Short Speed line video

Raven27

Raven27

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This is only my second time setting up a speed line, but need it for 4 trees on a hill. Not easy access, and a lot of snow on the ground to walk through etc... My editing was minimal as far as qyuality, and betteries died on helmet cam, so only got about 1/3 of the tree done with video. I have 4 other tree to do further up on hill, but this one is/was broadest. I'm sure there are things I could do better, more efficient, aybe even safer? Used the truck with plow on front ( in case a piece did make it to truck ) And had ground guy tension it up. I feel I played it safe and didn't get it as taught aas I could have to make it work better, but starting small. Hope video is ok.
Comments, suggestions, tips??


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gGftDZbrMZA
 
For some reason more than half of the video was black.
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I don't speedline much, but for the sake of time, I would've been taking pieces that were a little bit bigger, or sending multiples at a time.

Otherwise great vid, great work and great soundtrack!

love
nick
 
Yeah, half the vid was black. I was bummed. Nice camera!
I didn't think the pieces were too small... but multiples are the way to go.
I have only set up 'zip' lines on Fir and Cedar trees. I try to rig a whole 'ring' of limbs each set. Works nice, bang em down to the chipper tray - makes the ground crew smile!
 
The half black thing is wierd, used to get half green until I read how to fix it. I didn't want too much weight slamming down on line, mostly was still getting feel for it. Thanks though. Tryning more today on 3 others, but they're basically tall sticks, we'll see how it goes. I didn't want to put a lot of thought into the music, LOL
 
Good work. Go with the size pieces that seem conservative while exploring it.


Remember that the more distance you're covering horizontally, that is the flatter the rope, the more lateral force your experiencing. If you can anchor closer, you can take bigger pieces for the same force, as them are headed more vertically.

Speedlines are fantastical.
 
Half the battle.

Vertical speedlines have their place when you have close targets to avoid. I've even dropped logs on a vertical speedline to avoid them bouncing and getting a bit of momentum to carry them downhill.

One, on a very angling stem (30 degrees), I dropped rounds what would have been a vertical speedline if the stem was vertical (attached at top of spar, and butt) to keep from smashing trees plumb below the spar top.


Of course, always, always be sure the system can take direct drops onto the speedline!
 
When you need to cover greater distances, cut and catch on a rigging line, then attach to a speedline and tension the SL. Use the RL to control down the speedline. A pulley will help. A single sheave works for a lot of applications, but a tandem is smoother.
 
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Gotta hand it to anyone who does tree work with that much snow.

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LOL You get plenty your way. I lived in Colorado Springs for a couple years as a kid. Well, I'm still a kid, but you get the idea.
 
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