Well, I got back in the tree today and single roped almost to my TIP. Cut three more big limbs and had no issues till the last one... I dropped my saw AGAIN! Non locking carabineer.... Off to find a small locking carabineer. The echo is one tuff little saw.
SUCCESS! Both saws are safe and everything is on the ground! When I went up I did see a long crack, so I took some webbing and wrapped the stub portion. Stub is about 4 feet from the trunk. Glad I did because it split and sounded like a gun when I got half way through the back cut! Glad I...
I started with my handsaw I carry but it was no match for the size and hardness of the dead ash limb...or my energy level at that point!
Honestly though, I was afraid I could not cut through the back fast enough with a hand saw. I had visions of it splitting out and some weird barber chair type...
Big ash tree I have been working on in my spare time. Finally got a chance this evening to get in the tree after planning this cut for awhile. It is a large overhung limb that can be bombed straight down. To get to it I had to set a long lanyard from the side to pull me away from it to cut it...
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