Roger_Barnett
Participating member
- Location
- Seattle, in the PNWet
We had a rare thunderstorm with north winds blow through a few weeks back.
The first video is of a a failed double cottonwood. Required setting GRCS and Hobbs, each in different trees, in order to lift the tree off, then swing it clear of the house. With these great tools, the job was a breeze. Could we have done it with no damage to the house without them? Yes, but it would have not been a cakewalk then.
http://youtu.be/BStwd6rfI6M
The second involved another company that Pat also works for. He told me about it, having not seen the tree. I offered to come, supply the GRCS, Hobbs, and static line, and run cameras, and direct the operation as needed. It was very similar in that we needed two lifting points, one to support the tree, and the second to swing it clear. As you will see, the Hobbs is an inefficient lifting device, as compared to the GRCS anyhow. In hindsight, we should have switched their locations, as we had much less tensioning and lifting to do where we had the GRCS installed. It was a fun job to shoot with both vid and stills
Unfortunately, for now anyhow, you'll have to watch it on my facebook page.
http://www.facebook.com/roger.barnett.96
The second vid is the first one that comes up on facebook, and it is too large for vimeo or youtube. And, I'd have to start over with the editing of the individual files, ( a 2-3 hour job) in order to split it into two for youtube or make it shorter...Dang it.
The first video is of a a failed double cottonwood. Required setting GRCS and Hobbs, each in different trees, in order to lift the tree off, then swing it clear of the house. With these great tools, the job was a breeze. Could we have done it with no damage to the house without them? Yes, but it would have not been a cakewalk then.
http://youtu.be/BStwd6rfI6M
The second involved another company that Pat also works for. He told me about it, having not seen the tree. I offered to come, supply the GRCS, Hobbs, and static line, and run cameras, and direct the operation as needed. It was very similar in that we needed two lifting points, one to support the tree, and the second to swing it clear. As you will see, the Hobbs is an inefficient lifting device, as compared to the GRCS anyhow. In hindsight, we should have switched their locations, as we had much less tensioning and lifting to do where we had the GRCS installed. It was a fun job to shoot with both vid and stills
Unfortunately, for now anyhow, you'll have to watch it on my facebook page.
http://www.facebook.com/roger.barnett.96
The second vid is the first one that comes up on facebook, and it is too large for vimeo or youtube. And, I'd have to start over with the editing of the individual files, ( a 2-3 hour job) in order to split it into two for youtube or make it shorter...Dang it.
