Arizona 2nd Dec 2010

[scotspine1]

While we're almost freezing to death at work, here's what we might be doing if we lived in Phoenix, Arizona

 

Video was filmed today -

 

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iRC1ciIy62w]YouTube - 7 Palms removed[/ame]

[caveman]

Nice video:thumbup:

[scotspine1]

surprised no-one commented on the mini-portawrap for the zipline, great idea....

 

same size as the one here on the left -

 

Edited December 3, 2010 by scotspine1

[Frank]

Pretty, good. Look to have a fair amount of snow only fallen on the roof beneath the palm trees though??

 

 

Nowhere near as much fun as here though is it.

[Frank]

any ideas on the slicing down the stem on the final cuts??? Or am I missing something obvious??

[MattyF]

I liked the zip line idea but...looked like he snatched a peice lowered it on to a line then attached a second pulley to secure it to the line and let it go??? but still have no idea what the portawrap plays in this!!

[Beezy]

any ideas on the slicing down the stem on the final cuts??? Or am I missing something obvious??

 

Could be something to do with the immense weight of palm stem blocks, or the fact it is far easier to bore into and down the stem cutting with the fibres, as 'cross cutting' palm normally is much harder due to the fibres tightening and pinching the saw.

 

Also palm oil rots the metallic parts on the saw, so a proper clean with pertol solution after each takedown!

[Ian Flatters]

I thought it would of made more sense if the portawrap was at the other end?? At least the could lower the line easier??

[scotspine1]

I thought it would of made more sense if the portawrap was at the other end?? At least the could lower the line easier??

 

He could've have had the guys work it at the truck but I reckon he didnt want them to have too much to fuss with. They were already controlling the descent of the sections.

 

Also, looks like he set it up so he could get two sections on it before he had to move it. Suspect the skins make the rigging hard to move around.

 

Think he sliced down through the last sections as some species of Palm is very heavy and this was the best approach to moving it.

[David Humphries]

Shadowlithing @ 1.53

 

 

 

nice bit of riggin, ta Tim.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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