Grendel
TreeHouser
Feels good when a plan comes together hey?
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Opening the face like you described for your topping cut has worked well for me...I seldom get "pushback" like I used to with a narrower face cut.
A good guideline for top removal is to open the notch to an angle that will cause it to close when the top is almost parallel or parallel to the ground, thus lessening forward movement of the remaining tree. A 45-degree notch used aloft on a straight up and down top will maximize the amount of “push back” the tree is experiencing when the hinge breaks, also increasing the ferocity of the ride for the climber. Here: http://www.treeservicesmagazine.com/tree-care-management/insurance/chain-saw-safety-aloft/
Thanks, Sean. Was this the salient point of that T-Buzz thread...?
If the face closed and stopped from too narrow a face cut it could split out.
Your 540 lanyard wrap is better than a 180, but far worse than a central connection for both ends of your lanyard. Circle of Death.
Golden Triangle, Coos Bay, bore-cut with back strap release...ways to reduce the barberchair.
A guy in the San Juan Islands runs his firewood/ tree business from a Mini-x because he was crushed by the Circle of Death. It can squirt your guts out your butt. No joke.
Without having seen it in person yet, I'm thinking about one of these as the main attachment point on my harness for climb line and lanyard...
https://www.treestuff.com/store/catalog.asp?item=140
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Ha! You've got my vote...I have two of those (though mine are 4-holers...I like the Penta)...one on my main saddle and one custom built into a New Tribe by New Tribe.
Awesome Jeff. Another notch in the belt.
Thanks, Squish.
There sure aren't many notches in this belt, but going from one tree to two is a 100% increase!
Just taking it slow and steady...!
It appears all my posts have been deleted over there.
Thanks, Tom Shitlap!
😬 My B.Samuel: Thanks for the that. Joel and Sean first brought up the idea of sapwood cuts on page 2 of this thread
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