who here uses a throwline?

You know Riggs, the guy is just trying to get his foot in the door here and learn a thing or two, that's how we get good tree guys. At some point in your life somebody answered your greenhorn questions (no offense rob/bob). Hopefully they had a bit more tact than yourself.

Rob keep asking questions, even if you catch flack from the generation of climbers who think you're supposed to learn through inherited knowledge or osmosis or some such shyte. My motto is: there are stupid questions, but sometimes I need to ask them anyway.

Via con dios grumpy. Thanks for the picture of the year thread I genuinely enjoy it.
 
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Wow...peace man. The guy is new. Either answer or say nothing.

I use throw line if it makes sense. Smaller trees almost never but depends on the situation.

Keep asking questions.
 
A couple things have helped me become efficient entering the canopy vs just hitting the lowest limb and working my way up. I have two reasons for me not work up the tree from lowest point; it will take more time to reach the top (sometimes a lot longer if you have to advance up using throw line in the tree), and a lot of energy.

I have learned how to ascend my TIP via srt which saves a lot time monkeying with wadded up throw line because usually it will only take on shot... Saves time trying to isolate a secure safe tip using drt. As well as just being faster to ascend srt vs drt.

At any rate you should at least aim for the highest tip you without lolly gagging around :)
 
Almost all of the time. You need two, with bags on both ends too. Lightweight on one end for throwing and heavy on the other for manipulating.

If you're snagging and snarling limbs when you throw I bet I know what you're doing. See if I'm right...

YOu make your toss...the bag is going:

1-not to your TIP
2-To your TIP and then beyond

You pinch or hold the throwline to try and keep it from over/undershooting. This is NOT the thing to do. It will whip and snarl almost all of the time.

Let it follow through and come back to the ground. You might need to put a heavy bag on that end to get the line back down once you start manipulating.

I sometimes pull on both ends of the TL and saw it back and forth just a little to 'burnish' the TIP. Not enough to damage the cambium though.

Ask away...you'll get used to the characters here on TB as you go along. Riggs started learning treework at conception I think ;) His Dad was an arbo...not unlike some of the others on board.
 
Bob welcome to the Buzz lots of great info. here. I use a throwline on about a third of my trees. Really, whenever it will vastly speed up the job or greatly improve safety, frequently to place a pull line in a takedown tree and prevent me from needing to climb.

I would say that it’s pretty rare to deal with tangles anymore. Have you seen the threads on making a climbing throwline management reel out of a spinning reel and the one about making same out of a chalk line reel?

Anyone that gets tangles on a long line launched out of a Big Shot should try out the shot line winder reel from TreeStuff.
 
Damn Riggs what is up your butt?

I wasn't asking if people EVER use a throw line it was more of a HOW OFTEN do people use them. Sorry if you read that wrong or maybe your just not intelligent enough to understand what I was saying either way no need for the rude comment.

And yes I am new to climbing but, I never had anybody to teach me. My brother gave me an old cotton seat harness with a couple D's on it and a rope and said "go climb". After that I figured it out I went and bought all my own modern gear. I'm not the type of person who buys a bunch of crap and starts trying to take down big dead trees over a house. I know i'm new and I know my limits. I love tree work and now I really love climbing. I joined this site to learn as much as I can from people who have years more experience then me because so far i'm 100% self taught. I never had another climber around to teach me anything. So if you have a problem with my question then don't answer because you just made yourself look like an [pick a different word] and nobody likes an [pick a different word].
 
Just keep the questions coming! My best advice to any young person wanting to make it in the tree world is find a couple old crusty mentors. They will teach you the "ropes" :-). Work with as many people as the oppertunities allow and pick up on everyone's style to create your own.
 
Wrapping the ball around a limb is common. Practice manipulating the ball around the crown. Keep calm and think it through. Watch how the ball reacts to your tugs and pulls. Observe how different weights/lines/bark textures/branch unions effect movement.

Throwing that ball attached to a line is much like golf. Your mindset is as important as technique.

And have a second line as a back up.

On a side note, be exact in the question you want to ask, you'll get better responses. Some people will take the time to read and understand what you're getting at, while others simply react to the first few words. Posts lack the 90% of communication that comes in the form of body language and intonation. We read that in and often wrongly.

Good to have you join us.

Oh and get out to some of the rec climbs to really have a chance to learn!
 
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Had to make you 1,300th post a good one eh?

Yeah I use a throw line, I store it in a 5 gallon bucket

and use old real estate yard signs for dividers.

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Hey Fernhorn,

When do they retire those signs? How can they tell they have reached the end of their useful life?

Just wondering.

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Settle down Riggs before I come to Philly and arm bar your azz.
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You ain't going no where. Just settle down and teach the kid something besides how to deal with the old school foreman types!

Don't worry Rob, Riggs will be fine if the Eagles win this weekend.
 
Riggs and TreeCo, well well well....Tsk, Tsk...Ringley and Barnum Bailey...Cheech and Chong...up in smoke...clown's R us....thanks for tolerance....comedians...
 
Bob,

1. Definitely highest TIP possible, or needed.

2. Three lines. Third one is to rescue the first two that get stuck.

3. The number of tries it takes is usually proportional to number of people watching.

Really nice avatar pic you have.
 
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