Fir over wires

[cold cuts]

Always first port of call to see if youve posted Reg, would have liked to seen the whole take down. thanks for posting.

Cheers Gav.

[Mark Bolam]

You made it look easy again Reg, top drawer, and I love the commentary.

 

Interesting thoughts on the wind-proofing.

 

I have taken to cutting a channel on the way up where possible then knocking the top out early through the channel. It makes the rest of the tree easier for me mentally, knowing I won't be going back up a stripped pole to take out a potentially windy top.

 

That tree was about 100' taller than the stuff I do normally, mind.

[Old WoodChip]

Nice work, always good to have a running commentary too

what camera did you use?

[silky fox]

You should have your own channel Reg...Brilliant stuff. @1.53 in the Vid,"There,s something about power lines,puts the shits up me!"... Funny and informative. Never stop posting em Reg...

[mistahbenn]

Best bit was warming your hands on the lowering line

[Mark Bolam]

Yes, that was a class touch!

[RC0]

Thanks

 

Dont know about the wet/dry rope conductivity, only that it was a 15KV wire.

 

David, it took the morning to get the tree down, probably 7 or more big chunks before we could fall it. It was about 4ft at the base. We did the smaller one adjacent in the afternoon and a lot of sawing.

 

Like Marc said, the KRAB is for convenience....and people often seem to find the most complicated ways to attach a block and sling to my climb-line, so it keeps things simple in that sense also.

 

Its always a good policy Mark B....and seems as I had to climb all the way up anyhow to set the rigging it often makes sense on a single-stem-tree at least, to cut away whatever you can.....and what with the weather being so changeable and volatile around here lately i.e. the property had 4 similar size trees down just a week or so earlier, one right on top of two out-buildings.

 

Hope I haven't missed anything there. Thanks again

[gibbon]

Nice careful work.

[chiseltooth]

Great vid..... Thanks for sharing

[Tommy_B]

Nice work mate. Another quality vid.