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Hi, all: After a lot of research, I'm leaning towards the Stein units. Likely the: RC1000: WLL 1000kg/2200lb (9/16" rope max) Three questions come to mind: Goal was finding a solid LD with PLENTY of cushion above the light to medium rigging I'm likely to tackle. How'd I do? With a 9/16"...

Hi, all: Struck by the fact that the Scarlet Oak has been dead/dying for 19+ months and Mellow's observation that "Collateral damage is the cost of waiting so long to address this hazard," I'm going to skip the wreck and just try to fall it. Some smaller trees may suffer. :sad face: In getting...

Howdy, all. One of the techniques I'm considering for the scarlet oak is the Holding Line/Pull Line tandem, as illustrated in TFAT below. Jepson talks about the need to 1) tension the holding line while ALSO being able to 2) release it quickly as the tree begins to swing into the lay. He...

Hi, everybody! Hope all the 'Housers are doing great! It's been WAY too long. I've successfully completed my annual "Spellfeller Crawls Out From Under His Hiding Rock" ceremony :lol: and am looking forward to taking down the next crispy critter on the property, which is either a Scarlet or Red...

Be forewarned! Aside from the "tree fail" compilations, this may be the lamest video on the internet involving a chainsaw. As mentioned previously, I actually turned the camera off for the fall, instead of on. But if you like watching big wood go over (like at least 30 pounds) then this will...

So I'm bumping into the upper limit of my first climb line and maxing out at 60' TIPs. Two questions: Would money be better spent a) buying a longer climb line or b) transitioning to SRT with a canopy anchor? If the answer is a), which length? Getting a 150' hank gets me another 15' and 200'...

Hi, all! Maple Wreck, Part 3 had to be postponed last weekend, but I'm going to get serious this Sat/Sun! :evil: I've got to bind the codominant stems in two places, and I'm trying to decide between this sort of chain/binder setup (WLL 5400 lbs): --Sorry for the monster pix--- versus an...

Hi, all: Spent the afternoon deadwooding the maple project with the throwline (and the 1/2" Pro-Master, twice). It seemed worth doing, as it will simplify the project, when/if I do the final climb(s). My concern now--after closer examination with binos--is that the trunk and both stems have...

So wonder of wonders, I MAY have my first paid job coming up. A co-worker needs some trees dropped in his back yard in preparation for a patio and deck. It sounds like a very straightforward project, though I haven't seen it yet. He's told me it's four or five small to medium sized trees, no...

Hi, guys: I've got a big triple-stemmed maple that's dead and needs to come down. Been chipping away for a few days and have the smallest stem down and almost all branches removed from the #2 stem. I'm setting my TIP in a healthy oak next door. First curveball is that the highest TIP I can...

Hi, all: I'm considering one of these top-of-tree friction devices, since I'm almost always working alone. Of course, I'm interested in your thoughts on two specific aspects: Anyone feel like weighing in with first-hand experience with them? I'd rather support the originator than the "big...

Hi, all: My ash removal project is a bit stalled after the first two trees. I'm working on getting a towable lift, but one company took their 50-footer out of the rental fleet and the other will only rent to commercial customers. In the meantime--and in case I can't get a lift arranged--I'm...

Hi, all: I'm working my way through this series of Genie videos and certainly will read the manual on the unit from cover to cover, but I'm wondering what else you'd recommend as best practices when using a lift? I DO know enough to 1) make sure it is leveled properly 2) wear a vest, helmet...

Hi, all: Here are some pictures of the next victim's base. Soundings with an ax seem okay. No hollowness detected. Is this degree of decay concerning? Certainly if it were a recreational climb, I'd keep looking. There is no alternative TIP either. North side of the tree Closer view, with...

Hi, all: Aside from showing a little too much pale Irish ham, can anybody figure out what's going on here? My climbers are causing this abrasion on my left calf. The lower one was from the first ash wreck and the top one from the second. (I was in the second tree much longer.) They are...

Hi, all: With your help, I've boiled my reservations about the current weekend warrior project down to the fact that to climb to the top of this little number will put me a) at the highest working height I've been yet and b) on the smallest diameter wood too. (Funny how they go together!) I'm...

Hi, all: Here's a picture of what I started with this morning. These were the main junctions below the crown. (TIP is in a larger healthier ash in the background that we are treating, in an attempt to save.) Below is the situation at the end of a few hours of SLOOOW NCR work, before we had...

Hi, all: After finding a used 200T last week, I had the first opportunity to run it for an extended period the other morning. I noticed that it deposited a thin layer of slightly oily, black soot on the exterior of the exhaust. I only wonder about this because my other saw which I bought new...

Hi, all: After thinking about it more carefully, I think I've been able to boil my question down to this: If you are climbing DRT on a split tail and then follow Jepson's advice on page 49 of TTCC and (while secured by a lanyard): a. pass the working end of the climbing line around the spar...

Hi, guys: My lanyard is 15' of 11mm Super Static. Pic here: https://www.masterblasterhome.com/showthread.php?19118-length-of-lanyard&p=733293&viewfull=1#post733293 What I'm wondering is whether I NEED a true flipline for spur climbing, or if I would PREFER one. My sense is that my work...