Question about flip line climbing

[Davychanchan]

Hi guys, I'm vurry new to this tree climbing stuff, so sorry if my questions seem a little obvious. When you guys are doing a removal with spurs/flipline, what are your preferred methods of secondary attachment?

 

[SouthSoundTree]

Choked hitch hiker below flipline, or better, a high tie-in-point with HH. SRT for both.

 

[Davychanchan]

Thanks for the input. Suggestions for if you don't have a hitch hiker? (Besides get one....)

 

[pete mctree]

Climbing line in whatever configuration. It's not your primary support & is there to catch you if things go south in a hurry.

 

[MasterBlaster]

Here's a nice shot.

 

[Davychanchan]

Thanks fellas. It helps me to see it. This place is great, but it's almost an info overload at times.

 

[Jed]

Something that you can leave looser than your primary, and yet, that won't get hung up on every tiny nub. Sherrill's got some really stiff green stuff, that was originally designed to be ship tie-down material; but they made flip-lines out of it. Forgot the name though.

 

[ClimbMIT]

Treestuff has Tech 11 or Tritech flipline which is a cut resistant non wire core flipline. It is an excellent choice for flipping IMO and somewhat stiff like the stuff from Sherril.

 

[ClimbMIT]

That's a big pine MB! I meant was a big pine

 

[Jed]

Treestuff has Tech 11 or Tritech flipline which is a cut resistant non wire core flipline. It is an excellent choice for flipping IMO and somewhat stiff like the stuff from Sherril.

Thanks a lot... I'll look into that stuff.

 

[MasterBlaster]

That's a big pine MB! I meant was a big pine

Here's the top, as they were setting it down.

 

[Altissimus]

...nice

 

[MasterBlaster]

I didn't want to take such a big top cuz I knew how hard it was gonna be to set it down, but that's what they wanted so I did it.

I just kicked back for 30 while they dealed with it!

 

[woodworkingboy]

Big!

 

[ClimbMIT]

Nice pics! Man I need to find me a crane operator.

 

[MasterBlaster]

There was a whole 'nother tree to slay.

 

[MasterBlaster]

Pics are backwards...

 

[ch74]

Bada $$ MB. Your a stud. You can shake me off your leg now.

 

[ClimbMIT]

Thanks a lot... I'll look into that stuff.

Here you go:
http://www.treestuff.com/store/catalog.asp?category_id=163&item=1057

 

[woodworkingboy]

The tobacco company missed out by not putting the upper pic on the pack of the brand that MB used to smoke.

 

[gf beranek]

Nice shots, Butch. Someone on the ground knew how to work a camera. That's far few and between.

 

[MasterBlaster]

Ain't that the truth!

 

[MasterBlaster]

This series of shots generated an entire thread over at Treeworld, razzing on all my "mistakes."

 

[gf beranek]

Is Tree World still going? It was a terrible arborist forum. Run by a hateful man.

 

[ValleyArborist]

What were your mistakes, as they saw them? Looks pretty good to me