Had me a little nervous.

[treemandan]

I think you are talking about hinging leads into the pick? Yeah, that's is some cool #### to do, as long as you plan it it goes well when needed but goes poorley when its not.

I think what you are missing is lateral support for putting your body in good position for the cuts.

Once again rope slings come in handy. Toss one in where you have your lanyard around, clock the choke til it bites, lends some lateral support, and tie into it. You can also install one in an adjacent lead which works the best , works great. I have used them where I needed " just a little bit more" support to gain confident position for cutting. Then you hang your saw on it and run up the next lead while the past pic gets undone.

 

[treemandan]

And they take one hellofa beatin.

 

[treemandan]

That is almost it except I had a second line coming down just below the cut, so I was kind of free hanging off to the side.)feet dangling. knee up) Believe me I was imagining it even while doing the cut.

In the sketch it looks like the primary TIP is missing:msp_confused:, if one was set in the top of the adjacent lead it would pull you around to the side so that cut would not look/be so scary. if you need a third TIP for body postion put one in.

 

[beastmaster]

this is probably late in this discussion, but you stated that you were tied to crane tip with your climbing line while you were hooking up choker. would it of been safer to have the op position you for tie in to vertical leader, descend to area of choker attachment, connect choker to crane hook, then descend further to area of cut. i think you would have more freedom of movement and not have to cut above yourself. easier escape route? od must have thoughts on this, would welcome his input or any others with crane removal expertise. tom.

Im not understanding fully. I was attached on a steel biner above the ball with my climbing line and by my safety on the hook. The crane lifted me up to where I needed to attach the choker. I unhooked my safety(lanyard) hooked up the choker,and as he lifted the boomto tighting the choker, I lowered my self so I stayed even with the choker to make sure it was attached right. Now with a nice high attachment point off the ball I lowered my self, walking down the leader to the area I needed to make my cuts. I then unhooked from the crane and using a vertical and horizontal attachment(using my lanyard and climbing line) put my self off to the side of the leader, with only the two ropes holding me. Not using my gaffs at all at this point.(because of the lean and where the piece was going to be traveling.)
I am familiar with working a leaner, but its a whole new experience when its being folded up above you. I am use to stuff going down, but things going up after you cut them is a different experience. I like working with the crane. Its just different is all.

 

[TreeAce]

Yeah, the crane was opposite of what the sketched showed. How did you know?
I my self would of been more comfortable finding center or a smaller pick or even a spider-line, with that being said, he's the expert(CO)and made the call, and it went like clockwork. I am not so much second guessing him, as trying to get my mind wrapped around that Technic. Any crane job your putting your life in someones else hands. That is a little scary for me. Beastmaster

The reason I asked is because I was thinking of reasons the CO would want you to do it. Based on the sketch (very cool btw) I see no good reason to . But, if the crane was on the oppisite side....well, things start to change. He prolly had his boom out as much as it was gonna be. There for he wasnt sure he could float the pick safely away from you. He choose to pull it up n to himself where he could really "grab ahold" and go up n away. He was making damn sure that butt end didnt hit you.

 

[pdqdl]

... Not using my gaffs at all at this point.(because of the lean and where the piece was going to be traveling.)
I am familiar with working a leaner, but its a whole new experience when its being folded up above you. I am use to stuff going down, but things going up after you cut them is a different experience. I like working with the crane. Its just different is all.

That's why I suggested a foot loop or better lateral support to stand on the side of the leaner. At least in theory, you would be neither above nor below the swinging log when finally turned loose. treemandan seems to think so also.

It's just a suggestion!