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Old 24th November 2007, 04:01 AM   #14 (permalink)
RC1
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Default Re: Horse Chestnut felling with crane

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Originally Posted by willietd2 View Post
hey rc1, great video. my question is on the crane removel how do u guys find the balance point on the hookup? i mean for the most part everything came off in the same angle it was disconnected from. could not tell from the video but it looked like either one lead brought around the limb or two leads connected to it. gonna say the second is likley otherwise the limb would roll wright? anyway what a great way to make a living. cheers, willie
Willie, I'm glad you enjoyed the video, it'll be a year in Feb, time certainly does fly. You're right we had two chains for most of the lifts, one on some of the smaller pieces. The balance points just come with practice, nothing more. Same priciples as conventional rigging with ropes and pulleys etc.

Many climbers might prefer to use multiple slinging to be absolutely sure, while a lazy climber like me will probably look to keep it as simple as possible
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