So not going to talk about the legality of using the pole, in my experience forgiveness is much easier to get than permission.
My question is how hard can I crank down on this thing without tearing it up? There is a down guy exactly opposite of where my skyline will pull from. It looks like a 60 foot pole, and the highest point I need to get to in the tree is about 45' up. The tree that will be the other anchor is dead center across from the work tree from the pole. I can tie in up to 75' from that tree. What would you say the max angle should be from the pole under load on the skyline?
There is zero chance to get a Crane or a bucket to this thing. Only access is a 2 foot wide gap between two buildings. I just bid this job about half an hour ago and am doing it tomorrow. It is an ash tree that is about 50 feet tall and has cracked horizontally to the ground about 75% through. I hung a rope in it to keep it from falling into the house. The tree broke today from what the customer said. It is at a rental house.
Has anyone used a phone pole for a skyline before?
My question is how hard can I crank down on this thing without tearing it up? There is a down guy exactly opposite of where my skyline will pull from. It looks like a 60 foot pole, and the highest point I need to get to in the tree is about 45' up. The tree that will be the other anchor is dead center across from the work tree from the pole. I can tie in up to 75' from that tree. What would you say the max angle should be from the pole under load on the skyline?
There is zero chance to get a Crane or a bucket to this thing. Only access is a 2 foot wide gap between two buildings. I just bid this job about half an hour ago and am doing it tomorrow. It is an ash tree that is about 50 feet tall and has cracked horizontally to the ground about 75% through. I hung a rope in it to keep it from falling into the house. The tree broke today from what the customer said. It is at a rental house.
Has anyone used a phone pole for a skyline before?