my ivy nightmare

[Chris Sheppard]

If its a clear fell area why not use digger to tear off ivy at felling gob area ?

 

On sort of the same lines, why not just scrape off the ivy with the digger as far as sensibly possible and then climb it?

[justin131]

there is a slight back lean. was thinking rope high up attached to digger (arm could be in lowered position) make cuts and pull over. a slow but continuous pull

[justin131]

On sort of the same lines, why not just scrape off the ivy with the digger as far as sensibly possible and then climb it?

 

I must be an idiot for not thinking of that. will def get them to do that even just to get a better look at the trunk. cheers

[skc101fc]

If you can get rope high the amount of pull required is reduced but digger still in zone of flying debris snapped branches etc. If you can get rope high enough for the digger to pull use a winch and get digger out of fell zone!

[justin131]

:thumbdown:might have to take those limb's off. might need to get a line up and climb

[skc101fc]

Line launcher or Chris sheppards answer then.

Good luck and enjoy!!

[skc101fc]

If ya've got up there only cut off backward limbs leave all the others for forward mass (aiding gravity again). Then as ypur in the tree already keep going up to set the winch line. Every foot of leverage up there preserves the hinge timber more. Just looks like youve got the most miserable climb of your life. Perhaps you could send some other poor muppet up there. As you may be able to tell I don't climb willingly.

[frets1]

that photo makes me feel itchy...

dreys, pigeon's nest....

[mikeh]

Why not just quickly go through Ivy all around trunk 2'above and 1' below choice cut height - the Ivy will just fall away from trunk leaving you a 3' work area to simply fell it into the drop zone you mentioned - simples! If your gonna use Digger you wanna push it over or have s steel cable longer than height of tree and root bowl otherwise you might end up dropping it on top of Digger - clear area and drop whole thing it'll be quicker, easier and safer.

[Mountain man]

Use a throwline, go straight over the tree. Pull a rope over and tie it off to the base. Use other end for the pull. Make sure base tie is much higher than felling cut. When installing a pull line there is no need to isolate a limb, just make sure its secure and over some good branches, so won't slip out.

 

That, right there, is your answer. ^^^^^^^^^^ IMO:001_smile:

Edited January 17, 2015 by Mountain man