Winchman
Carpal tunnel level member
- Location
- Southwest Georgia
Thursday was a great day!!
I took another look at the big pine I said I hoped I'd never have to climb again. Lo and behold, the line coming down on the other side looked like a good climbing path, so I started the day with a fun seventy foot climb. I didn't even take the folding saw with me, just enjoying myself and hanging out for a while.
After that, I cut down a dead sixty foot pine in my neighbor's yard. The tree needed to fall close to a bird nest pole, so I cut it to lean against another tree, moved the truck, and brought it down right where I wanted it. There was no damage to the tree it leaned against. Then I cut it into three and six foot pieces my neighbor could deal with.
I know it's not recommended to create a hung-up leaner on purpose, but the pine was going to brush the other tree on the way down, and I knew I couldn't depend on the dead wood hinge to keep it from veering toward the pole on the way down. The arrangement of the limbs on both trees convinced me I could do what I did without serious damage, and it worked out well.
When I went to get permission to go into another neighbor's yard while working on the pine, I noticed she had several big loose dead limbs hung up in her oak trees, so I offered to take care of those for her. I spent a couple hours with the Big Shot and rope pulling down what I could and setting up lines for climbing in two trees to get the rest.
So I've got two climbs and some cleanup planned for Friday.
I took another look at the big pine I said I hoped I'd never have to climb again. Lo and behold, the line coming down on the other side looked like a good climbing path, so I started the day with a fun seventy foot climb. I didn't even take the folding saw with me, just enjoying myself and hanging out for a while.
After that, I cut down a dead sixty foot pine in my neighbor's yard. The tree needed to fall close to a bird nest pole, so I cut it to lean against another tree, moved the truck, and brought it down right where I wanted it. There was no damage to the tree it leaned against. Then I cut it into three and six foot pieces my neighbor could deal with.
I know it's not recommended to create a hung-up leaner on purpose, but the pine was going to brush the other tree on the way down, and I knew I couldn't depend on the dead wood hinge to keep it from veering toward the pole on the way down. The arrangement of the limbs on both trees convinced me I could do what I did without serious damage, and it worked out well.
When I went to get permission to go into another neighbor's yard while working on the pine, I noticed she had several big loose dead limbs hung up in her oak trees, so I offered to take care of those for her. I spent a couple hours with the Big Shot and rope pulling down what I could and setting up lines for climbing in two trees to get the rest.
So I've got two climbs and some cleanup planned for Friday.
your much appreciated hobby.
