speedline tips

[Tom D]

I have always felt that speedlines were a way of overcomplicating an easy job but I have pulled in a job in today where I will have to use a speedline. I was wondering whether it is better practise to tie off the speedline at its top anchor point or run it through a pulley / crotch at the top anchor point and then down to the base of the anchor tree? Any other helpful tips most appreciated.

[Peter]

Tie it off directly to the top anchor, that gives the lowest loading on the tree.

 

How are you tensioning the speedline?

 

Are you rigging big branches, small branches, or timber?

[Stephen Blair]

I have always felt that speedlines were a way of overcomplicating an easy job but I have pulled in a job in today where I will have to use a speedline. I was wondering whether it is better practise to tie off the speedline at its top anchor point or run it through a pulley / crotch at the top anchor point and then down to the base of the anchor tree? Any other helpful tips most appreciated.

 

i dont use pulleys, just rope, carbs and small slings. either straight from the branch i am cutting or bounce it off the closest one. take up a few slings with carbs, make the lads clip them on to your line before heading off with the branch, then just pull them up to you. in the right situation you can put them straight into the hopper:001_smile:

[Tom D]

I'll be tensioning it off a vehicle as the stuff is being sent out into the road and there is nothing else to use. We are removing a large limb off an oak due to a hazard beam fracture. Its the third limb up on the RHS in the pic and is approx 60cm thick at the base and 10 - 15 meters long. It can go in small bits though and the heavy timber couled be lowered conventionaly.

[Stephen Blair]

I'll be tensioning it off a vehicle as the stuff is being sent out into the road and there is nothing else to use. We are removing a large limb off an oak due to a hazard beam fracture. Its the third limb up on the RHS in the pic and is approx 60cm thick at the base and 10 - 15 meters long. It can go in small bits though and the heavy timber couled be lowered conventionaly.

 

has the branch to go away from us or towards us, if it is toward then it would need another line to pull the branches by the big lower limb. what is below the tree. many obstacles. i only use a speedline if it is simple.

[Tom D]

The stuff is going to the right of the pic, tbh it looks like there's no room but there is. There is loads of stuff underneath so speedline is really the only option, other than a crane.

[Stephen Blair]

The stuff is going to the right of the pic, tbh it looks like there's no room but there is. There is loads of stuff underneath so speedline is really the only option, other than a crane.

 

i just clocked the lamp post, tree must be big. go for it mate its good fun, once oyu get started you will sus the best way to do it as you go, just watch that the big lumps dont bounce off the stem on the way down, causing damage. looks like you can get a lot of hieght with your climbing line to get well out the limb, once the groundies get into the way of tightening and loosening the line you will fly through it, its great fun.

[Mark Bolam]

I tend to use SWB's system, taking up a load of crabs with webbing slings.

 

Think it pays not to overcomplicate speedlines. Try and practice on a job where it doesn't matter first!

 

Good luck with the job.

[Will Hinchliffe]

Have you got any photos of the targets, drop zones underneath?

[caorann]

Just some ideas may or may not be useful -Try using a pulley on the line- put sling around section then clip on. Clip on another Krab (to pulley)and control descent with 2nd line through fig8 anchored to suitable point on tree (this controled by climber) or run 2nd lind through pulley and down to portawrap. Could remove fairly large sections.