Port-A-Wrap Basics: Sweating the Line and Locking it Off | Arborist Rigging Tutorial 

sweating the line! ive never seen that before. very cool man, i appreciate that tip

I like this format and method of educating the viewer. It's almost as if we are there with you instructing us.

This format is awesome. During the work day as a groundie, it's hard to see how and why things work the way they do. But this clears up a lot of my questions. Thank you!

Patrick, thanks for sharing your knowledge. I learned a great deal from you and was able to take on an American Elm that was about 50-60 feet, and 5 trees in one. I sent your porta wrap basics video to my friends who were working on the ground for me ahead of time so they could show up ready to work. Thank you so much!

As someone just getting in to tree work. Having a background in commercial fishing is invaluable. I basically understood 99% of the concepts involving rope and knots from day one...

Love this new format Patrick. Watch a lot of videos but I learn a great deal from your vids, the real nuts and bolts of climbing and rigging. Be safe my brother, thanks for all you do

I used to lock mine off the same way. One day I was explaining the basics to a new guy, same as you're doing here, and when I showed him how to lock it off he asked wouldn't it be better to do it to the side instead of the end. Meaning run the rope on the pipe side when going peg to peg instead of over the end of the (sharp) pipe end since I had told him earlier to always keep the ropes of any sharp corners. I was impressed by his "new eyes" and thought I might've found my diamond in the rough, this kid might have potential. Was pretty stoked since it's pretty hard to find good groundies around here. He doing pretty well for his first day and it wasn't even lunch. An hour or two later we break for lunch, and that was the last time I ever saw him. Wrong again. Tree life isn't for everyone, that's for sure. Stay safe boys.

I really like this format, was hopeful we'd have a whole series of these tutorials. Incredibly valuable. Thank you sir.

That was excellent!! I started climbing in 92 (before portawraps) this is really good information! Thanks so much for posting this valuable informative video🙏

Well done Patrick. I’m really liking this new format. I hope you keep it going for a while. Thanks muchly. 👍🏼🇨🇦

Thanks for being willing to teach others what you know.

The fact that you turn down you audio is so super appreciated! I swear trying to listen to dialog in a video followed by unexpected edits back to cutting is doing me hearing damage.

Thanks for taking the time to explain what your doing in the videos & why. It's very helpful for those who are hoping to do down rigging safely like you do

Nice stuff Patrick. I am definitely looking forward to watching side cuts video. And more! Respect to all! Climb high, work smart, read more!

I appreciate the detail in your explanations. Giving the reason why you do things a certain way helps concepts sink in. Thanks...

I love your videos when you teaching how to do it the right way, thanks a lot man I been learning your techniques, thanks and be safe, god bless you 🙋🏻‍♂️

Great video! Sweating the line is also very necessary when working on the pin rail in a theater. Awesome technique to add some extra years to your back.

Yes yes yes. Everything about this. Yes. Hands on. Tell you show you instruction. “Let me show you a little trick I picked up back in Nam”. And the fill in comments upper left when theres a lull. Good stuff! I’ll be tuning in for sure. If you know some ways that don’t work, throw that in too...and why you fought it.

Filling up the Ballard is a nice bit of wisdom, thank you.

Never seen the "sweating" technique before. Have been through the locked up 1/2 hitch's and it is a pain. Thanks and keep them coming!

Wealth of knowledge here. Never heard of sweating a line, we always just pull down on the line, and never thought of wrapping the whole porta to keep from locking the half hitches. Kudos. From Yorktown, Va

I do love the new video style it really helps with understanding all of what it taking place

I appreciate your story. I'll stop locking off the porta wrap with just a few wraps, before I have an experience like the one you shared. Good looking out.

Good tips bro! Thanks for taking the time and effort to help us be better equipped to do our work more efficiently and safely.

Bravo! Bravo!! Bravo!!! 👍

Good tip on the volume! So many videos I have to stay poised over the volume controls for when they switch from talking to saws to music. Sweating the line, I've not heard that term, also, good job explaining not to lock off in a negative rigging situation. Enjoying the format, please keep doing these. But, not exclusively!

