Attaching a lifeline

[Tape]

I have 60-70ft skinny pines I need to climb and cut starting from the top and it has no branches to tie onto. How to I attach a lifeline? do I just climb it then attach one close to the top? I will be gaffing up the tree.

Would like to hear your suggestions.

 

[cliff86]

Hire a pro. Hire yourself out to a pro & learn.

 

[ATH]

Yeah...not a great thing to just pick up a few posts from the web and start. You need some kind of in-person or on-the-job training before just going at it all alone.

 

[lone wolf]

I have 60-70ft skinny pines I need to climb and cut starting from the top and it has no branches to tie onto. How to I attach a lifeline? do I just climb it then attach one close to the top? I will be gaffing up the tree.

Would like to hear your suggestions.

You need a lifeline as you call it a climbing line as I call it and also a safety lanyard so you are tied in with two separate things in case you cut or one fails! If you got to ask how ,how can you tie the proper knots and all? You need some help from a seasoned pro.

 

[Tape]

why are you guys replying if you don't know

 

[lone wolf]

https://www.educatedclimber.com/rigging-basics/

 

[lone wolf]

why are you guys replying if you don't know

Who me?

 

[ATH]

.....

Would like to hear your suggestions.

why are you guys replying if you don't know

Maybe we do know... and we gave the best suggestions we have!

 

[lone wolf]

Maybe we do know... and we gave the best suggestions we have!

It sounded reasonable to me considering we dont want no one hurt right?

 

[Del_]

why are you guys replying if you don't know

I don't know.

 

[Tape]

you guys are worthless!!

 

[ATH]

Next best bit of advice then:
Make sure your disability and life insurance policies are up to date.

 

[Tape]

you guys act like I just got off the couch and decided to do tree work, like I never fell a tree or gaffed one

 

[full chizel]

I’d bet the advice you recieved came from about 100 years of combined tree service experience. Listen to it.

You didn’t mention anything about your experience so nobody knows.

 

[Tape]

I’d bet the advice you recieved came from about 100 years of combined tree service experience. Listen to it.

 

[Tape]

I’d bet the advice you recieved came from about 100 years of combined tree service experience. Listen to it.

btw quit brown nosing, it'a pathetic

 

[Tape]

You didn’t mention anything about your experience so nobody knows.

so what! I asked a question, I didn't ask only 30yr experience reply. those that did don't know the answer anyways, their answer is "hire someone" what a stupid answer! This forum is for asking questions and not for people answering to parrot what they read.

 

[Nick Kent]

Why bother with a line. Free Solo baby!

 

[Tape]

Why bother with a line. Free Solo baby!

yeah you do that, wait maybe you already did and fell on your head, that explains the ignorant reply or brave reply

 

[greengreer]

you guys act like I just got off the couch and decided to do tree work, like I never fell a tree or gaffed one

The fact that you have to ask is why your getting those replies. No one wants to be reading about you next month in the industry accident report.