Nailsbeats
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The video was quick and dirty, as production was the game.
I was satisfied with the rigging and TIP, though not ideal, the tree didn't have much to work with in my opinion, very spindly. While leaf less, it retained it's strength and was perfectly sound throughout. The TIP, though angled out a bit, was placed on the strongest available lead far enough away from the rigging to complete the job with one setup.
Everything was rigged to the same spot and only one man was on the rope (one was on cleanup, 3 man crew), swinging, falling and not shock loading, hence the small pulley (not block) I wanted to try. Also, no friction device was used in the rigging (porty or GRCS) again, quick/dirty, and well within our capabilities. Only the one top was locked up (not on the pulley, on a krab), and that was by my orders, knowing we had the strength and had to stay above the roof.
The chipper was running, spiradically to keep up with the limbs, while firewood was cut and loaded into a relatives truck and hauled out as the job progressed.
That stub left towards the end went with the final spar drop, I didn't want to change saws or waste time with the 200t. One limb foreknowingly caught, but was easily remedied. The wood cut hard because of it's condition, and the 200t had a 14" bar w/ arrester removed. The sound timing doesn't match the video perfetcly and is a bit distorted, I have yet to find the mic on this thing.
At no time in my life have I felt abused by my father. He's the genuine article, though admittedly stuck in some hard ways. He's the most giving man I've ever known (annoying at times, lol.), to me and complete strangers. I'm trying to get a hat on him 100% of the time, as me and my bro always wear them now. The crew was not injured and never felt disrespected, despite some friendly banter. No property damage was done either, aside from abusing the bush a little and beating on the lawn (which we had permission)
I do need to work on my saw hand placement, and was one thing I wanted to see by the video, I am still getting used to the short tophandles and wear to put them.
My father was a Foreman for Asplund in the 70's and I was the lineman.
About knotless rigging, It has it's pro's and con's, just practice with it and try to avoint impact. Watch your knot and wear points constantly. Also hook the krab so that if the gate were to open it pulls into the gateless side.
The job took 3 hours total.
Thank you.
I was satisfied with the rigging and TIP, though not ideal, the tree didn't have much to work with in my opinion, very spindly. While leaf less, it retained it's strength and was perfectly sound throughout. The TIP, though angled out a bit, was placed on the strongest available lead far enough away from the rigging to complete the job with one setup.
Everything was rigged to the same spot and only one man was on the rope (one was on cleanup, 3 man crew), swinging, falling and not shock loading, hence the small pulley (not block) I wanted to try. Also, no friction device was used in the rigging (porty or GRCS) again, quick/dirty, and well within our capabilities. Only the one top was locked up (not on the pulley, on a krab), and that was by my orders, knowing we had the strength and had to stay above the roof.
The chipper was running, spiradically to keep up with the limbs, while firewood was cut and loaded into a relatives truck and hauled out as the job progressed.
That stub left towards the end went with the final spar drop, I didn't want to change saws or waste time with the 200t. One limb foreknowingly caught, but was easily remedied. The wood cut hard because of it's condition, and the 200t had a 14" bar w/ arrester removed. The sound timing doesn't match the video perfetcly and is a bit distorted, I have yet to find the mic on this thing.
At no time in my life have I felt abused by my father. He's the genuine article, though admittedly stuck in some hard ways. He's the most giving man I've ever known (annoying at times, lol.), to me and complete strangers. I'm trying to get a hat on him 100% of the time, as me and my bro always wear them now. The crew was not injured and never felt disrespected, despite some friendly banter. No property damage was done either, aside from abusing the bush a little and beating on the lawn (which we had permission)
I do need to work on my saw hand placement, and was one thing I wanted to see by the video, I am still getting used to the short tophandles and wear to put them.
My father was a Foreman for Asplund in the 70's and I was the lineman.
About knotless rigging, It has it's pro's and con's, just practice with it and try to avoint impact. Watch your knot and wear points constantly. Also hook the krab so that if the gate were to open it pulls into the gateless side.
The job took 3 hours total.
Thank you.
I expected the safety police to bust your balls as I would expect them to bust mine but that's beside the point. The majority of what you rocked in that vid was controlled risk and you're obviously more comfortable with a higher level of risk than most. I challenge anyone on this site to post a vid that doesn't involve a high level of risk. That's the nature of the industry. I would never bust on the old man hard hat issue or the tying into the same lead as your rig point or having a chipper running while climbing because that #### falls on deaf ears. I one hand, cross hand, cut with one TIP, you name it. If it's faster and I'm in control, it's done. PERIOD. I view you, mainly, as someone to learn from and exchange info with...a peer, and the main issue I saw with your vid was the use of the "kickback zone" of the saw a bit too much. I fear that zone right at the tip of the top of the bar like nobody's bidness. Other than that, I have the feeling that everything you did was completely thought out in your mind and though you may not have made the wisest of choices you'd still weighed the pros and cons of that decision and general harassment from the intrawubs wouldn't change your mindset. I play a bit more on the safe side than you, but it is still "to each his own".
