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Out on a limb far enough to get beyond the fence line.

A bit of triangulation n wasted wood n time? Not a problem! Jomo

Don't last long does it? But doing gnarly removals without a crane, made me keenly aware that doin it everyday was a recipe for the grave over time, IMO. Lotsa strategic removals out there today that are inaccessible to a crane. Proof there are still climbers around that are up to snuff...

Why not pay the climber of that fractured tree as much as the crane company, absent the crane? Never got paid more than 700 bugs for a day of gnarly climbin........ And CO's are more likely to survive serious errors... Jomo...

So is that 500I all it's cracked up to be? Jomo

Not the first I've heard of sudden abrasive heat melting tenex like polypropylene. Bends n knots n tenex are iffy at best...... Jomo

I always relied on wire rope as my first choice among chokers, they dont't lie. The only exception I made in favor of synthetic chokers was close proximity to bare high power lines. Nice pics TreeBilly. Jomo

Nice Hickory work shirt! Madsen's gets err done again! Jomo

Yu lazy show off! Jomo

Butch n I didn't agree about much, except the use of single steel chokers on crane removals. Along with Roger Barnett of RB Tree....... Synthetics only make sense in proximity to high power lines, IME. Jomo

The bones goin down to yur toes should be protected, not saddled with a steel buckle, IME.

The accepted way of wearing gaffs has always struck me as painfu, particularly when licking a log or limb hanger out of a crotch. I prefer my buckles behind me guarding my Achilles heel. Jomo

It was a 120 ton crane TreeBilly. Biggest I've worked with at the zoo's a 300 ton. Biggest pick? 14 tons. Jomo

Big cranes, 120 tons plus, scare me. But reducing a multi day job down to a couple hours? That's hard to compete with........ Jomo

I've heard n seen video evidence of proper European pollarding, in which the arborist/climber leaves one wild un-pollarded hair intact to insure the tree doesn't go into shock. Once tertiary growth has sprouted, the wild hair too is brought into submission. Jomo

The purple dis colorization in the heartwood's a clue there's metal in there...... The exact location of the steel however can only be determined by a metal detector. There's a very good reason high end log mills only process wood that's been run through a metal detector. It's not so much...

What's the fattest Manzanita you've come across Stephen? Jomo

Nice find Gerr! They went extinct for a reason, they sucked, were hard to sharpen, etc. Jomo

Mine had a butterfly chain on it. https://forestryforum.com/board/index.php?topic=37411.0 Ever seen a butterfly chain? They work best on hardwoods. Pretty much suck on softwoods though. Jomo

Any of you old climbers remember Echo's original name? Circa 1975... Jomo