How would you go about getting into a conifer with no crotch?

[YoGi_93]

I was walking through a wood today and I saw a clump of conifers. They must have been 50ft tall. Since getting interested in Arboriculture ive started looking at trees and thinking how I would go about getting into and dismantling them, don't really know why I just do but these conifers were about 40-50ft tall and they had no crotch that I could see, and all of the branches were very thin. How would you go about getting into this tree if the job was only a crown thinking or something? I recall Arborists don't use climbing spurs unless the tree is being taken down completely? Or are the only conifer related jobs complete dismantling?

[Tree Man Tom]

Use a throwline to install your line, or use your pruning spikes to get up there, and ofcourse takedown spikes if the trees coming down. If you dont have any pruning spikes then just use your normal ones and spike up the back of the tree so nobody can see.

[RobArb]

sirius ringloop maybe (if you wanted to get technical)

 

theres a thread on here describing what it does

 

also a cambium saver or rope guide chokered round the stem, but you wouldn't really crown thin a conifer!

[Stephen Blair]

There will be a way, you might just not of seen it, when I was younger i could shim up like coconut picker lol, now I use a ladder:)

[Steve Bullman]

Use a throwline to install your line, or use your pruning spikes to get up there, and ofcourse takedown spikes if the trees coming down. If you dont have any pruning spikes then just use your normal ones and spike up the back of the tree so nobody can see.

 

is this a serious post?

[Ian Leach]

Redbull it gives you wings

[Tree Man Tom]

is this a serious post?

 

No.

 

I thought id play wind up the newbie, maybe i should have put few more of these in the original post

[Frank]

is this a serious post?

 

Is this a serious post???

[Frankie Lawrence]

If the customer wants only a crown thin persuade them they want a dismantle then persuade them its better to leave the brash where it lies for all the beasties and that.

 

Most conifer is pretty strong if its alive but yeah a throwline will get you right up there.

[waz77]

Use both ends of you rope advancing a little at a time.