Search results for query: *

I would fear that the crane holding back the mass against the hinge might allow it to break through the hinge and slide back toward the stone archway. Also, the trunk will want to twist and could drop and shock-load the crane... never a good thing.

Jay, Let me know when you start your own A.I.R. program like the one at Limbwalker Tree in Louisville, KY. It stands for Arborist In Residence, designed to bring visiting arborists in to share knowledge and experience. I'd sign up for a few weeks. Always wanted to go to Japan.

I usually stop short of relying on an open face to hold for long in softwoods like pine, especially dead pine. Hardwoods are a different story. If it isn't dead that long and not beetle-dead-dry, you could also drop off the top and jump the trunk off a slightly taller stump to give it some...