Montana_Sam
ArboristSite Member
Hello all,
Attached is a link to a video...it depicts one of hundreds of removals we do each season in which the top of a large conifer must be hung from itself during the take-down and removal process. You all have done this.
I'm curious how you other climber guys secure your trim saws, if at all, during the hang? I ask because this past year I've been hit twice, pretty damn hard, by the saw when hanging tops. The first time I hung a big leaning fir and during the "ride" the saw whipped around and hit me in the helmet, and nearly knocked me unconscious. And just yesterday I hung a big spruce top and the saw whipped around and smashed up my arm, leaving a several gashes from the cutter teeth. Of course the saw is off and chain break set, but the whipping and swinging of the saw has got to be preventable....and you've got maybe 1 second to secure it.
Any thoughts? Advice?
Thanks
Attached is a link to a video...it depicts one of hundreds of removals we do each season in which the top of a large conifer must be hung from itself during the take-down and removal process. You all have done this.
I'm curious how you other climber guys secure your trim saws, if at all, during the hang? I ask because this past year I've been hit twice, pretty damn hard, by the saw when hanging tops. The first time I hung a big leaning fir and during the "ride" the saw whipped around and hit me in the helmet, and nearly knocked me unconscious. And just yesterday I hung a big spruce top and the saw whipped around and smashed up my arm, leaving a several gashes from the cutter teeth. Of course the saw is off and chain break set, but the whipping and swinging of the saw has got to be preventable....and you've got maybe 1 second to secure it.
Any thoughts? Advice?
Thanks