Should I climb this tree?

[SINGLE-JACK]

Tie a limb rope or throwline string to your climbing line and pull it out, you can reverse the procedure when you come back.​

:agree2:

Throwline is good ... sometimes I use a mason line ... cheap ... strong ... throwaway.

It's good to take your lifeline down at night so squirrels don't make nesting out of it.

I bet you wouldn't want to suddenly find a squirrel had eaten almost through your rope when you're half way up.

:jawdrop:

 

[mikewhite85]

:agree2:

Throwline is good ... sometimes I use a mason line ... cheap ... strong ... throwaway.

It's good to take your lifeline down at night so squirrels don't make nesting out of it.

I bet you wouldn't want to suddenly find a squirrel had eaten almost through your rope when you're half way up.

:jawdrop:

That's a good idea

 

[treeseer]

Looks like lots of new holding wood added on the tension side since old trunk died. Looks like it could be cut back ~30% and kept out of range of the house, if you want to keep it. Amount of rot in the butt would have to be assessed first.

Either way, climbing and lowering small sections should be doable. Climbing halfway up and using handsaw and Hayauche to drop the crown a bit at a time would be nearly zero shock on the defect.

Or you can go with different gear, geometry or machines, if no competent climber is available.

 

[mikewhite85]

Well we got it done... and nobody died.

First my friend came with his bucket truck to take out the limbs but it was so cold his hydraulics wouldn't move so we ended up guying the tree to another nearby tree (via snatch block 20 ft up in the tree behind it) and climbing it. Funny thing is the tree seemed really stable until I tried the bull rope to the tree (maybe 30 ft up) and my father tightened the come along. THEN it got a little wobbly. We didn't end up doing any rigging but hinged the limbs and pulled them with a throw line. I borrowed a friend's Big Shot and that thing was sweet. Definitely worth buying. The only thing that went wrong was when we were bucking the tree one of us accidentally cut through my friend's 1" bull rope which isn't going to be cheap to replace. However, that will be a lot cheaper than if we hired someone else to do the job (I'd guess around 1500) so no worries.

My brother took some photos and they turned out pretty well. Thanks again, guys, for all of your advice.

 

[mikewhite85]

A couple more...

 

[SINGLE-JACK]

Well we got it done... and nobody died.
...

Good job ... damn nice pix ... have some rep!!!

Happy New Year,
Jack

 

[jomoco]

Alright Mike!

You should give my brother Jack a call in LA.

PM me if work is slow.

jomoco

 

[outofmytree]

Nice photography mate!

Glad it all worked out in the end. Funny we have the opposite problem with hydraulics where it can get hot enough here that the seals fail.

Just one small complaint. You have a normal looking head. I bet somewhere close by they make a helmet that would keep it looking the same.

 

[mikewhite85]

Thanks guys! I appreciate the advice you guys gave.

And you are totally right that I should have had a helmet. Next time!

 

[fishercat]

hey Mike................

what kind of camera were you guys using? those are some great pics!

excellent work!