murphy4trees
TreeHouser
this is a variation of the rigging used to swing horizontal limbs a long ways before they drop in order to clear a house or other trees etc.. Kenny (treespyder) originally wrote about swing rigging by tying off near the COG (center of gravity) and pre-tensioning the rigging line back on arboristite circa 2003.... Mark Chisholm included swing rigging in a workshop I took from him around 2002, and my mentor Big John Grier used swing rigging extensively back as far as I can remember (around 2002).
What makes this cut different is that it is set up to trip remotely, which really isn't needed if you are cutting from rope and saddle, but can save a lot of trouble from the bucket.
The first limb of this video swings about 180 degrees with little or no vertical drop before separation. Other big 40' limbs swing just enough to clear the lower trees before they drop...
Very effective and useful for an old man that doesn't get out of the bucket much these days..
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What makes this cut different is that it is set up to trip remotely, which really isn't needed if you are cutting from rope and saddle, but can save a lot of trouble from the bucket.
The first limb of this video swings about 180 degrees with little or no vertical drop before separation. Other big 40' limbs swing just enough to clear the lower trees before they drop...
Very effective and useful for an old man that doesn't get out of the bucket much these days..
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