How would you rig this tree?

[Steve Bullman]

If in doubt, rig small & take your time. No fancy kit or magic, just throw a rope over a crotch & work away steadily & methodically

 

if you're not experienced enough to work around the tree piecing it out small without the need for rigging then this is good advice

[treequip]

I know this site is for info and what not but if your asking questions like this , does it mean that you should not be taking on such a job ????

 

Thats a good tree to start on though

[daltontrees]

by the time you've read this you could have silkyed the crown off, chucked it down, put a pull rope on high up, had a cuppa and a fag, eyed it up and felled/pulled over the rest.

Take a sharp saw, silver maple is like nails. SOOOOOPerb firewood.

[timtree81]

Thats a good tree to start on though

 

It is a good tree to start on , good advice. Crack on learn by your mistakes and be safe , we have all made them even if we don't admit them , it's the best way to learn IMO , just be safe

[MattyF]

I would rig big n large the bits that needed over the roof infact I would probably do the whole tree if I had the ground crew to keep up with it as IMO it's the most effective and safest method. Yes step cuts and if you fancy cut n chuck but if the dz is tight then rigging out big pieces would be my way forward with the right gear and crew.... How you would do it though ?? Pick the highest limb in the DZ and use it to your advantage , tip roping , butt roping or balancing to suit the scenario... That takes time and practice and probably can't be explained with just some photos.

[recycledsole]

Hello everyone. i was really overjoyed when i read all the supportive and positive responses from you all. Thank you very much. I am not sure how you could do that tree without rigging over the greenhouse, unless you can climb up much higher than i am guessing. I have made an illustration of what i understand the advice and my idea to be. Putting a block on the left side of the tree on a tall branch over the drop zone, tying the rope to the middle of the branch im cutting on the right and having the groundsman pull as i cut in order to bring the tree away from the greenhouse side.

BIG THANK YOU!

[Paul Cleaver]

it doesnt look a difficult job - sounds like your not very experiened.

just take your time - rig the ones your unsure about start small and get bigger with experience -

[recycledsole]

it doesnt look a difficult job - sounds like your not very experiened.

just take your time - rig the ones your unsure about start small and get bigger with experience -

 

Thank you

[WorcsWuss]

If you're negative rigging something like that and cut low enough to put enough weight in the butt to prevent the butt coming up, make sure you know exactly where it may, or may not, swing. Also, don't underestimate the weight in the tips, you need more stem than you think to keep the butt down.

 

I used a similar set up to bring a eucalyptus off some phone lines (there's a sketch in Adam's rigging thread somewhere). Pretensioning, lifting etc is fine but remember you're working in 3d, the cut piece could swing round the tree as well as up and down....

 

Take your time and have fun.

[Firestorm]

speedline, speedline, speedline!