Thanks Pard. I did come down for more slings. I work solo most of the time by choice, because I don't feel like dealing with the headaches of having someone around to try to find stuff for them to do. I like to be challenged to figure out ways to do things solo, but, make no mistake, I realize the days when it is invaluable to have some help...even for something so simple as to untie a knot, send up more slings, tension a speedline, gas up a powersaw...but it works for me. I am getting real close to owning a mini skidsteer to hopefully help with some of my solo endeavors
As for the climbing gear...I love to try new climbing and rigging styles as I was born to do this work, and I have been very fortunate to gather valuable pointers both online with folks like found on here, and with awesome folks who have had a hankerin to help me like Dave (DMc), and his lovely Wife. I don't know why they chose to help a bloke like me, but I'm sure glad they have. Anyhow, I have been so busy with work that I find it challenging to try new techniques and gadgets, other than those that work real well for the time being.
The chunking down went fine, and you are correct, it is challenging to get the pieces to land where you want them without ricocheting, but I am pretty good at it
I took two days to do this job, so the first day I took the tree down, chipped what little brush there was into my truck, and loaded some wood for a payload, and came back the next day for the rest of the wood, and my check
The tree was a beetle infested, Ponderosa Pine.
