How would you rig this

Gorman · Feb 15, 2019

Daniel said:
It all worked out thanks to this thread.. Never left the ground, setting up ropes all day to lift this 120' tulip vertical from 35 degrees sitting in a chestnut oak right over the neighbor's house.. Got the call yesterday morning. A local company wanted 10K and a release signed for no liability if the crane damaged the neighbor's driveway.. I bid 6K for Egyptian style, block and tackle.. We started with 3:1 MA on with the GRCS (which had 2 years of dust on it), and two safety lines, set with 3:1 MA to triangulate vectors... That probably wouldn't have done the job, and fortunately had an extra line set and with a straight shot back to the driveway 200'+ was able to use the pick up truck to bump it up a foot or two at a time and then crank the main line, then take up the two side safety lines consecutively, for 8-10 rounds to stand this beast up some 35'... Tree is standing straight now with 4 support lines and will be bombs away tomorrow, no lowering, nothing to damage , just put it on the ground and go home..

Another highly experienced tree guy who lives around the corner stopped by to lend me a crank handle for the GRCS, and taught me a real nice trick for tying two ropes together when the knot has to run through a crotch.. It was touch and go there for a few.. One of those jobs you take just to see if what you think will work, actually does...

Maybe you can put it on your YouTube channel