This is why I don't like base anchors

[redmoosefaction]

I could not get on with SRT for work positioning using base anchors until watching Adams videos that made me realise how easy a pinto top tie is to set up , that was a big game changer .!

 

Have you got a link?

[Darrin Turnbull]

http://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/srt-single-rope-technique/81945-retrievable-tie-point-srt.html

[Steve Bullman]

Not since the first time/. I am going to though, promise

[D Mc]

Wondered how long it would be before i heard something like this...a surprisingly long while as it happens, but still...

 

If we use the failure of a system due to misuse as the criteria for not using it, nobody should be climbing trees. ALL SYSTEMS can fail if misused and we have the history to prove it. Choose a system that best fits the work you are doing.

 

I use a base tie for 99% of what I do and it has been a godsend in both speed and safety.

[kevin bingham]

me too, I love my base anchors. I wouldn't say 99% because I don't use them on removals of course.

[D Mc]

Yeah I must admit that age and injuries have forced me to shift my work to mostly trimming. But even with that I will sometimes start a removal off a base tie switching to a canopy/spar anchor when appropriate.

[aiden]

this is good thread i had never thought there was a risk of timber cutting my rope. Think i will be using top achor points from monday.

[Ian Flatters]

I use base anchors a lot or remedial works. But always isolate it at a top anchor so if something stupid happens it's backed up and I should be okay.

 

Never really been one to leave a single tie in on srt.

 

Removals, rigging or anything landing near the base I always top anchor.

 

It's about being safe and not complacent IMO.

[silky fox]

Better safe than sorry....

[Old Mill Tree Care]

I base anchor for most of my work however I make sure that the anchor leg is on the opposite side of the tree and achieve this by re-routing that leg when necessary.