Large Fir tree dismantle using a speedline

[danholls]

Hey guys,

 

This is a video filmed mainly from my helmet cam of a large Fir tree removal on a steep bank. It was just me and 1 groundsman so decided to rig it down using a speed line to save the groundsman climbing up the bank to retrieve each branch and to knock off a few extra feet from dragging those big heavy fir limbs.

 

Location : Vancouver, Canada

 

[Lancstree]

Nice one. Looked like the weather here until the sun broke out. It looks good to have that much space for sorting out on the ground. You could appreciate the size when it showed the pic of you led on the logs. Well done

[Robert_S]

Cool video mate, welcome to the forum

[scotspine1]

great vid, how are you using the tibloc? couldn't really make it out from the vid?

[Paulfreebury]

Cool vid buddy! How do you self advance your prussic? I couldn't quite work it out from the vid

[Rupe]

Tibloc on the spliced end side of the rope, with karabiner attched which holds the pulley under the prussik.

 

Simple set up, similare to using a small prussik on that side holding a pulley under the hitch.

 

Nicely made video, I like the non controlled speedline set ups, a bit like a vertical speedline but not quite vertical, just enough to shift the debris away from the base. Good stuff!!

[Rupe]

One thing though..........

 

 

STUNT FELL???!!!!

 

That would move your brash closer to the drag route?

[Czlowiek Drzewo]

Nice vid. Well edited.

 

nice place to work

 

Well I better go chip some Leylandi now in a Glasgow sceme! Great!!!

Edited May 14, 2012 by Czlowiek Drzewo

[chiseltooth]

Great video

 

Enjoyable to watch

[Mark Bolam]

I liked that, a little bit different.

 

(Apart from the young-peoples music!).

 

The high stump explains the lack of stunt fell!

 

Fair sized tree that.