Got a tree job yesterday. Silver maple, back yard, about 60' tall.
There were 3 main branches, 2 of them leaning over the neighbor's yard.
I used a ladder to climb up (yes, I tied off the top) and tie off the upper part of one branch and run the rope over a higher crotch on the main branch. Ran it down to another tree and wrapped it around a couple times.
Similar rope near the bottom, and a third at the bottom.
Homeowner held the two upper ropes while I made the cut. Branch did exactly what I expected (yay!) and dropped about a foot and swung to the east a bit. I eased up the bottom rope, and the other guy lowered the other two ropes and I would cut off sections of tree as it came near the ground. Eventually the upper rope was at the balance point of the branch, and I would trim stuff from the top until it overbalanced, then trim the bottom. It all came down beautifully.
Same thing with the second branch.
Third and main one I climbed up, dropped most of the limbs, but there were two I lowered down with ropes. Chunked down the rest of it.
1 truckload to our local yard waste dropoff area, and one small load of firewood which I use for bundles.
It was the first time I've used spikes and the portawrap for a couple years. It was good to be up in a tree like that again, and the rigging challenge was fun.
Of course, it's always fun when everything goes right!
There were 3 main branches, 2 of them leaning over the neighbor's yard.
I used a ladder to climb up (yes, I tied off the top) and tie off the upper part of one branch and run the rope over a higher crotch on the main branch. Ran it down to another tree and wrapped it around a couple times.
Similar rope near the bottom, and a third at the bottom.
Homeowner held the two upper ropes while I made the cut. Branch did exactly what I expected (yay!) and dropped about a foot and swung to the east a bit. I eased up the bottom rope, and the other guy lowered the other two ropes and I would cut off sections of tree as it came near the ground. Eventually the upper rope was at the balance point of the branch, and I would trim stuff from the top until it overbalanced, then trim the bottom. It all came down beautifully.
Same thing with the second branch.
Third and main one I climbed up, dropped most of the limbs, but there were two I lowered down with ropes. Chunked down the rest of it.
1 truckload to our local yard waste dropoff area, and one small load of firewood which I use for bundles.
It was the first time I've used spikes and the portawrap for a couple years. It was good to be up in a tree like that again, and the rigging challenge was fun.
Of course, it's always fun when everything goes right!
