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That's cool . I choose a thread every now and than to woof on . Since this thread started a couple of days ago , I was thinking about it during the day . When I do two hand a chain saw , (which is less than half the time on a 200t) I hold my right hand on the trigger and my left on the handle . If the saw tries to kickback on me , it is not happening . What ever position you take for that not to happen is the right spot . I talk a lot of crap but I'm in the same game . Get a grip , that is the answer ! C'mon muppet , no comment ?
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Rentachimp, here is a translation of Riggs last post;
" Professional production treeclimbing is about feeling and experience, it's about having a natural empathy for working with ropes, weights, angles and chainsaws within the tree, knowing your tools and equipment and how to use them to your best advantage.
Nobody can teach you this, you have to figure it out for yourself, someone has taught you the basics, right? the rest is up to you. You can disguise your lack of empathy with treework by talking all day about new techniques and progressive new equipment but that aint gonna fly in the real world.
Experiment in the tree, but always be aware of the consequences of this approach. The only way to truly becoming a real treeclimber is by being confident in your abilities, practice hard and think seriously about how you do your job."
Riggs is a force of nature Rentachimp, he's hard to understand because you have still to reach the level where treeclimbing becomes something fundamentally natural to your biological make up. Keep asking questions, keep climbing, think for yourself and you will understand soon enough what Riggs is all about.
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THIS is a remarkable post. It really does sum up my impression of Riggs... force of nature... that's it in a nutshell. I would love to work with some of you guys for a few weeks.
Just goes to show that people can argue a point without ever agreeing and still know each other very well.
...and I doubt Riggs would bother with an iPod... he'd just carry Jane's Addiction and all their gear into the tree with him.
I grew up with a Riggs type... best thing that ever happened to me.
I'm with JD, I love reading Riggs' posts... it's the no BS side of treework, do what it takes to get the hard jobs done. I can relate to that... it's where I want to go with my own work and where I've been in the past doing unprotected pitches and barely navigable drops.
Riggs is a Hardman. I say that based on what someone else who worked with him told me.
