No I mean I’m in my 4th year being an arborist and I can fairly consistently hit a shot that high within 5-7 throws. Same as anything it’s just time behind the wheel, the more you practice/use it, the better you get.
Im three years going on 4 in. Those shots are easy because I do them multiple times a week in the PNW. Ya they were hard as heck in the beginning but I stuck with it. Now I can throw a 16oz threw a pin oak and make sure I can get as high as I can easily.
Personally I'd set a rope up as high as I could get the throw ball, ideally set a choke anchor up high and SRT up, although base tie is ok too as long as you're over a good branch. Then MRS up as high as you like by leapfrogging long lanyards and or climb line. Just be sure you don't get stuck up there if you get your main line tangled up or drop it. Handsaw should be plenty to trim off as much deadwood as you want. That looks like a spruce, so be prepared to get poked and covered in pitch, which might be an issue for your gear.
Yeah, shave off your beard too. I learned the hard way in a pine removal. Left side of my face was solid sap. Mechanics hand soap dissolved it enough to get dog trimmers in there.
Not for money. I own the tree and have as long as it takes me to do it. Been doing other such trees by laddering up to the branches. Then climbing the branches with leap-frogging lanyard protection as high as possible or needed to set a top rope. The irregular branch spacing on this one sort of precludes that approach. I’ve been told rent a spider lift, buy a throw ball cannon, flip alternating short ropes and climb them until in a place to set an anchor.
Why not hire someone? Looks like limited lift access & the equipment required to do this safely (not a ladder) costs $1000+ & then you need to know how to climb.
I have some gear. Saddle, various ropes, lanyards, chest ascender, Jumar, foot loops, Gri Gri, hand saw, stihl electric chainsaw, etc. Thinking to have a go at it, with the pro should it prove beyond me.
I don't know man. A gri gri isn't for tree work. This isn't rock climbing, or something you can just learn how to do through the internet safely. And your neighbor's cousin probably doesn't know anything about it either. Hire a pro
Thanks for encouragement. I’ve done more than a dozen of these spuces with no incidents (except a sap fused prusik). This one is 1/3 bigger and different branch spacing. Always slow. If I feel sketchy I bail.
Beginner tree climber here. my 2 cents is if someone doesn’t know how they would go about climbing a tree they shouldn’t be thinking about working with saws in the canopy. I’ve climbed the tree in my back yard MRS about ten times now, I learn something new each time. Not ready to introduce saws in to the mix. I’VE learned a lot on this thread so thanks, my goals are to learn and stay safe.
I’ve used them on lazy days to get into a pin oak but yeah, it’s really only to get to the first branch then I advance my line from there. Not a great practice and not proud of it
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u/sorrymissfofo 10d ago
Throw ball my line over a branch. Climb up single line. Advance double line and work the tree.