Unorthodox techniques

[Rupe]

for lowering small stuff with no lowering line, girth hitch a sling to the branch, clip the lower part of you climbing rope to it. Groundie holds your rope where it comes out of the rope bag, cut off the branch, it gets lowered on a bight, unclip it, groundie feeds rope back into and end of rope stays in bag where it belongs.

[Albedo]

I always carry a webbing sling on a crab, so when I get a bit thats too heavy to handheld, or too dangerous to hold near the saw, you strap it to a branch or to itself (above and below cut) lop it off, get the saw out the way and deal with it with 2 hands.

 

Also, one time I practiced outboard step cuts where they were not necessary just to try to make the limb jump out a bit. The best I managed was getting it to fall fairly flat so less chance of but end going thru a fence or something.

 

Recomend newbies do this - practice cuts where there is no target, therefore doesn't matter if it doesn't have desired result.

[Andy R]

I always carry a webbing sling on a crab, so when I get a bit thats too heavy to handheld, or too dangerous to hold near the saw, you strap it to a branch or to itself (above and below cut) lop it off, get the saw out the way and deal with it with 2 hands.

 

ditto, I don't always carry it though, just have a couple in the bag of tricks.

Use it as an extension for cutting and holding, hold the sling/strop instead of the branch itself, cut - swing - drop..groundie takes it off and sends it back when/if I need/want it. Good when the branch is of a certain weight or thickness that you don't want to hold it with your hand but don't want to set up a rope.

[Albedo]

haven't done that Rupe, another use for my trusty sling. I wouldn't go in a tree without it myself. Very good thread this Peter,.

[josharb87]

when on monster trees, when spikes arnt allowed, and the next anchor point is to awkward to get your rope round, pull a ladder up!

[Andy R]

when on monster trees, when spikes arnt allowed, and the next anchor point is to awkward to get your rope round, pull a ladder up!

 

bit off topic but Josh...have you a bigger version of your avatar..??

[Steve Bullman]

when in rigging far from my anchor point i tie a knot in the end of my climbing line and clip in to the rigging line with a krab, i then clip the climbing line into a quickdraw krab on my harness. i can then pull the rigging line back to myself after rigging on a piece.

[Albedo]

Just to point out Mr SBTC that we posted at the same time so I wasn't debating whether to carry a sling all the time or not when my post came straight after yours.

the more uses and ways of doing things the merrier!

[Mike Hill]

Snatching tops by yourself, by winding the lowering rope around the stem below your cut.

 

Rope must be wound top to bottom or it will jamb.

Sounds Hokey,but its a good one to know.

[josharb87]

bit off topic but Josh...have you a bigger version of your avatar..??

 

 

errr why?!

 

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