safest way to take the top out?

[Anna]

Huh you didn't get that enthusiastic the other day when i was flopping huge lumps out of that scots pine !

 

Thats because i was the one clearing up after you babe LOl

[Paul Barton]

Think its a girl thing Matt, you'll never quite understand them. Unless of course she thinks Ed's sexier than you up a tree?

 

Must be Ed's uber-cool helmet.

[Buzz]

Think its a girl thing Matt, you'll never quite understand them. Unless of course she thinks Ed's sexier than you up a tree?

 

 

Clever editing i reckon Andy ! That's what's done it for her lol. Prehaps I'll stick a CD on at work next week

[Buzz]

Must be Ed's uber-cool helmet.

 

Easy !!

[Steve Bullman]

soooooo.....

 

one thing that always confuses me is when people climb up to the top of a tree, send down to the groundie for a rope, tie it on, then descend 20ft and knock it out. why not knock it out whilst you're at the top?

[Paul Barton]

Ha ha!

[Paul Barton]

soooooo.....

 

one thing that always confuses me is when people climb up to the top of a tree, send down to the groundie for a rope, tie it on, then descend 20ft and knock it out. why not knock it out whilst you're at the top?

 

Good point! Maybe a few less cuts so saving on fuel!

[Dean Lofthouse]

soooooo.....

 

one thing that always confuses me is when people climb up to the top of a tree, send down to the groundie for a rope, tie it on, then descend 20ft and knock it out. why not knock it out whilst you're at the top?

 

If I have to tie a pull rope in It is tied 4 or 5 ft above my cut, there could be 20ft of top above that cut, so the slightest of breeze holds it in place if you have to fell it into the wind and far too thin to climb to a point where the tip is handlable.

 

I've had to tie a pull line because of the wind hundreds of times on conifers

[Tom D]

Been a climber for ten years and have my own ways, but any thoughts on the safest way to drop the top out on single stemed trees, especially the skinny ones? Climb high or drop it big!

 

Climb it high every time, unless you were promised by a mate it was only half a days work and then discover you've got to dismantle 2 largish ash trees over a streetlight wire. In that case tie a rope round the wire and have your groundie pull it tight against the tree then fell just above it . see pic, ten minutes later the guy on the excavator broke the line anyway.

 

Always make sure that your strop is attached to your main d and not side d's though, even for small ones.

[Tom D]

Sorry wrong pic,