. So we can just tie a quick half hitch, and then just clip it on itself. It makes set up time between peices faster. Just a matter of losening slings a bit and sliding them down.

I also deal alot with trees that are the main support of the house lol. In that area quite of few people have their roof eaves cut out for trees. So, I am used to it and dealing with a mess of wires. But this one was by far the worse...though I know of another in the area that is even worse.
 
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Careful topping out sections secured with biners - locking or not or steel or not, the gate can easily get blown out. I always knot when topping, or use a shackle with the splice over the pin, not the other way round.

Also, big slings can reduce karabiner strength by 50% through leverage. Klettersteig types are the worst for this:

http://www.rei.com/online/store/ProductD...gory_rn=4500680

The best to use is an HMS type, which look similar, but is designed to be loaded the way a sling will act. They aren't rated as strong, but that strength is very reliable (strength vs security issues):

http://www.ahsrescue.com/pc-1151-110-pmi-gator-steel-hms-carabiner.aspx

I always recommend steel krabs for heavy rigging - twice as strong as alloy type for type, more resistant to bending and stronger steel barrels.

Just my tuppence worth - wouldn't want you to lose a piece!
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We left the stump up about 2 feet. For a couple reasons; one the one house's siding went up and around the stump (it was against the house there. Two, cause I already hit 3 different places with metal in it, and was like screw it.
 
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LOL ya we kinda ditched the helmets on this last day. My only excuse was we werent lowering anything (or letting things drop).

they are wesco lineman boots, but not the really high ones. they are alright...not completely broken in yet. I only wear them when I know I am going to be on spikes most of the day.
 
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My biggest regret on the boots is I didnt get ones with steel toes. I ordered them directly from wesco (and waited forever for them) If I remember correctly, the steel toes I would have had to wait longer. I had ordered them over a time were they shut down production for a month (i think). so there was a big backorder
 
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Check out the Royer chainsaw boots #28654/75 that Sherrill has.
They have excellent support for climbing.
I've been climbing on a pair over a year now.
 
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I understand your reasoning, but helmets protect against kickback. Not all kickback results in the inertia brake tripping, and can result in serious injury, especially when using a saw high in that manner. What if a loose slate or un-noticed hanger came down?
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The kickback is a reasonable reason to have a helmet on in this situtution. I will agree with that.

But as for the other reason...Do you wear a helmet every time you go for a hike...or walk down a city street?? The risk is no greater or lesser in those situtions.

No offense tended. Just saying what is the difference and where does one draw the line.
 
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climbhightree, your pictures are great, very difficult job! you made it look easy, but why no helmet in the last few pictures?
Helmets make you and your crew look like professionals, in the last pictures you look like a bunch of have a go amateurs. sorry if i offend. but thats the way i see it.
thanks for the pics though.
 
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Didnt wear helmets cause we weren't far off the ground, plus what I said before (nothing was being lowered or dropped).

Furthmore, to be completely honest. In the 8 yrs I been doing tree work, I bet I only wore a helmet about 15 times. Usually I only put one on, if the tree is realy dead or other high hazard situtions. But, it is something I recognize needs to be changed. old habits are hard to break.

Helmet wearing is something I am planning on requiring in all climbing situtions. But havent fully implemented it yet. And please dont read the ansi regs to me... I have a copy :)



no offense taken. but I would have loved to sit back and watch some amateurs take this tree down :)
 
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Yes! but the human skull is not.

Watch out for that old kickback to the forehead!
I know......you've been doing this job for years and nothins ever happened..........

Cheers.
 
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nice work! nothing like good ol fashion rigging. these guys with their cranes are losing the great art of rigging. makes you feel like you accomplished something, doesn't it?
 
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yeah,
I worked for a guy out of mount joy this spring. We did some lot clearing/logging work, and took some wood to a mill in that area. Really nice there!
If you need help at some point, let me know I would love go back to that area again for a while.
 
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