bitta chogging n rigging

[vduben]

difficult chog because the gap to land the logs was tiny!!!!! i had to walk it into position to get it rite!!!

this tree was the culprit for the snapped topping strop and the same bloke on the rope!!!! notice how much the tree shakes!!!!

 

[Marc]

Intresting to see the vids vdub, i've never had any formal rigging training, but that sure looks different to the way I rig tops out.

[High Scale]

You could do with a secondary attachment when doing that.

[Pete Mctree]

There seemed to be a great deal of line between you block and where you tied it to the top. That will always give you a nice shock load and ride

[Mr Ed]

unless the grounds man knows how to let it run... And that one did'nt...

[Marc]

unless the grounds man knows how to let it run... And that one did'nt...

 

 

Which is a good reson for keeping things tight is it not?

 

Still nice one for putting up the vid,

[tockmal]

Ben,

 

Thanks for posting the videos.

 

Just a few thoughts I had when viewing.......

 

Video 1. - Why not make a step cut with two hands on the saw, then break the fibres, this allows for more control of where the section is going.

 

Alternatively, why not carry a small wedge for jamming into the saw kerf? instead of using your left hand to push the log.

 

Video 2 - Are you using a block/pulley (topping strop)? I couldn't really tell, was the rope just through the opposite stem in a crotch? What was being used to control the descent of the top? Why did the top travel so far before it came to that sudden halt?

 

There is no reason why you should have to be subjected to unnecessary dynamic shock loading like in this video. The groundie should be perfectly capable of letting the top run in order to absorb and dampen the load on the tree. Many climbers have been killed in exactly the same situation you are in on the video, the stem snapping underneath them.

 

Take care

[vduben]

there was a strop with a pully just below my cut and the strop around the top half was over a crotch so in the event of thestrop sliping the brance wouldnt go far, the grounds man didnt take the slack up enuff and had virtually locked it off with too many wraps, ive put all these vids and that up because i wnat to better my self and take all the critism/praise in to help me better my self,

thanks for all your help guys:)

[bob]

in first one your strop looked a bit long you sempt to be struggling to reach what would happen if your saw had caught and kicked back 2 hands tons safer and when cutting you should have 2 attachment points even if bottom one is below your knees climbers have leant forward to snap then off and strop come over top and guess where they ende up

on second one appart from lowering was crap was quite concerned at why you hadn,t stepped up a bit to stop you working at full reach and as for holding on with one hand just below your cutting point what would be the outcome if you had a little slip

[vduben]

in first one your strop looked a bit long you sempt to be struggling to reach what would happen if your saw had caught and kicked back 2 hands tons safer and when cutting you should have 2 attachment points even if bottom one is below your knees climbers have leant forward to snap then off and strop come over top and guess where they ende up

on second one appart from lowering was crap was quite concerned at why you hadn,t stepped up a bit to stop you working at full reach and as for holding on with one hand just below your cutting point what would be the outcome if you had a little slip

hello bob, i have my second hand on the saw handle, just looks like its under the cut, i should of steped up but you know what its like when times kicking on!!! all valuable tips that you guys have picked up on tho:151: