Tree Critter
ArboristSite Lurker
While doing some removal work this last weekend I tried something that worked very well, but I would like some feedback on whether you guys think it safe, or not. I had trimmed the branches off of a leader that took off at aprox. a 45 degree angle after 10 feet and went over a house. There was nothing else to rig to so I set up my false crotch, ran my bull rope through it and tied onto the butt of the piece to come off as usual. I was concerned about the shock load because of the condition of the tree, and I didn't want to let it run because it was too close to the roof. So what I did was cut it slowly without a notch and let it peel down until it was hanging straight down, and finished it off with my hand saw. There was barely any shock at all, just a slight swaying. The peeling stopped at the the false crotch sling of coarse, but I was concerned about how something like that would affect the sling because of the outward pressure on it. The piece I took off was approx. 300 lb. and the sling is 3/4 db. I didn't see any other alternative that I felt safe with, so I did it this way and afterward I checked the sling and it was fine. Any comments or critiques?