Broken chestnut stem.

[Rupe]

This stem had sheared right off and was resting against the next door tree.

 

Job was to remove the stem and the remainder of the tree is came from, plus remove damages limbs/branches from the second tree.

[Matt Butler]

you have the same rope as me, awesome rope!!!

[Matt Butler]

looks like fun job, by the way!

[Rupe]

Got it rigged up to the remaining stems and put a ratchet strap around the bottom to keep that held back in place.

 

Took all the top of the remianign part of the tree which was to go anyway then ran up the fallen stem (well not ran exactly) and into the second tree, re anchored and removed all the top and broken branches leaving just the bit that was resting against the second tree.

[Rupe]

Then after lunch we tension up the GRCS a bit more and it lifted the stem off the second tree no worries, so went back up and took the rest off the top down as far as the blue ISC pulley in the picture above then lowered the remaing stem down.

[Rupe]

Then took the ratchet strap off and lowered the stem down. Not very smoothly!! Forgot to use the fairleadso when I let it speed up one wrap came off the winch and I had to let go!

 

Good thing I dont get on that end of winch very often!

 

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NThoE6Qj71o]YouTube - Chestnut Limb drop off[/ame]

[RobArb]

nice day, great job:thumbup:

[Mark Bolam]

Good stuff Rupe.

 

Looked a bit of a brain twister that one.

[Rupe]

Yeah, not too bad. Got called out to it so not sure what to expect but easy enough. Everything stayed on site so not a full clear up, all chipped and logged in a bit of a long day but no worries.

[David Humphries]

If you crank up the volume full tilt at the end of the vid, I'm sure you can pick up an .................."Oooops"

 

 

fine set of shots Rupe, thanks for sharing

 

 

 

Looks like you earnt ya sheckles today.

 

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