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Originally Posted by arborjockey  True arborist work at the top speed of safe. The first person who taught me rigging techniques told me strait faced "If anyone on the ground EVER tells you to speed up. Climb down and go home". Never pull on tree with a winch while your in a tree. A good climber was killed when the cable broke, hit him in the hard and split his head. Tell your uncle to learn mechanical advantages by using ropes and blocks/pulleys(fiddleblock). You can get a more even, controlled pull. |
I should have been more specific in that "wench" I meant cable. not a big fan of cables in that their inferier to rope. By that I mean their One stonger by weight and two when a rope snaps it lays flat. People also get lazy with the use of winchs. I think if you have to pull with more then say 2-3000 pounds. The top has to much lean or you need to defoliate it. A crane is a different matter it pulls up and away not down and parallel. But thats my unexpert opinion.