Sweating the line....... In sailing, we call it "jumping". We use it a lot when raising sails. One person will man the wench and crank while another will stand at the mast, where the sail halyard exits the mast, and "jump the halyard". Good stuff man! i am new to tree work and have found your videos and website extremely helpful. You break it down very nicely and make it super easy to understand. KEEP THEM COMING!!

Great video learning I’m learning something. Love the video choices at the end going to get me hooked for hours lol

I'm not even an arborist nor did I know what it was until 2 weeks ago but I just like the rigging and different types of knots. Interesting.

Thank you for these great educational videos .

i swear man.. wish i had seen these videos on my first days starting out. great execution and explanations. thanks!

Mate your patients skill and ability to explain is amazing keep it up and stay safe 💪

Great video...this format is going to help a lot of people get a better understanding of what they are seeing....be safe

Great video. I got my first port-a-wrap yesterday.

Thanks for sharing! Great format!

Love it , more wraps as an antidote to freezing at the top .

Yep never seen that done before. I'll use the sweeting the rope technique on this next job. That help explain a little better to my next ground guy.

And you are 100% correct about the audio on chainsaws hard to hear someone talk then the chainsaw is load as can be. Lol my girlfriend is always telling me turn that down haha! Love the channel

I have learned so much from your videos.

I'm 77 of years age and yet short on lots of western knowledge. I went to school in Mpls., Minn in the 60s and further, I worked for Aramco for 33 years in the industrial training field. Unless you get good and clear job instructions you cannot avoid havoc. My countrymen, like myself, don't know anything about lowering devices, therefore, they fell tall and huge trees as the wind blows with little awareness of concequences. Your instructions are exclusive and the exercise results are satisfying. If I even try to show them your video they'll shrug me off. Thank you for a benificial lesson. I'll manufacture my own device the strongest way possible since I wouldn't be able to puchase it in Beirut-Lebanon

A quick tip for people that doesnt know this, if you getting a lot of twisting in the rigging rope when lowering, an easy fix will be to get the rope the other way around the portawrap and that will fix that problem.

Thanks for the video! Great job of explaining for me.

Great video Really need to find some classes like this and and for climbing in Michigan I do some bucket work now but want to gain as much knowledge as possible

It would be awesome to be able to work with you for a while. I love your teaching style, how you address the nuances in situations. Its the mastery of the nuances that separate a decent to solid climber from an expert, and there are so many nuances in tree work. I've been in tree work 5 years, climbing for 3, and while i consider myself a solid climber and a solid groundsman, i'm aware that there are so many nuances left to fine tune before i feel i can call myself an expert, and i hope that even when i feel comfortable calling myself an expert, i will still remember to pay attention and continue refining my work and understanding of things. One of the beautiful things about tree work is there is always room for refinement.

Thanks for explaining this so well. 😉👍

I appreciate your stuff very much man 🙏👊

Fantastic as usual! Learned about the term "sweating" we were doing it just didn't know it was actually a thing. Be Well

Patrick ? I think I heard you say. Just wanted to say I watched James on his first climb vid. Awesome. Great vid. Great team 👍.

Love these videos! keep it up

Excellent- never seen this technique will be trying soon

Well done, very educational and sound. Thank you

Wicked vid, cheers for this bud.

Come on bro keep the good shit coming keep climbing and knocking them down 💯💯I am my brother keeper

Very instructional video thanks 👍✊️

Great stuff!

Once agian yes I like this format great information givin in this video thank you for the content

Great explanation!

lots of good info... thanks man

Great Stuff keep up the good work

Love it!!!!

Great video Brother super helpful 👍 I just ordered myself a port a wrap and this is going to really help. Climb safe and GOD Bless. 🙏😇

Good info! Thanks 👍

Great instruction ! I think you found your second calling !

Great vidéo !

Hey thanks just found your Channel rigging with the porter rap today and tomorrow nice

Thanks man very helpful.! 👍🏽

Awesome video..thank you

awesome video. thanks heaps

Great video man, You seem very patient with people. Side cuts are the truth you only have to get bucked by one spruce top to start using them religiously. Lol happy 2020 🇨🇦👊🇨🇦

Very well done man. I love the educational videos u put I have a wrap at work and we don’t even know how to set it up. This helps a lot. Wouldn’t mind another video, or even about how much a rope or device max loading limit

great explanation !!

