MasterBlaster
TreeHouse Elder
Who do we know who you're addressing if you don't quote them???
Climbing with spurs/spikes
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treeclimber101
UNCLE BUCK
Anything that has to do with leave me alone .... I'm addressing you
LOL!!!
MasterBlaster
TreeHouse Elder
treeclimber101
UNCLE BUCK
That's funny right
MasterBlaster
TreeHouse Elder
If you say so, brother.
And fear not the use of a comma!
And fear not the use of a comma!
Ryan Shaw
DR Shaw
I'm your dingleberry.
treeclimber101
UNCLE BUCK
Goose IBEW
ArboristSite Operative
Damn, I gotta buy some more stuff now!
Ryan Shaw
DR Shaw
No, I know how to use ascenders with a climbing line, but I'm talking about your foot slings in upright trees like spruces and pines. The ones you use instead of spikes. How do you ascend a coniferous tree without using a climbing line or spikes, just your foot slings and a lanyard?
treeclimber101
UNCLE BUCK
No I don't descend without a overhead tie in , so when I need to climb back up I use the VT and a pantin and sometimes a hand ascender
Ryan Shaw
DR Shaw
Also, thank you everyone for your tips on using spurs. Yesterday I removed an Elm over a customers house. I hate my spurs, so I did everything except the main leader via ropes and then I put my spikes on for the final climb, pulled myself up to where I had positioned my tie in, topped everything above that point, dropped the rope, and then spiked my way down the tree, dropping piece by piece after that. I was being much more gentle and letting the spikes ease in as opposed to jabbing them, and it made a world of difference! Thanks. As for doing a double wrap, I with I could, but there isn't enough strap to do that. So, it moved around a bit. I need to get new pads though, my legs were super sore after haha
Ryan Shaw
DR Shaw
I thought you said that you could drop a coniferous tree without spikes? How do you get your tie-in point in a 60' spruce without spikes?
treeclimber101
UNCLE BUCK
yea the double wrap keeps the shank nice and tight against the side of your boot , also when I put them on I tighten the foot strap then my calf I feel like the spike is tighter that way also I do it standing up an not sitting , I dunno why they just feel better
treeclimber101
UNCLE BUCK
Slingshot .... Or what you know it as a big shot
treeclimber101
UNCLE BUCK
Or a hand throw , SRT up and then once I am in the canopy I just advance my rope with a monkey's fist and keep going or a real short throw line like 40ft kinda short
treeclimber101
UNCLE BUCK
The monkeys fist .... Just tell me if I am overwhelming you with too much and I'll go away LOL
Ryan Shaw
DR Shaw
Big shot through all of the tiny limbs on say a 60' spruce and trust those crappy little limbs with your life? Then what about when you've worked your way up, cleaned the tree and topped it and its just the leader and your one branch left? Then what, you drop back to the ground, remove your line, throw on your spikes anyways, and go back up cutting it down piece by piece? Something smells fishy here..
treeclimber101
UNCLE BUCK
Nah , I can have my spikes sent up .. Basically I can set a line strip the tree up and work the wood down , if I don't like what I have I put my spikes on .. It's not fishy bro I posted pics a few months ago . I am leave ya to your thread now
Ok you're overwhelming me, but the Monkeys fist knot is pretty neat.The monkeys fist .... Just tell me if I am overwhelming you with too much and I'll go away LOL
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