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That was good but just a little too fast. I like my explanations slow and simple like me. Otherwise great stuff.
 
Hit the little gear icon in the bottom right and slow it down!!!

Seriously though, thank you for the feedback. Feel free to post any questions here or in the comments on the youTube page.
 
I just filmed another video yesterday. Stay tuned...

If any had requests, submissions, or suggestions I am all ears!
 
It would have been much better if an X-Rigging Ring flashed up there with the other items that were shown.
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Good job, it's not a super easy thing to do, as you know.
 
Check out the next installment of TreeStuff.com's TechTip Series.

Using a "Targeted Vertical Speedline"... Moving some BIG sugar maple logs to the ground at about 140mph

http://youtu.be/HMkbOD40CTw
*remember to watch in high quality*

Please comment and discuss!
 
Nick you're killing me.

X-Rigging Rings would have been so much nicer and taken the abuse better compared to those steel biners. EVERYWHERE biners were shown.

Plus treestuff sells those XRRs, so you would plug a new product for them.

Oh well, other than that, decent job.
 
I dont have enough!!!! All the XRRs I have I use in rigging-type-savers. I havent explored the uses involving dead eye slings.
 
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I dont have enough!!!! All the XRRs I have I use in rigging-type-savers. I havent explored the uses involving dead eye slings.

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How many XXR slings would you need, and which types, to do a video you would want to do with them????




What distance out of place was your biner pulled by the extra leg of rope as contrasted to where it would have naturally rested had it only been influenced by the pull of VSL strung tight to the Porta Wrap?

Thanks in advance.
 
Merle, David and I are talking about some ideas for a video, but currently the way I use the XRRs I have, is with 1 or 2 ring terminal rigging points. While I feel that works for me, its not really inline with his recommended specs and I dont feel comfortable promoting that through the TreeStuff brand.

However I actually just received a box of XRRs yesterday, so I will be working up some new projects soon, and while you may not see them on a TechTip, you can always keep an eye on my personal YouTube channel. The problem with videoing XRRs is there isnt much interesting about what I use them for the most, which is my everyday rigging. I find their usefulness, to me, really shines in the normal mundane rigging. Since I dont schedule the jobs, its hard to make the big nasty cracked tree, good weather, good bidding, good jobsite layout, and all the other things needed for a good production, to fall in line to the point where you could show some of the more innovative uses of the XRRs...


Regarding the VSL target, I had it pulled out about 5' from the trunk of the tree maybe? I almost always 'target' the VSL as striking the root flare of a large tree can cause a log round to have a violent reaction which increases the chance of rigging failure.
 
Sorry to hear your work can’t be more accommodating to our video production desires.(Sarcasm) Actually they may be missing a good thing. Could use a lot of what you do in various videos, tweaked for homeowner consumption, to sell how capable your co. is. Sales people leave an inspiring DVD behind with each proposal.

So back to the TVSL video for now. Sorry for being thick but I am not clear that we are talking about the same thing. I watched the vid once and had to get on to something else. Something was bothering me and I just couldn’t place it. So latter I watch it again. Great video but, what.... Watch it again. All of a sudden it strikes me that what bugs me is that extra leg of half inch line from the biner out away from the tree. It appears to me that I could get the same effect by putting a XRR sling at the base of a tree leaving a lot of slack out to clear ground and having the tensioned rigging line be pulling the XRR out.

So:

A) Was that extra leg of rope pulling the biner 5’ out of line from where it normally would have been pulled by rigging line alone or was it just that biner was 5’ out from tree?
B) How did you attach chain to stump and spar?
C) And finally, are you still glad that you requested I discuss this? (Joke)
 
A-If you put a sling on the tree with a biner or an XRR at 5' of length and then tensioned it it would go UP in the air diagonally 5'. That would leave your target way to high and the slings, or the VSL would snap on impact. The idea behind tensioning the 'target' line is so that the force of the falling/bouncing log is contained and held to a specific area.

You could have used an XRR in place of the biner BUT in my example, we were using a tractor to pull each piece out of the way while the cutter got ready for the next one. This required us to clip a drag line onto the tether, tighten it up so we didnt lose the log down the hill, slack the VSL, disconnect the tether from the VSL, and then pull the log out using the tether. Had we been leaving the logs in pile, or rolling them out of the way XRRs would have worked, but we needed to be able to unlcip the gates of biners to avoid having to pull all of the rope out each time.

B- The chain was to prevent the spar from rolling down the hill. We notched that sucker, hooked the chain up to the stump by simply wrapping it and setting the chain hook on a link > ran the chain up the front of the notch, around the bole, and set the chain hook again. It looked like a but catch when negative blocking a log. It was unnecessary ultimately but considering the effort it would have taken to extricate the log form the ravine I would certainly do it again.

C- ABSOLUTELY, the whole point of this is for me to learn from other people- as well as share the things that I, my mentors, and other contributors have have learned and utilized over the years.

Thanks for the comments, all questions and constructive criticism are welcome.
 
I like the idea of the vertical speedline in certain situations but it seems like you could run into some very strong dynamic forces by allowing those pieces to gain that much speed. Would you generally have rigging gear that is dedicated to that application? Have you ever used a combination of traditional block rigging and a vertical speedline to control swing?
 
Just reacquired this thread today, it got moved to Video.

Thanks for taking the time to answer my questions at length Nick. I have been able to address my challenges with big wood in low tech ways. But, I have known that at times I am doing things harder and in the back of my mind I have always thought that some day I may come up against a job where I would need to either be willing to whittle it down in sawdust or turn the job down.

This technique holds a lot of promise for me when I work around creeks, and someday, when I am confident with my ability, near possible high value structures etc.. In the next two weeks I will be doing a fairly routine take down on a hillside where I will commit the extra time to try out a TVSL even though I could just free fall all the big wood.

Again thanks for your effort in sharing this!!!!!!!!!!!
 
Tennarbor, I have done that, but its more blocking thean VSLing at tht point. However, setting a VSL into the back of the truck and lowering wood right into it isnt a bad idea either!

Merle, Trying it out in an open field is a great idea. It will give you the time to learn stress free. Its an investment in your rigging skills!
 
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