Crane dismantles!

[hamdogg]

Hi all, got a big crane job coming off, I'll be climbing for a company I sub for, only done one crane job on some poplars which were fairly straight forward, just wondered if anyone had any tips or advice will be appreciated!

[Darrin Turnbull]

Hi all, got a big crane job coming off, I'll be climbing for a company I sub for, only done one crane job on some poplars which were fairly straight forward, just wondered if anyone had any tips or advice will be appreciated!

 

 

Watch the videos from RCO

[hamdogg]

Watch the videos from RCO

 

 

On YouTube?

[Darrin Turnbull]

[hamdogg]

Cheers I'll have a watch bit later and might you tube some

[Darrin Turnbull]

Leave your saw wear the next cut is .

[Tom D]

I like to use a short piece of rigging line on the hook and some spiders on that, that way you can use the spiders when you need to balance a section or just leave them hanging when you don't need them. The spiders are just a piece of 13mm climbing line with a loop either end, you tie a 6 wrap prussic onto the rigging line and adjust the length from there.

 

You can see it here:

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In this one the top is slung right on the COG, ideally it would have been higher so that it stayed vertical but it was a particularly nasty crack willow, and I couldn't take the risk of the anchor point snapping:

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Another heavy pick on the COG, a little too much tension here, it jumps off a little....

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[hamdogg]

Very well done !!

[Rich Rule]

What tree is it you are dismantling with the crane?

[hamdogg]

What tree is it you are dismantling with the crane?

 

 

To tell you the truth in not sure, find out in the morning when I get there! Lol