Hey RBTREE - What are you doing up there?

RB, at 100 feet...



But I'm getting ahead of myself.


A little tree job RB did for my neighbor... About 155 foot tall doug fir, bifurcated at about 75 feet, 140 foot hemlock leaner stuck in the middle at about 90 feet.


First you have to get up there... The tree is rigged from the previous day removing the hemlock, so... enthusiastic neighbor to winch him up 90 feet (the ground guy got tired in the first 40 feet). Yep, he got yelled at for not wearing a helmet.





Time to get tied on and get those ropes straight.




Sorry, didn't have my wide angle lenses with me...

Top of tree:



Middle of tree - add about 40 feet to the ground.

Part 2

First top away...





A next small block down:




Second top gone:




Nice hinge..





A lot of cussing and some delay..... RB can explain...

part 3

Forget that stuck block, just knock down the entire section.






The 372 is howling... and RB's been up there about 2 hours.





Timber!!!! The ground guy weighed about 2% of this section... lots of rocking and goosing the cut going on...




Howling Husky - sounds like a dirt bike




More timberrrrrrr!!! RB's not into little blocks.

WOW!!!!

Way to go RB you guys that climb have got all of my respect. I prefer to put the tree on the ground first and then cut it up, not the other way around. I used to climb when I worked in cable, never had the urge to cut anything down that I was attached to. I climbed a 50 footer once, it doesn’t sound very high until your up there standing on two nails, a lot of pucker factor. I can’t imagine what a 100+ feet would be like , gotta gave a lot of faith in your equipment. Nice pics Lake but um I don’t think that first one is standard climbing procedure.

E.

Erick said:

WOW!!!!

Nice pics Lake but um I don’t think that first one is standard climbing procedure.

E.

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How about this one? Repelling down the last section...:hmm3grin2orange: :hmm3grin2orange:

Very nice pictures. Yup, they have my respect as well.

Hey Lake, were you lucky enough to get any of that stuff for milling or otherwise?

those are some great pictures, that must be tiring working a 372 up in a tree

dustytools said:

Hey Lake, were you lucky enough to get any of that stuff for milling or otherwise?

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Na... I'd have to move it 20 feet:hmm3grin2orange: Way to much wood down around here to worry about milling right now... firewood... In any case, it's good for at least 5 years on the ground. I might cut that big fork out and mill it for grins.

So whos your Hero ? Lake.

That last picture shows what a buddy of mine was doing 10 seconds before his rope came off the little stub and he fell a career ending, $350,000, eighteen feet.
Be careful out there.

Holy Guacamole

Awesome pics!!
Two words; TESTICULAR FORTITUDE :jawdrop:

That is hard work. Nice shots Lake, is that camera on a tripod?

I still want to hear more about this..............


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Adrpk said:

That is hard work. Nice shots Lake, is that camera on a tripod?

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Handheld... 80->200 IFS, effectively - 120->300 on a D70. Cranked up the ISO to 400+,

Andy, RB, great pictures. Its always nice to see a different part of the country.

RB.....you got big balls man.

Lakeside,
Was that John H. winching without the helmet? I know him from Little League.

deerlakejens said:

Lakeside,
Was that John H. winching without the helmet? I know him from Little League.

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Yep!!!! Small world...

Here is the ground guy as RB ascends...

Wild pics Lake!

RB's got more guts, than I do.
Good job!

I've climbed a pole or two, and thats scary enough.


Climb even higher? Ha.

With a chainsaw? No way.


Cut up the damn thing your clinging on to!? NOT A CHANCE


Im curious as to how the ropes are rigged/get rigged... does the climber run up to the top of the tree and set a rope? What exactly does the rope get set on or with?

Also, is there any special way one fells while clinging to the tree?