What knots do you teach your groundies?

[Mick Dempsey]

Double granny.

[Darrin Turnbull]

Don’t use a slipknot the marlin spike is better

[daltontrees]

14 hours ago, Joe Newton said:

Or you could just send your saw down, or get the groundies to check tension beforehand?

There are many many more fixes I can do on a saw in a tree than most groundies could do on the ground. And quicker too. Do you really think I don't check tension before I take a saw up?

 

Never mind. Point is, if there is a point, that the clove hitch is probably the best way to get a combi sent up, if one is needed. And since it is useful for many things and can be demonstrated successfully and quickly to the most knot-phobic individuals, I teach it early on. It's certainly quicker and easier than teaching a groundie how to fix a saw. Quickly.

[Joe Newton]

There are many many more fixes I can do on a saw in a tree than most groundies could do on the ground. And quicker too. Do you really think I don't check tension before I take a saw up?
 
Never mind. Point is, if there is a point, that the clove hitch is probably the best way to get a combi sent up, if one is needed. And since it is useful for many things and can be demonstrated successfully and quickly to the most knot-phobic individuals, I teach it early on. It's certainly quicker and easier than teaching a groundie how to fix a saw. Quickly.

Just can't think of any good reason you'd need a combi spanner up a tree apart from chain tension.

[stihlmadasever]

Maybe im just a lazy barsteward but any issues with the saw and it gets sent down and another saw sent up.

Tinkering with a saw in tree-unless its summit really basic-is best left to the guys on the deck in my opinion.

I think a clove hitch is a great tool in the armoury though and has some good applications

[daltontrees]

21 hours ago, Joe Newton said:

Just can't think of any good reason you'd need a combi spanner up a tree apart from chain tension.

It's unlikely, but I write from experience.

[Will Heal]

It's unlikely, but I write from experience.

I sent a flat file up to a climber once and he sat in the tree and took down his depth gauges

[arbogrunt]

Bowline, running bowline, marlin spike, alpine butterfly, Italian hitch...and of course a prussik knot[emoji1303]

[skyhuck]

On 17/10/2017 at 11:46, Joe Newton said:

Just can't think of any good reason you'd need a combi spanner up a tree apart from chain tension.

I've reconnected a snapped pull cord on an 020/200 up the tree on several occasions. Fitted a new cord once too. Ideally I keep a fresh side cover in the cab and just swop it. Granted that needs a Multitool rather than just a Combispaner.

[sean]

NOT to do this

Not to do that

 

Edited October 19, 2017 by sean