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Up the rope when I climb but if the tree allows climb the tree. Last tree I climbed was a crabapple to about 8’ tied in a nice comfy perch and could reach the whole canopy with a 12’ Silky.

I do what needs to be done. Pruning I use a throw line and SRT with base anchor. Dismantles, I spike but sometimes if I need to set rigging I will access with SRT as it is quicker and then at the top can set an anchor, rigging points and then decent to start the works. If I can just spike up...

I always climb the tree, in fairness I don’t really know any other method.

Discussed a little with Northman Yes Rough. The LRR trees are pretty small, not likely mill size, or maybe barely squeak in. The stuff I might thin will be quite small. I’m thinking about high grading a few roughly 24” ish DBH trees out to offset costs…or just under whatever the max dia the...

Have you looked at who's buying? Have you investigated a Log Price sheet? Do you have any dimensions on the trees? How will the logs get moved to a log deck for a self- loader?

The bucket truck got 75% of our significant trees. Climbing for pruning was either use a ladder or throw to a low limb and alternate lanyard up the tree, or shoot a high line into big trees and Wraptor up. For removals it was usually spur from the ground unless the tree was huge in which case...

Another Eastern thing is most of the logging is done with ground based systems like skidders and feller bunchers. Short stumps make for less hang ups.

Felling for show Bucking for dough! When I get going on my dad’s, this will be very valuable info - difference between making $ and wasting fuel.

…and don’t pull fibers out of it. Board foot value for veneer is high. Often you don’t know what you have until it’s down, so proceed with care.

What's your dominant mode in the day to day climbing work? Where I live, rock climbing is popular. Most tree climbers are at least a little bit into rock climbing. They tend to climb the tree more than the rope, some even look down on throwline lol. What's your style? I am 99% of the time...

Something to consider is that many high value Eastern hardwoods are destined for veneer plants so there is an incentive to maximize the length of the most valuable portion of the tree.

...additional maybe 6” of log that an eastern faller gets by trimming flare for a face cut and then trimming the rest of the flares is worth the time. ***critical point - the 6”, or even 4” is probably not worth it by the board foot, but it might mean the difference between getting a whole log...

Now Deere construction equipment gonna get lit up by right to repair lawsuit, after farmers got done with them. https://www.wsj.com/business/right-to-repair-advocates-are-taking-on-deere-againthis-time-in-construction-a93aa654?st=Bg8cHD&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink

Back to some rain. Killing laurel and some view pruning.

On my way to Arizona to help my brother build a snow roof for his new trailer. Another 20 sum hours on AmTrak! Whoooo! Through the warzone that is Los Angeles! All's well though, I've got my emotional support axe in my sleeping bag, so I'll be as safe as can be asked.

Geez I was thinking it was chalk for grip. Good info, Rich

I was wondering and looked it up. In professional matches they have up to 4 minutes to do it. It creates suspense and you try and out psyche the opponent and disrupt their rhythm. The scattering of salt is a good luck thing. Like all traditional martial arts they are deep rooted with tradition.