rip cuts

[Daniel]

rip cuts have their place.. I use them all the time.. when either a lot of weight is off a limb or even some short wood. Better still if the piece has a pre-tensioned lowering line set out near the balance point.. Bad rap comes from amateurs using them without understanding the dangers.. When used in appropriate situations, they are faster than notches or undercuts. On limbs its usually best to cut back well into the shoulder, where its far less likely to split the limb and you save a couple moves by keeping the wood flush cut, so no cutting and handling the stub..

BEST of all, you can often get better control with a rip cut so no shock loading. Its hard to see exactly what is going on in this video, but rip cuts were used on the first four large limbs to keep them attached at the trunk, while the limb swung horizontally. One swing over 120 degrees to clear the adjacent maple, it didn't come on well on the video. The piece was getting lifted in with a GRCS, so the movement was so slow its hardly noticeable on the small screen.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p0GjgMZwd10

 

[allmark]

Its hard to tell from a vid but looks like a tip tie would have kept you from climbing down and back up again. Is there a reason you didnt do it that way?

 

[Daniel]

I had asked the groundie to run that rigging line through the GRCS, but he lobbied against it.. I really wasn't thinking the piece would get hung up, but my instinct was right.. I should have stuck with it.. GRCS would have lifted it out easily.

Had to look again to recall exactly where that limb even came from.. for sure there was a reason for not tying it out near the balance point or I would have.. it being out or up another 20'+ might have had something to do with it.. Job was almost two years ago.

Also was surprised that the next limb didn't knock it free.

 

[allmark]

Thanks That makes sense

 

[easyphloem]

3:30 to 4:45 is pure poetry in motion. No wasted efforts. Pro style all the way. Certainly worthy of an educational video like this one.

SZ

 

[marlinspiker]

so professional he can underbid everyone and go around woefully underinsured. a true asset to the industry.

 

[easyphloem]

Without Dadio, there would be no tapered hinge. Also, the most critically acclaimed Footlocking article would not have been penned.

SZ

 

[The_Archdruid]

He is the George Bailey of our generation.

 

[familytree]

Is this a joke?
How can someone try to have an educational video with how well something works when branches are getting hung up like crazy and the climber has to waste a ton of time repelling, recutting the reclimbing? Not exactly a model of efficiency.

I have cuts get caught up from time to time. It happens and will continue to happen but damned if I'll ever post a video on YouTube about it.

I do have a new video on how to wipe coming up. It shows a different wiping technique I've been working on. It's not very efficient and I end up with feces on my fingers but I think it's worth mentioning even though I do get a little poo on my fingers. It's under besmudgery

 

[marlinspiker]

does your video have a toilet bowl camera angle?

 

[Rickytree]

Now that's hilarious!!

 

[Rickytree]

or how about this one


I had asked the groundie to run that rigging line through the GRCS, but he lobbied against it.. I really wasn't thinking the piece would get hung up, but my instinct was right.. I should have stuck with it.. GRCS would have lifted it out easily.

 

[dylanclimbs]

Yeah...who signs the paychecks, the groundie?