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[testcricket01]

 

that would involve cutting one handed surely:sneaky2:

 

 

surely going up a tree in the situation you described would be frowned on more than cutting one handed

[gibbon]

Get a cherry picker

[bob]

how about a caritool? i will try it out tomorrow

just beat me to it

they will hold your weight

they do break if you end up jerking

trust me on that:blushing:

alternatively could you not be belayed on it by a groundie

 

bet when you get there it will all be fine anyway:thumbup:

[Steve Bullman]

What size is the tree? can the main stem be supported in any way? I'm not saying to try and support its full weight, just some added extra security. What about ground anchors or tractors combined with a couple of tirfors for this purpose? I take it it's grass underfoot? you could have two ground anchors/tractors set apart adding extra support to the leaning beech.

 

 

 

Dont think of it as rigging, just rope controlled free fall, let the pieces run to the ground if possible.

 

 

 

 

sounds as though you need to put extra time on it or the contractor your subbying to does.

 

getting any machinery in is out of the question tim.

 

the tree i would say is about 2ft dbh but goes up probably 75ft. it forks at about 40ft and goes off at some very awkward angles.

 

theres no time limit on this one, it takes as long as it takes. to be fair, once a plan is in action i cant see the job taking longer than an hour regardless.

[Steve Bullman]

 

bet when you get there it will all be fine anyway:thumbup:

 

thats my thinking bob...will be up and down in no time and wondering what i was worrying about

 

Actually im no stranger to this tree. i climbed it several years ago as a somewhat inexperienced climber. There was about 100 trees to deadwood on that visit, this being one of them. right at the tip there was a piece of deadwood that although small, stuck out like a sore thumb. i seem to recall managing to get a certain way up it and snapping the dead off with the longest pole saw i could get my hands on. when my customer mentioned he had an awkward tree at this location i knew exactly which one he was on about

[Ewan Murray]

Could you tie a munter hitch or something similar to your side D krab so it will just hold you but if the tree falls the greater weight will pull the remainder rope through realising you?

I am clutching at straws in an attempt to help haha

[Steve Bullman]

 

surely going up a tree in the situation you described would be frowned on more than cutting one handed

 

[softbankhawks]

I use the double whip style tie off to eliminate fall over a great horizontal distance. Very handy.

In most cases the section is PULLED in or up to the loop.

On second thoughts I guess you dont want to bother with these additional forces.

 

I want to see the tree now, it sounds like an interesting job.

[scotspine1]

to be fair, once a plan is in action i cant see the job taking longer than an hour regardless.

 

an hour?............60 minutes?...........

 

...........this job will take you 60 minutes?

 

Get some pics Steve and helmet cam the whole thing, I wanna see this 60 minute awkward as hell 2ft dbh 75ft removal

[Steve Bullman]

i wish id take some pics.....i really dont think they would show the awkwardness of it. think i might be doing the job next week...i'll probably tackle it on day 2, and get some pics on day 1 to stick up here and add to the debate