I haven't used or looked at the 2511 since I mentioned the oiler, aside from one tree I dropped quick the other day. It wasn't running long enough to see how oiling was going. Do you find dogs useful on the 2511? I haven't really felt like I was missing anything without them.
As far as road closure goes, it's one way in/out, and the horses are run as a business. It's better to minimize down time. eg, When's the best time to do it? The tree's not that tall, but access isn't the easiest cause the beavers plugged the riser, and the pond overfilled. If dry feet are desired(they are), it'll take thought and care to enter the tree. All of which is to say, dropping a limb, and coming down to deal with it isn't as straightforward a process as it could be. I'd also like someone to keep an eye on people just make sure no one is where they shouldn't be at the wrong time. It's pretty easy to do myself due to lack of foliage now, but policy, right? No single problem is intractable, but the small problems together make it a better two person job. And of course, the fences... I don't get paid enough to make a managerial decision regarding fence destruction. I'm also not enthused about fixing fences by myself if something happens. I want the owner(my boss) there to say "Yea, that's cool" If a plan is proposed, and it doesn't work perfectly. It's not especially tricky work based on my quick overview of it, but shit happens, right?
Pre beaver, this was my first "production" climb using only rope. I removed a limb that was overhanging the drive and hitting trailers. Took awhile to hip thrust myself up the tree, then I promptly got my saw stuck when I went a little too deep on the undercut :^D I then had to come down and get the handsaw I consciously left behind, and hip thrust my ass back up the tree. Valuable lesson. No matter how straightforward a job looks, if you're getting in a tree to cut, always have a handsaw available :^D
As far as road closure goes, it's one way in/out, and the horses are run as a business. It's better to minimize down time. eg, When's the best time to do it? The tree's not that tall, but access isn't the easiest cause the beavers plugged the riser, and the pond overfilled. If dry feet are desired(they are), it'll take thought and care to enter the tree. All of which is to say, dropping a limb, and coming down to deal with it isn't as straightforward a process as it could be. I'd also like someone to keep an eye on people just make sure no one is where they shouldn't be at the wrong time. It's pretty easy to do myself due to lack of foliage now, but policy, right? No single problem is intractable, but the small problems together make it a better two person job. And of course, the fences... I don't get paid enough to make a managerial decision regarding fence destruction. I'm also not enthused about fixing fences by myself if something happens. I want the owner(my boss) there to say "Yea, that's cool" If a plan is proposed, and it doesn't work perfectly. It's not especially tricky work based on my quick overview of it, but shit happens, right?
Pre beaver, this was my first "production" climb using only rope. I removed a limb that was overhanging the drive and hitting trailers. Took awhile to hip thrust myself up the tree, then I promptly got my saw stuck when I went a little too deep on the undercut :^D I then had to come down and get the handsaw I consciously left behind, and hip thrust my ass back up the tree. Valuable lesson. No matter how straightforward a job looks, if you're getting in a tree to cut, always have a handsaw available :^D
