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Wow 5000 4 cables hmmmmmmmmm so are standard prune jobs like
2000 per tree? I could get used to one prune per day or wait would that
be three days:confused: I end up pruning 75 for that :cry:
 
jomoco said:
An honest mistake on your part OD, that's my primary tree entrance line that gets me to my work line, and they both have CS's on them, though they're not readily visible in the pic.

That same rope is in the same tree in the same spot right now, with a CS on it as I type this.

So I'll let you slide on your blasphemous false accusation OD, this time.LOL.

jomoco
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All right Oldirty, you blasphemous dog, I made this video this morning going up the very rope you accused me of not having a CS on.

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=5yMBxo972Yc

Now take it back and apologize like a professional climber should, before I'm forced to take more drastic measures and hex you OD! LOL

jomoco
 
fair enough sir. i stand corrected. video evidence proves me wrong. lol.


i know you been in the game for a hot minute now mr. jo, but when the hell you going to move away from the taughtline?! lol


hey sweet cam set up. you got any film from a nasty takedown? i saw some of those zipline vids you put up.

i really like that helmet cam.
 
oldirty said:
fair enough sir. i stand corrected. video evidence proves me wrong. lol.


i know you been in the game for a hot minute now mr. jo, but when the hell you going to move away from the taughtline?! lol


hey sweet cam set up. you got any film from a nasty takedown? i saw some of those zipline vids you put up.

i really like that helmet cam.
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How many of your fancy knots can you tie with one hand OD?

jomoco
 
oldirty said:
touche'.


how about a slacktending pulley then?

lol.
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There is an interesting aspect to slack tending pullies that I tried to engineer in the mid 90's.

I would weld a series of semi captive eyes to my rope snaps that I could thread my rope tail through below my monkey fist.

This allowed me to jump through crotches rope tail and all, letting my body weight act through the modified rope snap to keep a straight supply of rope feeding the fist, basically my bodyweight pulling my tail through the crotch by aligning the feed to my fist.

Then someone smarter than me diid the same thing in an even better way by utilising a micro pulley in the same strategic locale to accomplish the same thing with even less friction.

I was out classed pure and simple on that outstanding develpoment for climbing trees smarter.

But I was on the right track anyway!

jomoco
 
oldirty said:
i bet if i showed up to work with the old curmudgeon he could show me a bit more than the taughtline. lol


who's dinty?


how many tree climbing inventions you come up with jo?
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Oh a few!

But my very latest is the Passive Lowering/Speedline retrieval leash new climbing saddle tool. It's essentially a self retracting dog leash binered to your climbing saddle that clips to your lowering line via biner so you can retrieve your lowering line from any position in the tree without leaving your position in the tree.

A very handy new tool for strategic removal specialists with hobbs and grcs toys.

jomoco
 
Well I finished cabling the south torrey on friday, so I went up the north torrey today, and got a big surprise.

I knew something fishy was up only about 12 feet up when I ran into gallons of fresh sap dripping onto the lower laterals from high above, and sure enough this is what I found about 70 feet up on a huge lateral.

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Apparently this damage happened in december during high winds. The lateral comprises far too much of the upper canopy to remove without ruining this old torrey aesthetically and otherwise.

It was early 08 when I was last in this tree for my evaluation report and recommendation.

I got the owners out and showed them the pics above this morning so they could make a decision. I recommended lightening the leader, then cabling it to an upper leader 180 degrees opposite about 40 feet away and slightly above the cracked lateral, then rodding the split itself. I gave them an estimate for the additional work, and they said no problem do it.

I carefully thinned the affected leader of about 750 pounds of weight, then cabled it to the distant opposing leader. I was very happy when I tightened the cable ad the split leader stood back up into it's original positin in the tree with no problem.

I'll rod it tomorrow and post pics of the repair then. I'll be spending 8 more days cabling this old torrey so it can provide shade and beauty for many years to come.

What a sappy mess!

jomoco
 
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jomoco said:
I recommended lightening the leader, then cabling it to an upper leader 180 degrees opposite about 40 feet away and slightly above the cracked lateral, then rodding the split itself.
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Good work, thanks for the pics.
 
RE: sappy mess

Come on man! Cant we just break out the saws on that piece of crap already?? Just sell em on planting something else, that how I justify a good takedown. 8 more days, lol. How much is this costing these suckers??
 
tree MDS said:
Just sell em on planting something else, that how I justify a good takedown.
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These clients' children will be dead when replacement trees replace the cabled trees. ?What good will that do them??

If you are diagnosing in CT, you need a license. I thought licensed arborists in CT had to know more.
 
jomoco said:
Oh a few!

But my very latest is the Passive Lowering/Speedline retrieval leash new climbing saddle tool. It's essentially a self retracting dog leash binered to your climbing saddle that clips to your lowering line via biner so you can retrieve your lowering line from any position in the tree without leaving your position in the tree.

A very handy new tool for strategic removal specialists with hobbs and grcs toys.

jomoco
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"Borrowed" that from a Reg Coates Vid.? My guess is he invented it.
 
jomoco said:
Well I finished cabling the south torrey on friday, so I went up the north torrey today, and got a big surprise.

I knew something fishy was up only about 12 feet up when I ran into gallons of fresh sap dripping onto the lower laterals from high above, and sure enough this is what I found about 70 feet up on a huge lateral.

DSCI0018.jpg


DSCI0019.jpg


DSCI0020.jpg


Apparently this damage happened in december during high winds. The lateral comprises far too much of the upper canopy to remove without ruining this old torrey aesthetically and otherwise.

It was early 08 when I was last in this tree for my evaluation report and recommendation.

I got the owners out and showed them the pics above this morning so they could make a decision. I recommended lightening the leader, then cabling it to an upper leader 180 degrees opposite about 40 feet away and slightly above the cracked lateral, then rodding the split itself. I gave them an estimate for the additional work, and they said no problem do it.

I carefully thinned the affected leader of about 750 pounds of weight, then cabled it to the distant opposing leader. I was very happy when I tightened the cable ad the split leader stood back up into it's original positin in the tree with no problem.

I'll rod it tomorrow and post pics of the repair then. I'll be spending 8 more days cabling this old torrey so it can provide shade and beauty for many years to come.

What a sappy mess!

jomoco
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Rodding does not look feasible with all the splits involved. This lead is a playground/restaurant for decay. You got a good disclaimer like Guy has?
 
treeseer said:
Good codit closes the diner down.
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Dreamer.....did you see all those cracks, now we add multiple branch width bolts. Cracks take down more lumber than decay. I wanna see the picts of that pin cushion. High level target area too.

PS...Stop using codit as a verb! It's inventor would turn over...... Not very becoming of a BCMA.
 
treevet said:
Cracks take down more lumber than decay.
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Pop E. Cock.
I wanna see the picts of that pin cushion. High level target area too.
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Please note the braces are a backup to the cables--right jomoco?
PS...Stop using codit as a verb! It's inventor would turn over...... Not very becoming of a BCMA.
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i'll turn in the cert before spelling out "compartmentalization" every time...o and PPS it was used as a noun! As a verb, maybe I should say "wall off", ok? Sheesh, critics...:spam:
 

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