09,
Thanks for the clarification and elaboration. The sling rigging tricks are definitely gonna get practiced and used. They’ll be helpful enabling both hands behind the bar and chain until the chain stops rotating. Will probably lessen the potential damage anxiety too. I nicked a glove and...
Thank you everyone for your input this far!
Sean,
Great small branch rigging tips! Very viable alternatives to one handing too. YouTuber Stihl Born is the only arborist I remember seeing practicing creative sling use kinda like you describe. I don’t understand the “2 slings- 2 biners” though...
I don’t actually have inept groundies. I wish I was at that point😁. I’m just exploring the rigging side if things. I’m doing some removals for family and will need to rig most of the pieces. I’ll start with rigging the pieces that don’t require rigging for proof of concept. Awkward sentence...
Sean,
Appreciate your input. I will stick with the more tried and true but may play around if the right opportunity arises (100 lbs without targets). My brain just naturally thinks of things and methods. Sometimes good, sometimes not so good. The problem is that I don’t always know the difference 😄
Been practicing knots and hitches. So, I got the “bright” idea to tie a cow hitch finished with a 1/4 hitch and then some other knot or hitch I don’t know the name of. Basically, the groundie would just have to pull the tail and it come undone (except for the wrap around the branch) Anyone done...
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