big oak top rig from bucket

[mistahbenn]

Not much movement on the stick Daniel, good ropeman. What reach is that bucket? I sometimes wish ours was another 10 feet.

[Danavan]

That's a good observation.. Video is great for showing such things... makes me wonder if that large sweeping forward movement creates more or less force on the rigging system and tree... Seems like the gradual arc would smooth out the force, thus making for less shock load... I love to think about this stuff.

 

Yea thats what I would have thought too, along with a skilled person on the lowering bollard who understands the importance of slowing things down as much as poss before it reaches the ground or any other targets.

 

Would be interesting to see vid's of different cuts & their effect on the flight of tops in potential shock load situations. Much nicer to observe in vid form & experimentation from the relative safety of a bucket than being strapped to the poll.

 

As you know i'm sure that sometimes a shock load is not entirely avoidable for various reasons & a cut that could lessen that would be great to employ in those circumstances. A wide mouth for instance..

[testcricket01]

Top job by the guy on the ground letting it run to perfection.

[Mike Hill]

Top job by the guy on the ground letting it run to perfection.

 

+1

 

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