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Originally Posted by treevet  Not intending to lessen the impact of this dissertation on routine rigging 101, butif one wants toknow where this is heading it is with the thought that the lessrigging you do the better takedown man you are.
Free fall gravity down is always quicker. To make big money and still outbid competitors, speed is a must.
lBlowing huge leads out when the shot is there is a start. Slicing big upright limbs when their canopy is contained by other canopy with a 45 degree up back cut and matching down cut and spear the limb into the ground like a fkg dart is a great technique. Chunking, hinging, turning, flipping, jumping, swinging, tossing, slicing, etc. and eventually rooting for a good result is what it evolves to.l
All that gear set up (sometimes you gotta do it) and wrapping (taka....wrap....what.....how many......I can t hear you...) is so slow and boring and on the ground it ties up the gm esp if big and the climber/bucket. Let s kick some ass, get on the next or go home and lay on the couch.
Btw, yes you should buy a big aluminum block and some high cap pullies. |
Personally, I'd have to say that rigging has its place and even sometimes when we could drop big pieces to the ground it is faster in the long run to rig it down. We have a big chipper, if you get a piece that is about 16" diamater and pretty damn long(too long for even 3 groundsmen to lift into the chipper) you can use your rigging to get those pieces right into the feeder. A big block, then use a porta wrap or other device instead of trunk wraps and a big bull rope. After the piece has been dropped & stopped before it hits the ground 1 groundsman can guide the piece into the chipper while the other lets out the line. Untie the piece and continue feeding the piece into the chipper. It may take longer to actually get the tree down, but the complete job start to finish cleanup and all will have taken less time and been less strenuous.
