Unique speed line setup

[gf beranek]

This fellow, Ron at the Buzz, modified a speedline for picking and lowering at any point on the line.

Really cool.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cP0IVZXr0uY

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EkGilW0IBzw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cEoUCBI4X8A

 

[MasterBlaster]

Cool. I hardly ever get to speedline anything.

 

[sotc]

Very slick

 

[FJR]

Very cool.

 

[CurSedVoyce]

Very Clever...

 

[No_Bivy]

pretty complicated...

 

[Frans]

I know there are some loggers here who have used highline logging before.
A motorized carriage is used in this type of logging. It picks up loads, travels on the high line, and lowers loads.

I have always thought it would be great to have this type of set up for us (backyard) tree guys.

 

[Banned by Squirrels]

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Way cool though!

 

[Thor's Hammer]

pfft. Playing at cable yarding.

might be usefull for a confined takedown where anchor points can be gained either side of the tree. Myself, I would be phoning for a crane

 

[NeTree]

Did that last year on the pine Mike and I did with Sid.

Cool, ain't it?

 

[Al Smith]

Very clever idea .

 

[Ax-Man]

That is cool. Reminds me of a floating false crotch.

 

[thattreeguy]

like frans was talking about...
yarder and carriage

i havent put one together yet but ive been thinking about it , god knows i have enough 300 ft lengths of 5/8 stable braid laying around

i have a gheto version without a carriage that i use to pickup and fling chokers of brush down hill to the chipper with
works excellent, but id like to try it with a pulley and grcs and a seperate line for a haulback
now that my 1/2 inch ropes are getting retired soon, theyll be up for a trial run

 

[Blinky]

pretty complicated...

Yep, that stuff take a lot of time to setup and operate and the groundie has to be savvy with the system. It has application in really confined LZs though. I've worked a couple of golf course jobs where I could've used it but we just stopped the pieces over the LZ and slacked the the speedline.

 

[CurSedVoyce]

I would imagine a cemetery would be another good app for it.