Beech-Rigging-video

[SouthSoundTree]

Nicely done, as usual.

 

Seems like you use a half-hitch with timber hitch with figure-8 stopper knot. Is that so. Is this stronger, easier to untie than HH with running bowline? Just personal preference? Another reason? Thanks.

 

 

Also, In another video, you were removing large limbs with a half-hitch with a choked line by way of a carabiner. Curious if you are just using a standard steel double lock 'biner, or something else, or if I just wasn't seeing it accurately. Most people would be concerned about cross-spine loading. What do you have going on there? Clearly it worked. Thanks.

Edited October 25, 2009 by SouthSoundTree
add'l question

[Steve Bullman]

 

 

Also, In another video, you were removing large limbs with a half-hitch with a choked line by way of a carabiner. Curious if you are just using a standard steel double lock 'biner, or something else, or if I just wasn't seeing it accurately. Most people would be concerned about cross-spine loading. What do you have going on there? Clearly it worked. Thanks.

 

thats a contentious issue that one. i rig the same for small to medium sized lumps. its not text book, but IMO most of the loading is in the half hitch......the speed and ease to tie, and for the groundies to untie makes it acceptable for me personally

[Stephen Blair]

get some slings lol

[John Shutler]

thats a contentious issue that one. i rig the same for small to medium sized lumps. its not text book, but IMO most of the loading is in the half hitch......the speed and ease to tie, and for the groundies to untie makes it acceptable for me personally

 

yep, same as

[atree]

yep, same as

 

yep, same as

 

except it takes ages for the groundies to untie it

[Stephen Blair]

slings

[Dean Lofthouse]

I find a half hitch with two little bows like you tie your shoe laces is good for the groundies to undo bless em.

[felixthelogchopper]

I find a half hitch with two little bows like you tie your shoe laces is good for the groundies to undo bless em.

 

Speaking as a groundie, you do spoil us

[morten]

In Part 2 @ 2:00 the limb seemed to swing around too much for comfort.

 

Shouldn't the rigging line be attached to the limb near the top or the bottom, to avoid the balance-point uncertainty? Hope you understand my point.

[RC0]

SStree, I dont worry about cross loading no, not if its set correctly....although I stopped sing Karabiners in videos for fear of the technique being misunderstood.

 

Morten, the rope was positioned to guide the rope off the stump, and as you can see it popped off nicely. I used the ground footage (and not the headcam) for that clip to add a little drama, because in truth the log was nowhere near me, so just an optical illusion really. Steve actually initiated the collision with the other spars because he didn't want the log to wrap itself around the trunk had he let it run.