Dead Tree Rigging

[Alex O]

Nice Reg, really enjoyed that, thanks for sharing

[Dbikeguy]

Neat way of doing that. Not seen that setup before, normally just zip line stuff. School day

[stihlmadasever]

Giant bubbleman?

Is that mancunian for fat?

Im in the market for a new harness Reg so hows the stein holding up?

Thoughts

Nice vid cheers

 

[Mark Bolam]

The thing is if I tried that it would probably end up in a tangled clusterfuck with a big dead limb suspended at exactly the half way point with every rope jammed solid and me turning the saw on myself.

[RC0]

1 hour ago, Mark Bolam said:

The thing is if I tried that it would probably end up in a tangled clusterfuck with a big dead limb suspended at exactly the half way point with every rope jammed solid and me turning the saw on myself.

The thing is to keep it pretty simple and snag free. Nothing worse than over complicated zip lines for treework. The rigging rings for example, keep running whether upside down or not. (Pic below) So if the lines somehow get crossed whether loaded or just hauling back, it doesn't matter so much, they still work and system doesnt uam up. Pulleys on the other hand are much easier to get misaligned if the lines aren't kept separate and taut....and they can soon end up in the tangle you described. They need to be managed more thoroughly. Having the spar tree was also a critical factor. Without the whole thing wouldn't have worked at this location as the limbs would've dropped too soon. But you have to recognize that before you start. In this instance it was easy work for both of us.

 

Dave is the giant bubble man. Thats his side biz. He blows giant bubbles at events and stuff. Its quite the site. The Harness has been great. I had to replace the bridge and thats it. No reason for me to look elsewhere. Thanks

 

[billpierce]

The thing is to keep it pretty simple and snag free. Nothing worse than over complicated zip lines for treework. The rigging rings for example, keep running whether upside down or not. (Pic below) So if the lines somehow get crossed whether loaded or just hauling back, it doesn't matter so much, they still work and system doesnt uam up. Pulleys on the other hand are much easier to get misaligned if the lines aren't kept separate and taut....and they can soon end up in the tangle you described. They need to be managed more thoroughly. Having the spar tree was also a critical factor. Without the whole thing wouldn't have worked at this location as the limbs would've dropped too soon. But you have to recognize that before you start. In this instance it was easy work for both of us.
 
Dave is the giant bubble man. Thats his side biz. He blows giant bubbles at events and stuff. Its quite the site. The Harness has been great. I had to replace the bridge and thats it. No reason for me to look elsewhere. Thanks
 

Am I right in think on the left side of that pic, on the spar was another eye and rope to groundie/bubbleman?

[arboriculturist]

I think you would earn more training people than doing the job - but I guess that's not your thing right now. People just love your style of delivery in your videos and it's 100% engaging. ?

[stihlmadasever]

New thing...

Groundies are now bubblemen

Even when im groundie...bubbleman

?

[RC0]

2 hours ago, billpierce said:

3 hours ago, RC0 said:

The thing is to keep it pretty simple and snag free. Nothing worse than over complicated zip lines for treework. The rigging rings for example, keep running whether upside down or not. (Pic below) So if the lines somehow get crossed whether loaded or just hauling back, it doesn't matter so much, they still work and system doesnt uam up. Pulleys on the other hand are much easier to get misaligned if the lines aren't kept separate and taut....and they can soon end up in the tangle you described. They need to be managed more thoroughly. Having the spar tree was also a critical factor. Without the whole thing wouldn't have worked at this location as the limbs would've dropped too soon. But you have to recognize that before you start. In this instance it was easy work for both of us.
 
Dave is the giant bubble man. Thats his side biz. He blows giant bubbles at events and stuff. Its quite the site. The Harness has been great. I had to replace the bridge and thats it. No reason for me to look elsewhere. Thanks
 

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Am I right in think on the left side of that pic, on the spar was another eye and rope to groundie/bubbleman?

Thats right. So the guy at that end can raise or lower

[RC0]

2 hours ago, stihlmadasever said:

New thing...

Groundies are now bubblemen

Even when im groundie...bubbleman

?

Dave