Stihl Alive
ArboristSite Operative
quality not very good, wife was crying and shaking when she took the pictures. Everything went very smoothly topping and blocking until the last 6ft section I blocked out. We were using the crotch in the stem beside this tree to rig it down and I tied my knot wrong. Plus, on a chunk this size I should have put a split tail and a sliding knot on it, but I didn't. I don't know if I was tired or in a hurry or what, but this 1500 lb (at least) chunk of wood just did graze the corner of the shed. Bent the tin down and broke 6" piece of 1X4. Very lucky.
As soon as that piece pulled my knot apart I stopped everything. I called my new best friend, the tree pro, and went to his house. We went over the knots over and over again. Turns out I just pulled the tail through the wrong hole. Little mistake, BIG consequences. Anyway, both pines could be just notched and pulled over now, but I'm going to block them down for the practice.
View attachment 86523
View attachment 86524
View attachment 86525
View attachment 86526
View attachment 86527
As soon as that piece pulled my knot apart I stopped everything. I called my new best friend, the tree pro, and went to his house. We went over the knots over and over again. Turns out I just pulled the tail through the wrong hole. Little mistake, BIG consequences. Anyway, both pines could be just notched and pulled over now, but I'm going to block them down for the practice.
View attachment 86523
View attachment 86524
View attachment 86525
View attachment 86526
View attachment 86527