pantheraba
More biners!!!
Or is it "mauling" a pine?
I got a referral call late Friday afternoon to go look at a "small pine tree broke off at about ten feet that is leaning in another pine tree and might fall on the shed we built last year."
I loaded a bunch of gear Sat. afternoon and took the 45 min. drive to check it. Ends up it was a pretty good description. The tree was still attached where it broke...it had been dead quite awhile, the owners just didn't realize it until it broke.
I secured the base to a largish poplar about a foot away and went topside to secure the top, too. I took a large CMI block, tenex sling and 9/16 stable brain up. First I used a piece of 11 mm static line to secure to top to the big pine that was supporting the broken tree. There was not much pressure on the bug pine..apparently there was still a lot of weight on the stump. I was concerned the stump might break and let the tree get loose.
Picts 4 and 5 are how the tree was supported topside.
I got a referral call late Friday afternoon to go look at a "small pine tree broke off at about ten feet that is leaning in another pine tree and might fall on the shed we built last year."
I loaded a bunch of gear Sat. afternoon and took the 45 min. drive to check it. Ends up it was a pretty good description. The tree was still attached where it broke...it had been dead quite awhile, the owners just didn't realize it until it broke.
I secured the base to a largish poplar about a foot away and went topside to secure the top, too. I took a large CMI block, tenex sling and 9/16 stable brain up. First I used a piece of 11 mm static line to secure to top to the big pine that was supporting the broken tree. There was not much pressure on the bug pine..apparently there was still a lot of weight on the stump. I was concerned the stump might break and let the tree get loose.
Picts 4 and 5 are how the tree was supported topside.