little rigging job

[dadio]

Many of the Americans thought I over rigged this job. The customer had made a very clear request that the ornamentals shrubs and grasses in the bed not get damages, so almost everything needed to be pulled over the bed with a tag line tied to the skid loader..

 

Bucket was maxxed out with some long heavy limbs going out over the house. it all worked and the job went quickly, as setting rigging from the bucket is generally quick and easy.. the skid loader fed the chipper so there were minimal delays on the ground getting ready for the next cut.. fun job

 

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=30p_eyywYhM]YouTube - Bucket Rigging Part1 Sweet Gum.mov[/ame]

[Dean Lofthouse]

Why not just speedline it, would have been much quicker

[alex_m]

very entertaining video as per usual, but i have to ask....

do you price in a cameraman to the cost of the job? or does he actually work in between the branches coming down??

[dadio]

Why not just speedline it, would have been much quicker

 

Now that is the best comment I've heard yet on these videos.. dunno about speedlining the big tips out over the house, but much of the rest of the tree could have worked and saved time. Especially pre-tensioning the speed line with the skid loader.. could have worked well..

 

There have been a lot of views and you are the first to make that comment.. We don't speeling often.. mostly just to move the material out to an accessible LZ.. Comes in handy when needed, which is not often with the topography here... thought just never occured to me.

[Dean Lofthouse]

I'll give you one thing Daniel, you like to stand out from the crowd

[dadio]

very entertaining video as per usual, but i have to ask....

do you price in a cameraman to the cost of the job? or does he actually work in between the branches coming down??

 

 

Normally just throw the camera bag in the truck in the morning and if there is someone around to run it, then fine.. If we're busy and short handed then no shooting.. I don't mind stopping for a couple minutes to get the camera out on a potentially cool shot, but productivity comes first.. I've missed some very cool shots along the way for lack of tape, batteries and time...

[Samuel]

always like your videos, really enjoy them keep em coming please:thumbup:

[Ian Flatters]

I was just wondering as you did a double branch drop at 7mins. Do you guys use branch balancing for lowering as it thought it would of reduced the branches angle of fall/tilt and then as the skid loader guildes it it will always lay flat on the ground?

[dadio]

I was just wondering as you did a double branch drop at 7mins. Do you guys use branch balancing for lowering as it thought it would of reduced the branches angle of fall/tilt and then as the skid loader guildes it it will always lay flat on the ground?

 

All the time.. I call it "near balance point rigging".. Don't have time to look at the 7 min mark now, BUT I DO USE THAT TECHNIQUE A LOT.. makes things much easier to handle on the ground and can reduce shock loading greatly when done properly. Need good coordination with the guy running the ropes. I actually have a video called "near balance point rigging.

 

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cuBRXDTpzFE]YouTube - Near Balance Point Rigging 19" Oak Action[/ame]

[Dean Lofthouse]

Enjoyed that one Dan, music was good