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[Mark Bolam]

Would anyone actually be stupid enough to rig a top that big?

[Mark Bolam]

Oh, I forgot.

It’s in America.

[Mick Dempsey]

12 minutes ago, Mark Bolam said:

Would anyone actually be stupid enough to rig a top that big?

doing it for the Gram I reckon.

[AHPP]

I've semi-rigged one not that big but pretty big. Crotch at the top, something like half a trunk wrap. Groundsman couldn't stop it if he wanted to. Nosedived the tips into the dropzone, held the butt from tumbling, razzled the ten tangled tops apart on the ground. Had the full rope out of the bag and back in clean before doing it. Groundsman cleaned area for snags etc. 

Edited January 7 by AHPP

[Stephen Blair]

I believe it’s pronounced Ba-Doingkk!

 

 

[peds]

59 minutes ago, AHPP said:

Had the full rope out of the bag and back in clean before doing it. 

That'd be an awkward time to find the rope gnomes had been up to their mischief. 

[peds]

1 hour ago, Mick Dempsey said:

doing it for the Gram I reckon.

Well... it worked!

[peds]

Whoops!

 

 

 

[Will C]

I don’t think it was being rigged, he is pulled into the stem as the rope goes tight. My guess is he still had his anchor in high up and forgot to remove it before the back cut! 

[Silverhooker]

"top tree cutting fails" on youtube, full of this kind of thing. Most seem to be from the good ole US of A !!