Rigging hyper extended branches

[Ty Korrigan]

Hello,

 I am faced with a line of 26 troublesome poplars on the bank of a fishing lake.

The spec is to dead wood and remove some of the branches to reduce the risk for the fishermen below.

Also to dismantle a few which have cavities or more severe damage.

The owners have spent days clearing deadwood and broken branches which have fallen into the lake over the Winter.

The drop zone is the path along the bank. Behind is a wilderness of wetland scrub and dragons in which I am sure no-one will bother if material is dropped there.

The other side is the lake itself. Access is limited and simply felling into the lake is not an option.

The majority of material to be removed is over the lake itself and some of these branches are impossible long and thin.

What methods and kit might be usefull in rigging down these branches and bringing them safely onto the bank?

I am thinking that a winch such as the GRCS could be used with a tip tie and a second pulley on a neighbouring tree with rope butt tied with a simple bollard.

I'm here to be educated so I'm all ears and eyes.

Cheers

Ty

 

 

[Mick Dempsey]

Drop ‘em in, winch ‘em out. (Surely you can drop some branches into the water?)

Edited February 17, 2018 by Mick Dempsey

[htb]

Ty, how wide is the lake, if not too wide you could put a rope across to control the swing back in if that makes sense. Or as you redirect pulley at bottom of tree and vehicle winch instead of GRCS

[Steve Bullman]

photos would help!  Is speedlining an option for any of them?

[Ty Korrigan]

Now, I have access to an excellent compact tractor and forestry winch (for now) but the bank is narrow and there are fishing pontoons which will foul anyway.

A tractor cannot winch out because there is nowhere to winch too except the other side of the lake which is a much steeper bank.

I will try to avoid black smelly mud on my kit and person.

  Ty

[Luckyeleven]

Perhaps a climber lighter than 95kg is in order?

[Ty Korrigan]

I totally forgot to take images but I'll ask the client to take some as it is an hour away.

 Ty

[Ty Korrigan]

For those with Google Earth, this is the address.

La Grande Martinière, Saint-Denis-de-Gastines

The long thin lake is slightly to the right up a bit from the marker.

Poplars are to the left and that is also the limit of the land.

They are on the edge of a dyke which forms the lake bank and what drops beyond stays beyond.

Ty

 

[Ty Korrigan]

14 minutes ago, Luckyeleven said:

Perhaps a climber lighter than 95kg is in order?

Chicken...

   Ty

[Haironyourchest]

Tracked spiderlift MEWP with a bit of lateral reach and cut them back in small sections?