Very good information

Thanks buddy I send all your stuff to my grounds guys

Bro we used to use tiny portawrap outa the bucket with sling. Worked well. Fullas just undo it n go, cheers

Great video! "Grüße" from germany 🌳

Great educational video! Thanks. Subscribed.

Crazy this was suggested for me first thing in the morning. One of my grounds guys didn't show up. So it's only one guy on the ground and he's going to have to use this exact technique. It's kind of weird how this was suggested this morning

Good info. Thanks

Thanks for your vids Patrick, I did a quick search for other Portie video you may have posted but couldn’t see one? Mainly I was interested how you might go about explaining ‘letting the piece run’ to new crew. I usually talk about flaking the rope behind you so it has a clear path to and from your hands, the importance of a strong stance-loose grip, initially adding nothing to the friction at the bollard and gradually controlling the piece as it comes lower. I feel the basic command to ‘let it run‘ often leads to people holding the piece ‘and then’ letting it down as fast as they can but too late.. they held for the crucial split second when the piece came into the rigging. It would be cool to see your take on teaching this skill

Sweating the line in tree rigging operations is a crucial technique for ensuring a safe and controlled descent of heavy branches or logs. It involves applying tension to the rigging line to remove any slack and ensure a smooth lowering process. This technique not only helps prevent sudden movements that could cause damage or injury but also allows for better control over the direction of the descent. Proper sweating of the line requires skill and precision, highlighting the importance of training and experience in tree rigging. Keep climbing, keep growing, and keep shining bright, my friends! 🌳✨

Olá amigo muito obrigado por vc compartilhar suas informações Deus abençoe

Vary good tip. Thanks for sharing. I have totally been dogged by my subscribers for turning down the volume on my saw before lol. I have found some people really like the sound of a ripping 200T and others just subscribe for the rigging/climbing. Stay safe brotha looking forward to the side cuts episode. It’s an important step.

Have yet to see a catalpa that big in VA. First encounter with one I had no clue what it was lol

For whatever it might be worth. we (Americans / Massachusetts) still say "swaying" (... a halyard ... on a boat, etc.). And if one is worried about being able to undo half hitches on the back of the porta-wrap, depending on the length of the pegs on your particular porta, you can "figure 8" the line (as one would on a cleat) before half-hitching...

Neat📸

“There he is” wait, are you talking to yourself?? 😊

The Stein Pre Tension Pulley has been invaluable to me, many times.

can you explain/help differentiate between what's going on here in the last scene and what would be a "negative rigging situation" as you call it around 8:00?

I like the hat! Go wings!

Great video, good job! Short and sweet and to the point, love it! Question: type of rope you're using? Looking to purchase a new rigging line trying to figure out a good option for a rope that can be used in both natural and friction devices

Nice hat.. red wings!!

I realize this is off topic but what helmet do you use in the gas vs battery chainsaw video?

Good teaching video👍🏻

Interesting. I find that when i am using a foot ascender on DDRT ascending is easiest when i sweat the line by pulling back on the anchor side as i pull down on the friction side with my hand and foot ascender.

Why wouldn't you shock load with that configuration on the porta? How would you do it? Thank you kindly, great vids!

Thanks for vids b safe and cut it deep

Nice! Perfect timing. Need this info soon. Have a brand new porta-wrap waiting to be used.

Gonna have to come up there and work for ya for a month for free to try to pay ya back for all you've taught me. Thank you! :-)

I never knew it was called "sweating," but I learned to do that on a family member's traditionally rigged schooner when I was a kid. The halyards (lines that raised the sails) were made fast to removable belay pins (in place of the port-a-wrap), and two people would work together to raise the sail (one hoisting and one pulling slack). It's amazing how much force can be generated pulling sideways on the line with your body weight, and two people in rhythm can get a sail up and tensioned pretty darned quick.

Those hitches tho nice. I do more wraps everywhere, works but dum cheers