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speedline versus zipline

I almost never use a haul-back or pulley. Rather than straight down lowering, and the back and forth between ground crew and climber with straight down lowering, I'd much rather speedline it closer to the chipper, butts pointed the same way, tensioning for a whorl at a time, popping them...

Really?

Zip-lining came into my head there, too. Reg, have you looked into a rental tow-behind lift for certain jobs. They can be light enough to manuever well behind a pick-up. Some jobs, it just makes sense, either due to safety, or labor savings. I rent a lift about twice a year. I take the...

I mean pole chainsaw, not a manual. Not necessarily sticking with one top cut. Adjust as needed.

Hypothetically, with NO OTHER CHOICE but to rig it with that one shackle and a sling, and one 1/2" rope, right then, right there, I might have used a Double-whip tackle, attaching the wood to the 1/2" rigging rope with the sling and shackle, with the working portion of the rope run through the...