Improvised anchor point

[Dean Lofthouse]

Improvised anchor point..

 

An Ash today to take down which had been pollarded at 10ft and again at 20ft then left.

 

You can see by the pics the branches were very thin and pockets of decay at both pollard points.

 

Put two tape slings round two seperate branches on one stem, then the rope guide round two more on another stem and pulled them all together with the rope guide.

[dannyT]

Nice bit of improvisation there:001_cool: I bet it was'nt the most pleasent of trees to climb!

[Dean Lofthouse]

Nice bit of improvisation there:001_cool: I bet it was'nt the most pleasent of trees to climb!

 

It was quite tricky but only because it was hard to get the spikes into 2 - 3" stems.

 

Could do with someone inventing a set of climbing irons with a row of 5 or 6 small spikes for just that type of job. Young ash seems to be rock hard and you have to hit dead centre of the stem to get them to bite.

[bob]

Nice bit of improvisation there:001_cool: I bet it was'nt the most pleasent climber of trees to please!

 

only changed it a bit but think it,s better

would of liked to have seen a connector between sling and ropeguide otherwise spot on

[Dean Lofthouse]

only changed it a bit but think it,s better

would of liked to have seen a connector between sling and ropeguide otherwise spot on

 

I actually put one in Bob but it was a screwgate and when I took the photo I thought that you might pick me up on it so I took it out of the system

[bob]

for even thinking about the crab you deserve a brownie point

looks like a small tree for a 45m rope

if the anchors were sus would it not have been possible to get mewp to it

especially as you own one:001_tongue:

[Dean Lofthouse]

for even thinking about the crab you deserve a brownie point

looks like a small tree for a 45m rope

if the anchors were sus would it not have been possible to get mewp to it

especially as you own one:001_tongue:

 

37m rope..

 

The tree was down in two hours and the highest I went was 30ft which is survivable, so I took my chances.

 

Mewps aren't for piddley jobs like that one

[Mesterh]

Could do with someone inventing a set of climbing irons with a row of 5 or 6 small spikes for just that type of job. Young ash seems to be rock hard and you have to hit dead centre of the stem to get them to bite.

 

Shh I'm working on something like that

[skyhuck]

the highest I went was 30ft which is survivable, so I took my chances.

 

 

You recon?????

 

There are many in the cemetery who would disagree!!!!!!!!

 

I believe the highest number of deaths from falls is off the back of wagon's, less than 8'.

[nuggsy]

thats correct skyhuck, you can die from tripping up on the street, just depends on how and if you hit your head