Storm Damage

[Mahk_Adams]

...yep...

 

[Toparboring]

Nice job and good rigging tech., filing that away for future jobs.

 

[tod_k]

The cut was what we call a "jump cut" First an undercut in the direction of the tension, then a top cut directly on top of the under cut. Yes it was tensioned as much as we could. My spelling is horrible I should not post late at night and in a hurry.

 

[Brian_King]

Todd, Did you use plywood under the 40 ton when backing in?
Have you had any problems with settling under the outriggers
with just one sheet of plywood? How thick (how many sheets)
of plywood were you using when got off the drive? Paver drives
always scare me.

 

[Riggs]

good stuff.

 

[tod_k]

Usually we do. These were not freshly installed they have been there for at least 10 years. Plus this job was just get it off the house! (the home was condemed by the city).

 

[tod_k]

Thanks Riggs. If you recorded your work I'd be taking notes , that's what I've heard.

 

[Phil]

Yeah, If i didn't have an understanding already of what you were doing with those ropes i would be profoundly confused. I know that using the DWT adds a large legnth of rope to the system, not to mention redirecting the rig lines through the crown to avoid splitting the co-doms. This brings me to the question...How long are your 5/8th bull ropes?

 

[cory]

Fine job as usual, Tod. Great pics.

BTW, if the house was condemned, could you have been rougher with the trunk removal, maybe less rigging and more Kubota?

 

[cory]

And when the butt went fairly hard into the rigging, what if anything do you to evaluate the rigging's worthiness for the next job?

 

[tod_k]

He had to use rope to get the trunk off of the house. Because of the direction of pull the Kubota would have had we would have done alot more damage to the house and destroyed the brickpaver patio. We try to stand out from the rest. As far as inspecting the rigging well thats tricky. On the slings I look for the melting of the jacket. The ropes are a bit tougher. One thing to keep in mind is that there was alot of rope in that system also acting as doubled rope. Visual inspection is about all I do. Unless I am dumping wood directly into a block.

 

[Mahk_Adams]

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...I know that using the DWT adds a large legnth of rope to the system, not to mention redirecting the rig lines through the crown to avoid splitting the co-doms....

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Also, and importantly, gives approximately a 2:1 mechanical advantage, depending on how parallel the two legs of line are.

Nice job KTS.

 

[6t56]

Just for the sake of conversation,what would you have done if the other oak had not been there to rig off of?

 

[tod_k]

Thats a fatastic question! Pics can only tell so much. Lets keep in mind so of us have more access to equipment than others. What would you do?

 

[treemd]

You guys do excellent work. Thanks for sharing the pics. Very impressive.