the stump you see on the left(high one) is left high like that,because now the climber doesn't need to up there cutting out small pieces with a little saw any longer.
he simply (not always required by often,ties a rope around the top)comes down from the tree and then pull the stump over with a rope.
the stumps are often left last,due to making it easy for cleanup.once the brush is hauled away from the drop zone,otherwise you trap the brush with the log,making it harder to cleanup the brush and or cutting the log.
this is why you often see high trunks until the last part of a job.
p.s. husky makes very nice arborists saws as well as stihl does.(and a few others).i prefer the husky arborist saws myself as they are much more comfortable in the hands imho than stihl's little saw.power isn't everything to look for when being aloft like this.
nice job Todd.
so what did ya think when you dropped the top? nice ride hey.
