Bombing it out

[Stephen Blair]

Everytime you push off a lump, hold your breath and it doesn't take something out, you make a little bit more money than planned, Mike did it, nothing got damaged , simples!

He gets to finish at 1 pm and go play with his guns or trucks or both, while the lowering brigade are still tidying up at 7 pm !!!

The secret is knowing when to and when no to .

Lowering is the most dangerous thing about this job, bombs away I say.

Steer with your mind:)

[treequip]

Everytime you push off a lump, hold your breath and it doesn't take something out, you make a little bit more money than planned, Mike did it, nothing got damaged , simples!

He gets to finish at 1 pm and go play with his guns or trucks or both, while the lowering brigade are still tidying up at 7 pm !!!

The secret is knowing when to and when no to .

Lowering is the most dangerous thing about this job, bombs away I say.

Steer with your mind

 

Loving it.......

[penfold]

Steer with your mind:)

 

Use the force luke:001_tt2:

[dadio]

that first chunk came extremely close to the lampost.. there is no way that I know of to control the direction of a bounce with a chunk that small.. then around 35 seconds another chunck hit to the right of the pole, took a wild bounce diagonally behind the pole and came out to the left...

 

we all play the risk vs reward game from time to time... in that case the risk was not worth the reward IMO.. the cost of replacing that post was probably more than the taking down the tree.. and that little bit of wood behind the post would never have stopped those bits....

 

the tree could have been taken uphill with a humboldt... a proper humboldt alone would be enough to keep it from sliding back down the hill... however that may not have been the best solution, given that you'd still need to manage all that wood past the lampost..

 

job done.... no damage.. well done.. and it could have easily gone the other way...

[Joe Newton]

that first chunk came extremely close to the lampost.. there is no way that I know of to control the direction of a bounce with a chunk that small.. then around 35 seconds another chunck hit to the right of the pole, took a wild bounce diagonally behind the pole and came out to the left...

 

we all play the risk vs reward game from time to time... in that case the risk was not worth the reward IMO.. the cost of replacing that post was probably more than the taking down the tree.. and that little bit of wood behind the post would never have stopped those bits....

 

 

A lot of "what ifs" in this job. Same as any. What if didn't happen. Nice one lads.

 

Quite a few what ifs in this video too:http://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/video-forum/33312-dadio-throws-big-top.html

[Rich2484]

A lot of "what ifs" in this job. Same as any. What if didn't happen. Nice one lads.

 

Quite a few what ifs in this video too:http://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/video-forum/33312-dadio-throws-big-top.html

 

Yeah got bored after a few minutes of talking to the clients.... Stopped the video and switched back to here.....

[dadio]

A lot of "what ifs" in this job. Same as any. What if didn't happen. Nice one lads.

 

Quite a few what ifs in this video too:http://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/video-forum/33312-dadio-throws-big-top.html

 

please consider risk vs reward..

the OP's risk was considerable, with each chunk compounding the chances of hitting the lampost, and the cost of replacement well over $1,000... what did he save by bombing those pieces out?.. a few minutes of lowering?... generally climbers that like to bomb. like that, are not confident in their ability to lower a spar out with a block...

 

in the "throwing a big pine top" vid, the only risk was popping another hole in the hedge, which could have been repaired at no cost, and the only real cost would have been the embarrassment... I have a long standing relationship with that client which would not have been effected..

 

 

Here's another video, throwing a big top, which people freaked out about... again though, there was no question in my mind that the top would clear the Jap maple.. the only risk was damage to a low value shrub, which could have easily been replaced

 

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=plEfr6XGZd4]Big oak throw.mov - YouTube[/ame]...

[Joe Newton]

IS it possible to deduce from this that its very easy to watch a video, identify a potential target and think: "Gosh Darnitt, thats risky"?

 

Whereas when you're actually on site and in the mix, you know what is a safely calculated risk, and whats just a little daft. Your vid looks unorthodox and risky from a computer screen, yet you got it down fine. Same as the OP. From what I've read/seen of these guys, they're not weekend warriors, or chancers. So what may look hairy from your monitor was more likely fair judgement and experience. Chogs can bounce around as easily on a lowering line as tarmac.

[dadio]

you have to ask the OP that... did he plan on the piece (at :35) taking a funny bounce behind the post???? If he did his skills far surpass my understanding...

[skyhuck]

you have to ask the OP that... did he plan on the piece (at :35) taking a funny bounce behind the post????If he did his skills far surpass my understanding..

 

You nailed it right there!!!!