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Winchman
Carpal tunnel level member
- Location
- Southwest Georgia
I hope you're asking about this one 'cause I'm curious, too.
Two good removals today by/over a house, make a mess, let an excavator clean it up. ALL the firs around this house were topped like 40 years ago, which has naturally lead to bad structure, failures and damage. I wouldn't want these nasty regrown tops hanging over my house either, so away they went. Able to speed-line all the brush, multiple tops and some wood, lowered the largest section of the arm and then just tossed pieces of wood down from there.
It's always a wildcard what you find in terms of condition when you get up to the old topping cuts and resulting regrowth. The main regrown top on this one was leveraged a good way out away from the stem and like 25' tall on its own. Pretty unusually, the old topping cut sealed over 100% and had almost no decay which was very cool to see and gave me the confidence to get out there, climb up the stem over the house to like 4" and speedline the top over and away from the corner of the house. Saved the sealed topping cut too, looks pretty awesome.
It's always a wildcard what you find in terms of condition when you get up to the old topping cuts and resulting regrowth. The main regrown top on this one was leveraged a good way out away from the stem and like 25' tall on its own. Pretty unusually, the old topping cut sealed over 100% and had almost no decay which was very cool to see and gave me the confidence to get out there, climb up the stem over the house to like 4" and speedline the top over and away from the corner of the house. Saved the sealed topping cut too, looks pretty awesome.
Dan Thornton
Participating member
- Location
- Smithsburg
The ivy-covered English walnut that was scaring the neighborhood is now gone. I cut the vines two months ago so they would start dying back. Used a lift to cut most branches, rigging larger segments that were over fences and cable line. That left a backward-leaning stem to fall using rope puller and wedges. The wedges got the stem standing straight, then the rope did the final pulling. Glad I left a 5" hinge because I was surprised to find most of the stump was punk. Felt some satisfaction when the whole non-straight stem landed on wood and missed the fence post just right. 
Winchman
Carpal tunnel level member
- Location
- Southwest Georgia
From this
to this
yielded all this after dragging and carrying it up the hill. The trees were about forty feet beyond the car.
to this
yielded all this after dragging and carrying it up the hill. The trees were about forty feet beyond the car.
Treemuel
Branched out member
- Location
- Hancock, ME
Fun madrone over power lines, pole/tranformer, water tank, water lines, and gas line.. Rigged 2 Reds at 125-130 ft and also employed a hold back on the madrone as we got lower (2 Hobbs devices and a porty). The crew was awesome and the job was as smooth as silk..
flushcut
Been here much more than a while
- Location
- Delavan, WI
For a minute I thought you were holding up a homemade hamburger bun.
Winchman
Carpal tunnel level member
- Location
- Southwest Georgia
Near the top of the tree on the left was a hanging dead limb.
On the first climb I cut and dropped most of it, but couldn't get past an obstruction I couldn't see from the ground to get it all. After cleaning up, I decided to reposition the line for a second climb, and got the rest.
The tarp kept the rope out of a sandy spot on the lawn.
On the first climb I cut and dropped most of it, but couldn't get past an obstruction I couldn't see from the ground to get it all. After cleaning up, I decided to reposition the line for a second climb, and got the rest.
The tarp kept the rope out of a sandy spot on the lawn.
Serf Life
Been here much more than a while
- Location
- Maine Island
Headed to work, rain and ospreys above, jelly fish below, and owners away.
Bendroctanus
Carpal tunnel level member
- Location
- Springfield
Treezybreez
Been here much more than a while
- Location
- Lancaster, SC
Though not a large tree, it was still an interesting challenge.
Treezybreez
Been here much more than a while
- Location
- Lancaster, SC
Winchman
Carpal tunnel level member
- Location
- Southwest Georgia
I cut a gazillion suckers off these oaks. Fortunately a neighbor of the client hauled them off as I was cutting them, so no picture.
I made a nice new foot loop to use with my double-hand ascender.
And I got a new archery release for my BigShot. It works really well, even better than the panic snap release.
I made a nice new foot loop to use with my double-hand ascender.
And I got a new archery release for my BigShot. It works really well, even better than the panic snap release.
Matias
Been here much more than a while
- Location
- Butte County
How do those function? What comes apart for the release?
Winchman
Carpal tunnel level member
- Location
- Southwest Georgia
When you pull the trigger one side of the pieces holding the wire loop opens up. There's a roller on the parts to reduce the friction, so the pull needed is very light. It's designed for up to one hundred pounds tension, but I doubt I'll ever get close to that.
From Amazon for $17 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BHLCLCYB?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details&th=1
I've had several panic snaps (made from zinc castings) break, so it was time to try something better. I'm well over a hundred shots with zero problems.
From Amazon for $17 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BHLCLCYB?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details&th=1
I've had several panic snaps (made from zinc castings) break, so it was time to try something better. I'm well over a hundred shots with zero problems.
Bucknut
Carpal tunnel level member
Confirms my suspicion. The metal loop connected to the pouch is hiding the gap that the trigger opens. Pretty cool.
Winchman
Carpal tunnel level member
- Location
- Southwest Georgia
Spent a little time early this morning cleaning up a mess left by a tree service on the property next to where they were working. To the right of my rope are three broken limbs.
It looked better after I was done.
Of course there was a pile at the street to make the yard debris folks busy.
And I found some larger litter tubs for my ropes.
It looked better after I was done.
Of course there was a pile at the street to make the yard debris folks busy.
And I found some larger litter tubs for my ropes.
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