Rupe
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I use double esterlon, its lovely. Nothign could move smoother through the hardware!! And if its stronger then its got to be the one to go for? The only other factor is stretch, but its not too stretchy, maybe for sppedlines it is but for rigging its ok.
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Which is strongest??
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Yes, basically thats it. Not fully tested by anymeans, it might well slip if not loaded evenly.
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Well in that short video, not much! Its just an experiment for creating balances for more complex rigging. Passing it through the ring makes the ring grip the rope at that point, so you can effectively add slings anywhere on the rope, adjust them to where you want them to be and under load they should stay put. I'll try some variations on it tomorrow.
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Thanks, I love you too! Yes, its all there trying to help me!
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Cheers, I guess we rig depending on the landing zone size, but if the space is huge then not so much need for rigging! My other factor is to rig to the size/speed that the ground crew can cope with. In the last vid (not including the balance one) I only had one groundie, so he is chipping and stacking logs as well as lowering. No point sending him something he can't handle and then me sitting around doing nothing. Thats another good reason for lowerign logs, even though we could bosh them off and dint the lawn a bit. If you lower you can put them where you want and move them later. If you had more groundcrew trucks etc, then bosh em off and get them moved instantly. And, yes, if I can find genuine need for the hub then I'll give it a go. (probably won't need to be that genuine tbh)
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Here you go. Simple really. If I used a hub in this way it would also give me lateral attachment possibilities, I guess that is what the designers refer to as 3D rigging. Here, the sling I'm using is too short so it doesn't really make a balance, its no different to adding a half hitch really. Just playing is all! [ame] [/ame]
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Yes, its easier than cliping into a bowline cos it adjustable, I've used a prussik on the lowering line before which was good.The ring seems slicker and you can take it off easy, but because it doesn't fully lock it could slide one way or other if your estimate of the balance point was way off. Under load it does lock quite well though. Idealy it needs trying on much bigger peices with wider points of attachment.
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Its uploading to you tube now. As you probably guessed its just passing a bight through a ring and clipping into it.
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Yes, something I'm experimenting with from an idea formed during the rigging hub thread. I made a little vid of it, I'll post it seperatly.
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Not finished it yet, and don't think I want to discuss that anyway. Interestingly though, I was not the cheapest. And I was not the cheapest for the other two beech take downs i've posted on here either.
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Only two so far. The big one behind the one we are on now is having a survey soon so we'll see?
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Ok. After that last video, the batteries ran out but I got a bit more clearign done that day. I've edited this a bit quicker cos it might get too boring. Here we are just continuing to rig into the space created at the back of the tree and as that space get bigger we are moving round to the front where we started. Notice the low branch left in position to "catch" the swinging branches. It works quite well and helps flick the brash the right way so it lands facing the chipper. Thats groundie skills! It doens't always work but generally does, he makes it look easy while I'm faffing around gettign my saw stuck etc! We will be back to it tomorrow if the weather is ok. [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q67H3T-rDk0]YouTube - Beech rigging work 2.wmv[/ame]
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And in the background are three more big Beech from the same row. It is of course a shame they are coming down, not my decision or recomendation of course.
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And heres a pic of the one that we felled already. Very similar!
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Check out the tree behind the one we are felling. Its a monster! Beyond it WAS the one we felled a couple of years ago, and they are near identical "clones" from the same seed tree I guess.
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Cheers, and yes I do like Beech, its by far my favorite tree to climb. I've not put my spikes on yet, but they are on in the next clip cos it got wet. Generally I'd leave them off as long as possible. The only big trees we have here are Beech and Poplar, with the odd lime and oak. So I do way more poplars than Beech but don't like them enough to bother posting!
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More to come yet. My groundie is the best (good climber too), this video shows his skills at my attempts to overcomplicate everything!
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Then we switch the rigging over to the other blue pulley so we could rig form the opposite side. I cleared a load of easy branches to make a space to rig into, then we rigged everything into that space. This short bit is just switching the rigging. [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TXlqUXRxiUo]YouTube - Beech rigging switch.wmv[/ame]
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Monkey who?? So, that was the bit over the front entrance done.
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So, theres nothing broken, you finished the tree (good man!) and then went to hospital on a trauma bed?! WTF, that must have been more embarassing than anything else? I have only really worked with one kiwi (owen) and I would have had to break a few major limbs before he would get me the first aid kit let alone an "ambo mate". I genuinly do hope you are ok!
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Ok, so the red pulley is quite a way out on the edge of the crown so I put a redirect in there for me to work off, also it helps keep my rope away from the rigging line. I then went down lower to cut off the low branches and the rigging point was much further out than where I was cutting so that enabled us to swing the stuff out over the driveway entrance. Nothing huge, but just about big enough to fit in the small landing area. [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4o77UJlwtSA]YouTube - Beech rigging start work.wmv[/ame]
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Waiting on you tube now!
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So now its time to let loose my video editing skills!! This is a bit long, hope it’s some use to somebody. This first bit is just setting the rigging. Start with yellow top pulley, left hand blue and fairlead, then right hand blue and temporary red. Please let me know if it makes any sense? [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oevR56p_t5w]YouTube - Beech Rigging set up..wmv[/ame]
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Split ash has a nice clean creamy colour but with tint of pink. Anything too pure and whiter in colour is possibly Poplar. If you don't get all Ash then its shouldn't be problem, a mix of hardwoods is ideal for the fire. What you don't want is a load of Poplar pretending to be ash, so the best advice I can give is for you to learn what poplar looks like. It is very similar to ash apart form it not having the pinkish hue on inside, and the bark is much tougher on young ash and even more so on old ash, whereas poplar bark tends to flake off easily. I've been on many forums just for advice from the extperts available there and on every one there is every type of personality you could imagine, just like real life! I don't go to the pub expecting everyone to be freindly and helpful, i expect some grief, some micky taking, some lies and maybe a fight now and then.
