My Pine tree lost a limb

[JesseHuffman]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0hfpWoa855g

I woke up to find this little hanger in my tree. Its sad. This pine has been climbed by many people over the years young and old. I couldnt afford a crane and didnt want to smash the cable box/2 mail boxes/irrigation box...etc so I rigged it. Pretensioned as much as I could with my 5-1 before I climbed out on it. I am always a bit spooked working hangers like this but fortunaltly I had a great tie in and all worked out in the end.

 

[JesseHuffman]

Video is nearly unwatchable...sorry.
Should have spent a little more on the helmet cam.

 

[JesseHuffman]

cool sound effects at 2:31

 

[UrbanTC]

Nice work. Where did you make your last cut?

 

[JesseHuffman]

Hey Jeremy....I pruned up the "Evil Side" today.
If you have time, check this out and tell me if I am in total denial by keeping it.
Part 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ln-bfFlLI7U

 

[JesseHuffman]

Had to work over the street and didnt want to drop the 2 bigger peices...alone again. 1st time using the verticle speedline. What a great technique. Man that would have came in handy so many times in the past. Better late than never.

 

[Blinky]

What kinda pine? Bark looks kinda like sycamore or is that the camera?

 

[JesseHuffman]

Its an Aleppo Pine Tree

 

[Blinky]

I'd love to help you but I have no clue about that species or environment.

Helluva a good job rigging it down solo. I think the first post of yours I ever read was about rigging solo.

 

[rangerdanger]

Nice work yet again Jesse. I don't see how you do all that stuff solo.

As for keeping it, I'm in the same boat as Blinky. No idea on the species or environment. But I'd say keep it. Is it just the street side you are concerned about, or the whole tree?

 

[Roger_Barnett]

Sweet stuff, Jesse.

But the burning question is, what's murph up to.....

lolol

 

[JesseHuffman]

[ QUOTE ]
Sweet stuff, Jesse.

But the burning question is, what's murph up to.....

lolol

[/ QUOTE ]
Hes sitting back wondering why the hell I didnt just cut it from the ground

 

[Blinky]

...with a skid steer and a 1" deep face cut.

 

[treesandsurf]

that's a tough call to make; is the tree staying?

jp

 

[Rocks_and_Trees]

Are you kidding? You Gotta keep it! The alternative is unnacceptable. We'll just keep an eye on it. Ya know, since I'm always there to help you

. Sorry I wasn't there to help you out on it. I still love that there tree.

 

[easyphloem]

You would have to be crazy to remove that pine. Think of all that work.

SZ

 

[treedimensional]

There ya go Jesse! Are ya gonna argue with a tree service salesman!!!