Removing Overhaning Dead Limb From Porch

Kevin the problem just is not anywhere near the same in Canada as the US. I've met a couple of Veitnam dodgers is about it for illegals up in this area. Some sad stories about that for sure. Like the dodger who came up squatted on a beautiful island on the west coast collected welfare for 30 years then once given title to the land sold it to an American developer for millions.
 
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Kevin the problem just is not anywhere near the same in Canada as the US. I've met a couple of Veitnam dodgers is about it for illegals up in this area. Some sad stories about that for sure. Like the dodger who came up squatted on a beautiful island on the west coast collected welfare for 30 years then once given title to the land sold it to an American developer for millions.



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friggen Americans...
 
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The only thing I would add is a tag line to control the limb, good work by the ground man.

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I agree Kevin. Good eye. The added line could have been good as a back up plan, if the notch were cut poor and the rigging point wasn't favorable. But, I was confident with my notch and the rigging point location to get it to swing where needed.
 
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I was confident with my notch and the rigging point location to get it to swing where needed.

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Here we go...

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The homeowner wasn't wearing a hard hat :)

Fine set up and swing.. I always feel a little better about the bowline with a yosemite tie off and will use the double bowline out of habit, on all but the lightest pieces.

Looked like you had plenty of room to make those swings without the GRCS.. just swet in the line and cut it... I would havce kept it fast and easy... No GRCS, no block.. just natural crotch on the porty. Those pieces were all very manageable weight. No need for fine control of the run. Once they swung into the lz, drop them..

I think its easier for one man to swet in the old style porty and will use them without a second thought on anything except negative blocking..

Incidentally, rigging natural crotch would have put far less force on the tree than the floating block, though not much of an issue here.

Again, a fine example of pro skills, set up, and equipment.
 
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Fine set up and swing.. I always feel a little better about the bowline with a yosemite tie off and will use the double bowline out of habit, on all but the lightest pieces.

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I agree. I guess it was sort of just a quick decision...

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Looked like you had plenty of room to make those swings without the GRCS..

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True. We could have just used a porty. But, since the GRCS is used so much, it offeres a consistent feel for the work we do often. It was also the tool of choice because we also had to use the GRCS for another targeted limb, to be removed, the above the two story portion of the home (that was not included in the video).
 
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Incidentally, rigging natural crotch would have put far less force on the tree than the floating block, though not much of an issue here.


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I am not convinced of this. Not to derail, good work, Jamin.

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No prob. I'm not convinced either, but I didn't want to jump on it...
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Nice vid! Although, it was a kind of boring compared to a couple other vids I've seen on here lately. It just didn't get my adrenaline going like the "improper tree work" vids do. Watching your video is like watching a episode of "worlds safest police chases," while watching the other guy vids are the "worlds wildest and dumbest police chases."
 
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