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  1. bonner1040

    Targeted Vertical Speedline

    Oh, I already posted that. Sorry!
  2. bonner1040

    Targeted Vertical Speedline

    After limbing a tree up, we will use the rigging line and the portawrap we were using to VSL long sections of trunk. It is way faster than rigging out a bunch of smaller pieces, and it does insure that it doesnt go anywhere. The rigging line just gets tied off below the notch and then loced...
  3. bonner1040

    Targeted Vertical Speedline

    All the pieces were already play. Less cuts, no risk of bounce . Goes out on trolley easy, one piece to chip. mobile...
  4. bonner1040

    Targeted Vertical Speedline

    Here is a quick clip <iframe width="420" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/7mZVbc7Erc8" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
  5. bonner1040

    Targeted Vertical Speedline

    Yessir. I used another alpine butterfly (or inline bowline?) towards the other anchor tree, and then an all rope MA setup and locked it all off with 3 or 4 half hitches on the bite.
  6. bonner1040

    Targeted Vertical Speedline

    Yes it smashes into the red rope, generally we wont use our climbing lines for that one :). In truth we will use a crap rope, or a scrap for that, but it has never cut it or anything. A munter or some way to hold the tension on the VSL is required to guide the load down. If the VSL isnt...
  7. bonner1040

    Targeted Vertical Speedline

    Its fun to watch thats for sure!
  8. bonner1040

    Targeted Vertical Speedline

    Sure, no problem. It is essentially a speedline (or zip line) but instead of moving brush or logs laterally, a taught rope is set between the cut and a 'target' on the ground. This directs the falling log into a specific target zone and contains any 'post impact' movement. There are a lot of...
  9. bonner1040

    Targeted Vertical Speedline

    Moving some big sugar maple logs, FAST <iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/HMkbOD40CTw" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> (I felt like this got lost in the other thread, and continuing to post different topics in that thread didnt make sense, so I broke...
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