Here's an article from one of my rigging jobs from a few summers ago, that deals with lifting and swinging trees.
Some interesting tips on utilizing the wood fibers in the tree to your advantage.
https://tcimag.tcia.org/tree-care/bend-and-swing-rigging/
We can only hope.
Mark Chisholm was my first instructor in crane climber use many years ago, and I could not have asked for a better climber to learn from.
So yeah, when I offer climbers advice on crane work, I know what I'm talking about...I learned from one of the best.
I have a published crane article from years ago, that is written for climbers who are new to crane work. Many good tips in it. I will get the link for anyone interested?
Thanks guys, I'm glad that you like the article. I have some questions to answer, but first, here's a few pics of the tree frame that we welded up. It works much better than the one that the Portable Winch Company sells. The triangular design allows you to mount it on smaller or larger diameter...
That's the same portable winch that we use, only I made a custom frame that mounts easily to the tree, instead of having it flop along on the ground like in the video.
While I'm on a kick posting my articles, here's my latest one on how I like to mentor new climbers. It's fitting since I just posted about Ed Hobbs and how I plan on writing a mentor article on Don Blair and our very own Gerald Beranek...
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