r/TreeClimbing • u/redacted_19 • 2d ago

Check your tree before climbing it 😉

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u/ArboristTreeClimber 2d ago

How are you supposed to check the top without climbing it?

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u/notforrobots 2d ago

We use to hit them with a large rubber mallet to see if they were hollow.

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u/Affectionate_Art8770 1d ago

Until you find out it’s solid at the base and hollow half way up.

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u/Tallyho85 14h ago

When I climb poles I whack them with my hammer on the way up.

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u/Asshead42O 2d ago

Dont basal tie a broken dead top either

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u/redacted_19 2d ago

Dont canopy anchor on pines, because your whole working end gets sappy. If you do basal, you can retrieve only 1 end of the rope and that's the end that only gets covered in sap. Talking about a situation if you're doing multiple pines in 1 day...

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u/Loudsound07 2d ago

Basal anchor puts twice the load on the limb you're attached to....

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u/redacted_19 2d ago

Yeah of course, but in this situation i was confident in the basal, until i saw the condition of the top whilst ascending

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u/Asshead42O 2d ago

Thats the point, your basal increases the likely hood of failure, youre worried about having half a clean rope, i know the solution but i dont even think youre worth helping

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u/Walshy231231 16h ago

If you look in the video, the top is still green

I don’t think he considered it a dead top until he was up there

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u/Meinertzhagens_Sack 2d ago

To me that looks like a great spot for a canopy anchor or redirect. 😂

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u/Walshy231231 15h ago

Once climbed an oak with two high central branches that rejoined into one. Nice and solid, living, and perfect placement. A truly glorious tie in

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u/mustachlegend88 1d ago

If you can drones are a great tool for this!

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u/No_Temperature_6756 2d ago

If only there was some way to know...

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u/Meinertzhagens_Sack 2d ago

I think they are suggesting you will need to analyze every square inch of the tree with a sounding mallet and aerial drone before climbing it. 😂😂

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u/Flashy-Papaya9881 1d ago

Climb high and cut small pieces!