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not so good actually Rog, so far....but we'll see.

Yeah, obviously, Steve....couldnt you work that out Mark, genius, mate would you consider licensing the idea ?

I didn't, but should have. Thanks

A little over 110, judging by the amount of rigging line we used up. Wasn't as tall as it was long, as the top sorta bent over, if you know what I mean. We did make the 6 o'clock news is the end. Mainly Jared (co worker)/talking about eagle perches....as we created a new one in adjacent tree.

Biggest part of the day for us was taking the top 60ft off this lightening struck, termite infested, dead ivy covered fir. Im just about to rig the top in the picture. Caused a stir with the local residents as it was an eagle perch. None of them cared that it was hanging over the owners house. CTV news turned up and started fussing about the whole thing. Had to rig every thing but the rounds....and it was awkward because the lower limbs at 60ft and below had to be retained....as the tree was on the edge of an embankment down to the ocean the owner was not allowed to remove it altogether. The thinking being the live roots will continue to help keep the embankment from subsiding. There was other stuff on the site to do also, such as the adjacent tree where the photo was shot. I spent 2 hours removing the dead ivy also, that went to about 70 ft. Full of raccoon sh it. Nice views, but a day I dont mind forgetting.

Yeah I need to start drinking heavy over the next month....practice, you know. Apart from some scottish lads that I go out with on occasion Im 3+ years outa practice.

We were gonna come over a few weeks ago but the prices at the moment are through the roof....peak season and all. You should get together with those guys regardless....good people I believe.

Good pics Mark. Hope you kept Forrest and Smith in line.

Good vid Rog easy to follow. Id have said 85ft, but what do I know. Looked like something broke at the 5 min mark ? Great work with the winch, saved a lot of labor. Although a person would have to be very familar with that species of tree to know to what extent you could side load it like that. I like the way that last heavy top low to the ground while winching it out.

Sorry to read all that mate. Do you have any photos of the poor powdercoating before you used it? The bad welds ? Personally, if I was as unhappy as youve just described on delivery Id have told them to take it back. Why didnt you do that ?

Ok I see what you are saying. Headcam views can be deceptive. They rarely give a feeling of where the climbers weight is or the angle or extent of a limb or leader. That right side stub, which was probably more than 5 inches would've been giving me the best support to hold my position. Margins are a good policy, but still no reason for my flipline to slip over. Rest assured, routine stuff....everything in that video. Yeah I throw my climb line down to retrieve the rigging line when need be, but not on that job. That wouldve been a lot of line to be pulling up and down each time. You do catch a glimpse of a retrieval system I had in place for a handful of branches at 1.50. The guys were able to flick the line to me easy enough other than that. Ash tree removal is the nuts and bolts job I believe. Thanks

Good stuff mate. Long time since Ive seen tyres on a job:biggrin: Do you think they actually worth it?...as opposed to a big pile of logs?

6.25 secs ? The video doesnt run that long Jamie ?

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I'd love to Ben, but I can't afford any more time off. I think I'm going to England next month for the APF, and then Hartford not long after. You should come to Hartford (TCIA expo).

Mark, I like the 540. I know theres a few lemons out there too, but mines mint.

watched the vid. Beautiful country mate.

Thanks a lot:thumbup1: The tree was around 130....Id think thats pretty accurate. I favored DdRT on that tree because I was on spurs and I have a spiderjack. With so much height the rope falls through the device beautifully. If Id been pruning that tree Id have used the ropewrench no question. The rings are great. They are not better or worse than using a block, just different. On such a tall tree like that it was better to have a little friction up top....with a pulley Id have the weight of 100ft of rigging line pulling on me whenever I needed to move around with it. Not a big deal but when you have the gear at hand you choose the best option. We only ever used thimbles, carabiners and crotches to rig through my first 10 years in the job, and they worked fine back then....but the x rings are way tougher and more refined, weigh nothing and are comparatively cheap. Joe I know what you mean about the editing. Its just that you're mindful to keep the video short and punchy. I can assure you everything on that day ran like clockwork....such was the structure of the tree, the weather, available hardware and the people involved. On a different day, cold and windy in the winter perhaps....it would've been horrible. Thanks again

A big poplar removal from the week before. Coastal Tree is the name of the company I was helping out. Use HD setting. Tell me if it doesnt play.Thanks

Good job Tom:thumbup1:

Thats rough mate. Throwline is bugging at the best of times. Im rubbish even when nobodies looking. But it doesnt matter, you know what needs to be done, you'll come back better. Finding it really hard not to swear, but I dont want to get deleted again. Well done Matt. Well done Jo:beerchug:

Good show:thumbup1: Looks so green. Beautiful.

Thanks guys We were there for the day. We didnt have to chip or anything, just keep the brush orderly for when they go back and tow the chipper down there with a mini loader. Id say the tree was between 130-140 ft, or there abouts. Only 80 years old, but producing less and less foliage over the last couple of years. The spiderjack is the ticket for removing a tree like that, with much of the work at 80ft and above the line just falls through and tends the slack beautifully. Had I been pruning that tree (spurless) I probably would've favoured the RopeWench. I did get some video, havent looked through it all yet but Im hopeful it'll give a good perspective of the job. Thanks again.

Theres not much to say about the job to make it sound interesting really. Just a big crappy tree which was in decline. I had some restrictions down below.... like a duck pond, a fence, the neighbours garden and some adjacent trees. Some rigging, small free falling, and then some big bombs to finish. Two really good guys, both climbers, Dave and Darryl on the ground. I got about 50 pics here, or there abouts. I got some great video too but thats for another time. Thanks.