Vocabulary

[Saw Dust Smoken]

top anchor or gin point

Did two pines this past wkend. Top anchored the first one with the pine behind it. Used the tag line on the grc in the direction of fall. Port a Wrap to top anchor. Did a controlled lay over a concrete garage pad. 40-45ft tall. Top 20ft had snapped out in wind storm. A lot faster than small chunks being port a wrap out!

 

[Nailsbeats]

A lot of the vocabulary has disappeared since I started out doing this gig. We used to rope trees down off of themselves by just butt hitching, using no block just a rope. We called it collaring one down.

That's how I used to take all of my tops, called it butt hitching back to itself. It was a half hitch with a running bow above it and you cut between them. Nice thing about that move is there is minimal drop, or play in the system. If you just hinge one over you get a lot of clearance to the roof, power, etc.

The downside is of course rope on rope wear and the chance of the half hitch slipping down.

 

[tree md]

That's how I used to take all of my tops, called it butt hitching back to itself. It was a half hitch with a running bow above it and you cut between them. Nice thing about that move is there is minimal drop, or play in the system. If you just hinge one over you get a lot of clearance to the roof, power, etc.

The downside is of course rope on rope wear and the chance of the half hitch slipping down.

That is exactly how I used to do it but sometimes I would use a clove hitch instead of a bowline. I will still do it on small pieces occasionally. Saves time. Where it really comes in handy still is when you are taking one off a house. You can do that with firewood lengths and handle it to keep it from hitting the roof when it's really close.

 

[Nailsbeats]

That is exactly how I used to do it but sometimes I would use a clove hitch instead of a bowline. I will still do it on small pieces occasionally. Saves time. Where it really comes in handy still is when you are taking one off a house. You can do that with firewood lengths and handle it to keep it from hitting the roof when it's really close.

Yup. That, a standard tip or butt tie with a running bow and the occasional pull or tag line took down all my trees for years. No blocks or biners or nothing. Now I use all the good stuff, lol.

 

[jefflovstrom]

It's "Rigging" , you all are making my head spin!
Jeff (no frown icon)

 

[treeclimber101]

Tip tying .....Anyone who is in the know , knows a tip tie..

 

[freeweight]

always heard it called "hanging" too