SRT for small-medium trees?

[southsoundtree]

Don't base-tie at a height that's within working reach of saws. Push a long-tailed (later used for retrieval) Running Bowline up the trunk with a limb or pole tool, if you can't initially choke it above head height.

 

[jdhoward]

Recently I set my canopy anchor from the ground then foot-locked up on “smaller” trees. If i dont have to make a vertical ascent over 20’, while working the tree, I’ll just foot-lock on a srs.

 

[IvyTree]

How small are we talking?
Im in AZ and we have a lot of trees that are under 30 ft, most of them I can trim from the ground but will also use a Fred Marvin polesaw with the saw taken off of the head so its just the hook and I bend the hook over or cut it shorter so I can fit a carabiner on it then I can install a double rope or srt line at 25ft from the ground easily or higher with more poles and a bifold ladder. To me that is maximum efficiency if I have to access the crown.

 

[Lupin_IV]

Apache junction! I used to live across the valley. Dont miss the thorny mesquite trees haha.

Yeah, about that size. Polesaw suggestion is solid but I'd get a look of scrutiny haha. Getting real annoyed by the anti SRT mindset, I keep getting told to "quit dickin around and get up there" even tho the extra 5 or 10 minutes to set a line is almost always made up for in speed of finishing the tree, not to mention easier on the tree. Meh -_-