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Treehouser
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biggun
Monkey for Hire
Nice pictures Reg. Why the silent approach though?
rumination
Migratory Hippie Arbolist
That one sure was rotten Andrey. Good thing you had access with the aerial lift.
squisher
THE CALM ONE!!!!
The hinge looks terrible. Why so much bypass? It looks even but here we call that a dutchmen it breaks the fibers of the hinge early and when uneven can cause erratic changes to the direction of fall.
Tucker943
Bamboo Plantation Owner
Gotta leave a little holding wood next time.
mastermind7864
Treehouser
woodworkingboy
TreeHouser
Maybe God is punishing him? It isn't normal to see so much metal.
lumberjack
Young man on the go
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Mick!
TreeHouser
Carl, you've got some handy gear there! Good vid. Ground looked pretty wet mind.
RegC
TreeHouser
There was just other stuff going on, and me using a chainsaw woulda made it hard for the others to communicate.
Same site today. Pretty tall trees besides the house. I set the camera on timelapse-3 seconds, so you are relying on luck to capture something worth while. Ziplined much of the logs out until we got too low, then lowered the remainder. The lowering part was awkward because the logs ended up all jammed in the stone walkways down below. Coundnt drop any of it because of the risk of the logs bouncing. all kinds of stupid shrubs, sprinklers.....and the house of course.
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Mick!
TreeHouser
Very nice pics Reg, I guess speed lining the logs is actually less nerve racking than snatching them down on the trunk itself, at least they're moving away from you.
How do you tension the line enough? Hand winch?
How do you tension the line enough? Hand winch?
Mick!
TreeHouser
And if so does the groundy re tension it for every piece? does this take long?
SouthSoundTree
Treehouser
Fine work, Reg. How are you tying onto those logs, marl or half-hitch and RB, or otherwise?
MasterBlaster
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200 bucks for a handsaw, wow!
woodworkingboy
TreeHouser
Dig your gear, Carl, that excavator is sure a beauty and sounds good too..
rskybiz
TreeHouser
Wish I had a good camera up with me today on level plane with a coopers hawk nest and momma watching me intently from about 25 feet away. A nice pleasure.
RegC
TreeHouser
He just tightens by hand, takes a wrap around a tree. For logs, you dont need to be super tight because they're short so more likely to hit the landing. They move fast though, high impact. Takes but a few seconds to take a wrap....and no time at all for me to sling and cut them.
The ones that we lowered Sean ? clove hitch. Its the fastest knot I can tie for that purpose. Dont think it cinches quite as well as some others but if you tie it just below the middle of the log it should be fine. At least, Ive never had a problem. Like I said, its quick when you practice.
Edit: Im not putting a face in those logs either. Just snap cuts.
Mick!
TreeHouser
Ok, cheers, make sense when you think about it.
SouthSoundTree
Treehouser
Thanks, Reg.
Was thinking it looked like maybe a clove. I always go RB with/ without a half-hitch. I know some do both knots.
Was thinking it looked like maybe a clove. I always go RB with/ without a half-hitch. I know some do both knots.
Mick!
TreeHouser
What's an RB?
woodworkingboy
TreeHouser
Running bowline, it must be.
Mick!
TreeHouser
Cheers! Bloody obvious really!
Mick!
TreeHouser
Anyway here's what I've taken to using instead of an RB, they're steel and make life a lot easier, the fixed eye makes the undoing/doing up a doddle even with gloves.plus put a half hitch in front and you're ok for weight, another advantage is you can throw it through a fork and retrieve it easier. And only 12 quid if I remember
