Solo Tree Work

[TreeVB]

Thanks also for shooting the video and sharing your thoughts on this stuff, @Reg. This is how I work most often when I do manage to do some volunteer tree work.

About the only thing that bothers me about the idea of working solo is the difficulty sometimes of seeing down through the canopy to determine whether or not the drop zone is clear of bystanders. Having to rig stuff down for safety adds a whole other layer of work to the process, and I still have not come up with a way to remotely release a rigging device in order to retrieve it for the next time.

It's kind of a ridiculous notion, I guess. I just picture a radio frequency remotely releasable clevis of some type. I did see footage on the internet of one guy who takes working alone to such an extreme that he has a remote controlled grapple truck, which he uses to grab big branches high up before he makes a cut. Then cuts it and sets it on the ground. He had one ground guy in the video I'm thinking of to run the branch to the chipper with a mini. High dollar, equipment intensive operation, with minimal employees.

Tim

P.S. I found the exact video I had in mind. Here's my attempt to post a link to that video.

I think its JB Holdaway that has a youtube video of solo rigging. Its basically the idea of double block rigging and use a strap and biner on the piece being rigged out. Once the piece is

Thanks also for shooting the video and sharing your thoughts on this stuff, @Reg. This is how I work most often when I do manage to do some volunteer tree work.

About the only thing that bothers me about the idea of working solo is the difficulty sometimes of seeing down through the canopy to determine whether or not the drop zone is clear of bystanders. Having to rig stuff down for safety adds a whole other layer of work to the process, and I still have not come up with a way to remotely release a rigging device in order to retrieve it for the next time.

It's kind of a ridiculous notion, I guess. I just picture a radio frequency remotely releasable clevis of some type. I did see footage on the internet of one guy who takes working alone to such an extreme that he has a remote controlled grapple truck, which he uses to grab big branches high up before he makes a cut. Then cuts it and sets it on the ground. He had one ground guy in the video I'm thinking of to run the branch to the chipper with a mini. High dollar, equipment intensive operation, with minimal employees.

Tim

P.S. I found the exact video I had in mind. Here's my attempt to post a link to that video.

If you havent seen this it may help with any solo rigging.

 

[Bucknut]

Pretty clever. Never considered working solo where rigging was required. Necessity = mother of invention

 

[Jehinten]

That same technique works well using a rigsaver in place of the loop and carbiner, if you don't have enough loops to make that productive/ or don't want to dig them all out afterwards. It can be unchoked from the limb on the ground from up in the air.

 

[CutHighnLetFly]

That same technique works well using a rigsaver in place of the loop and carbiner, if you don't have enough loops to make that productive/ or don't want to dig them all out afterwards. It can be unchoked from the limb on the ground from up in the air.

Reverse friction style, that's a pretty neat idea

 

[TimberJack]

The medium size rigging rings spliced onto 1/2 inch ×8 foot rope work a charm for solo rigging. I use a mini porti tied to stem near cut, tie rigging ring sling as a butt hitched, run rigging rope through ring, choke to stem below cut, peen other side of rigging rope to porti. You got the drift right... seen a couple of decent youtube video of this method. Reg posted one awhilst back using a doubled rope and some prussics. Working solo rigging is deffinatly a new challenge for me. With the right equipment and some creativity you can accomplish a great deal. Just dont sell yourself short.

 

[RopeShield]

Solo is never my 1st choice. Just happens that work has to be done and help is no where to be found.
Lost another really great arbclimber to B.C. fuck you Mountains and oceans

 

[TimBr]

Yeah, those bastards.

 

[Daniel]

just waiting for some youtube expert to tell you you "cut the face too deep"....