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Beginner Tree Climbing Tips
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FireFighterZero
Captain Zero!
I wear a 40 or a 42 waist trouser.
mastermind7864
Treehouser
The rain has kept me out of a tree for two whole days........I hope I didn't forgot what little I had learned. 
MasterBlaster
Administrator Emeritus
Nah, you're good to go!
CurSedVoyce
California Hillbilly
This just belongs here..... What not to...
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Joezilla11
TreeHouser
Sounds odd but I usually enjoy the miserable days. It's easy to smile at the end of those days so I think it tricks ur brain!
Joezilla11
TreeHouser
Wow that's a ride!
NHlocal
TreeHouser
YIKES!!!
I've taken some "rough rides", but nothin' like that.....
I've taken some "rough rides", but nothin' like that.....
1savagehunter
Treehouser
That is pure lucky he didn't neuter himself or worse. When he put that bar between his belly and that tree you knew something very bad was about to happen. Time to either learn from your mistake, or put in your application to Walmart as a greeter.
atw
TreeHouser
holy smokes!! OUCH
bstewert
TreeHouser
YIKES!
Cold Logging
TreeHouser
FFZ, just sozs ya know. We don't NEVER want to see you do something like that.
It's always best to cut things off a tree as lite as you can! Plus, plus, plus all the other stuff that guy did wrong. And be careful in that cottonwood.
It's always best to cut things off a tree as lite as you can! Plus, plus, plus all the other stuff that guy did wrong. And be careful in that cottonwood.
Cold Logging
TreeHouser
I wonder if he soiled his drawers. . Also makes me wonder if there wasn't a line in that top pulling on it. . I've taken some small rides but never anything close to that.
rumination
Migratory Hippie Arbolist
Yes, it looks like someone was pulling on that top, and pulling way too hard.
mastermind7864
Treehouser
I noticed at 9 seconds into the video, a puff of diesel smoke.......probably from a tractor.
komatsuvarna
TreeHouser
Dang that look like it mighta' hurt! I watched it full screen, I see a cable or rope up top, and it almost looks like the tree is moving a little the whole time even from the start of the video.
CurSedVoyce
California Hillbilly
And no face cut... see the peel out?
FireFighterZero
Captain Zero!
Thanks! I guess i need to see stuff like that! The outcome would be much different in my case, you simply can not get this much mass moving that quickly and have a good outcome!
You dont suppose someone did that to the climber on purpose do you? Seems like they would know better. If it was a joke the guy on the pull line would be sifting through his stools for teeth.
Grendel
TreeHouser
wow! way too much tension on that pull line. . . Lucky he didn't die.
I had a large broken branch to remove today...about 20" dia with the ends resting on the ground, butt was up abour 20' ish.
We did it SLOWLY...constantly assessing tension and compression, thinking about the 'what will happen if this goes wrong'...making sure I could get out of the way, and/or not be in the way.
It all went well, but understanding fresh tension and compression is crucial, it can kill you in the blink of an eye.
Relieving cuts are your friend.
We did it SLOWLY...constantly assessing tension and compression, thinking about the 'what will happen if this goes wrong'...making sure I could get out of the way, and/or not be in the way.
It all went well, but understanding fresh tension and compression is crucial, it can kill you in the blink of an eye.
Relieving cuts are your friend.
NHlocal
TreeHouser
Well said.
And if you DON'T understand tension and compression it WILL kill you in the blink of an eye.
And if you DON'T understand tension and compression it WILL kill you in the blink of an eye.
Marc-Antoine
TreeHouser
In the description, he says that the tree was leaning hard over the house. So the pull line is sideway, as it seems for me on the vid, with not so m1uch force. The main motor is only the top's weight, maximised by the heavy lean.
I guess that he made just an undercut instead of a face cut, then the back cut acted as a snap cut, releasing the top at max speed. Problem, he didn't have the time to finish the cut and a wood strap remained on the side. By this strap, the top gave an hard pull on the trunk. Finally, it teared the wood under the cut, releasing the trunk at full flexion. Physicaly, the climber can't follow the movement. That's very hard for the back, I have two bad recalls with that. Not such a ride though.
I didn't know that a chainsaw could fly!
R.I.P. the ms200T.
I guess that he made just an undercut instead of a face cut, then the back cut acted as a snap cut, releasing the top at max speed. Problem, he didn't have the time to finish the cut and a wood strap remained on the side. By this strap, the top gave an hard pull on the trunk. Finally, it teared the wood under the cut, releasing the trunk at full flexion. Physicaly, the climber can't follow the movement. That's very hard for the back, I have two bad recalls with that. Not such a ride though.
I didn't know that a chainsaw could fly!
R.I.P. the ms200T.
