Speedline w/ short distance to work with

[theXman]

One of our longest speedlines, 285 foot or so, I decided to use a steel cable.

The speedline didn't come right off the trees though. Trees were on top of a "cliff side". Trees stripped out first, then the speedline was used.

Jerry Beranek was kind enough to film, edit and put a short 6 minute video on youtube.

"speedline wizards"

diagram attached here to this post if you care to see.

Of course, While you're on youtube, I think one should view all Jerry's stuff on youtube and if you like those short samples of what he puts together, go to his website and buy his DVDs. His youtube ID is atreestory.

 

[TheTreeSpyder]

Wow, that is pretty strong!

We've used a pull line too, but more to cradle between 2 lines, not on a speedline. On some jobs that are high in backyard, and you have to run quite a gauntlet to evacuate the debris, we'd lower and pull over house. Preset by throwlining target limbs near ends, and leaving lines hang. Then each throwlined line run to capstan at road, and climber butt ties and lowers that limb as capstan pulls to spirit over house. Often we'd set capstan across road, to give better angle, and a clearer staging area for landing zone. If the angle isn't good enough; place pulley in tree over capstan...

 

[peder-d]

Wow!
Nice work.
I have never ever seen a landing spot that tricky!!

I asume it was impossible reach the trees with a crane!? (I haven't reed all the reply's, so maby I'm not the first one to ask this question

).
What kind of place was this?

By the way - happy new year!

 

[countryboypa31]

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We've used a pull line too, but more to cradle between 2 lines, not on a speedline. On some jobs that are high in backyard, and you have to run quite a gauntlet to evacuate the debris, we'd lower and pull over house. Preset by throwlining target limbs near ends, and leaving lines hang. Then each throwlined line run to capstan at road, and climber butt ties and lowers that limb as capstan pulls to spirit over house. Often we'd set capstan across road, to give better angle, and a clearer staging area for landing zone. If the angle isn't good enough; place pulley in tree over capstan...

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Interesting do you have any pictures of this?

 

[Happyclimbing]

I don't know if you've got this figured out already, but I was thinking that you could anchor the zip/speed line with a porta-wrap at the base of the tree being removed and at the opposite end of the drop zone. You could set up a block just like you normally would for lowering limbs or wood. Instead of tying off the pieces to a "lowering"line, you would just clip them onto (with steele caribiner and sling) the zip/speed line which will be pretensioned on the porta but not locked off. The idea is that the piece slides down the line and the as it gets to the drop space the line is slacked out by the person on the porta and the piece lands there. This may be coming in a little hot depending on the site so you might want to put down plywood if the site is not durable enough without it. As you get to bigger wood, you could make a landing pad...wish I could draw a picture...good luck