Thanks mate! I would usually span / V rig the whole head out, but I didn't want to shock load the branch my redirect climbing line was on and rigging, so I thought static rigging would be best. I will check out your channel. Peace!
Hey curiouserandcuriouser5554! Cheers for watching the clip. The rural bush block is great up in the hills, hidden away from the freak show. Enjoy your weekend and stove top coffee! Tip of the day.....don't over compact the coffee in the stove top.
Spanning it up is so much fun when you are in the right head space. I have taken on some big trees in Australia, but only if the span is favourable. Thanks for tuning in!
Hello! Thanks for watching! Haha, pavers all good, calculated short cut to speed up the stem removal. The job was filmed last week, it was so hot in the valley, plus the GoPro over heated. X
I'm fascinated that the undercut being further from the trunk than the uppercut is working with that tree. If I do that here, the undercut does absolutely nothing and the base of the limb splits and peels like a banana as the limb falls with the undercut falling too. Trees in my area (in the 45°N, 75°W box) must be undercut closer to the trunk and the upper cut further out.
Are you working on Conifers? The climbing institutions teach the climber to put the back cut towards the stem to prevent the climbing saw getting captured in the fibres and taking the saw down with the portion cut. 80% of the trees I am working on in Australia are Eucalyptus or Corymbia, so they have short fibre tissue compared to your northern hemisphere trees.
Hello! Yeah, the last cut / rig was with the 120KG Rigging Wrench. I was holding the section with one hand, plus the span rigging helped, so it was really lightweight. I find the Marlow Draco 12mm rigging line works great with the Rigging Wrench.
