It's a real handy tool when you need it. This tree could have obviously been done without it, but I think the winch made it go a good bit faster. Tree climbing is loads of fun, just stay safe out there 🤙

Aw man. That's super cool to hear. I'm sorry I haven't put out any videos recently. It's just been hard to find the time to edit 🤷‍♂️

Thanks! I have some more GRCS videos on the channel here that are a lot better than this one if you're particularly interested in that sort of thing.

If you're refering to a particular cut, I don't know which one. But in general, the size of the limbs we were taking out of there were too big to really let run in the vertical space that we had to work with. The tree could have totally been doen without the GRCS, but I think it would have had to come down in many smaller pieces.

Thanks man!

Thanks! 😊

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Nice! That's a good idea. Since making this video I've changed thing up and now I leave that retrieval side long enough to get to the ground. That was there is an srt access rope if I get hurt and someone has to come get me.

@@zaccheus makes sense

Thanks for noticing! It's been working good. I've finally gained enough confidence to leave the wire core at home.

I agree, I think we will be using a combination of this bow shackle and good old knots from here on out. The groundies like the shackle alot more too. They really appreciated the fact that they didn't need as much slack to get it off the limb.

Thanks! I've never had a perfect day at work and I never expect to. I've the perzl zillion. It's better than a rope grab for sure. It's very sensitive and so I have had to learn to keep it away from the bridge when climbing with a hard rope angle. It has surprised me once or twice 😅

Have you tried the ART positoner. I have both, the zillon and the art post I toner, i like both but kind of like the art positoner a little bit more

That would be super cool to not have to deal with a fixed lift point. I use a notch and back cut to make the cut self releasing when I need to avoid being near the cut and also to help "steer" the limb if I need to get the piece around another limb or if the rigging point is not directly above the limb.

The orange climbing rope here is KMIII Max. It's got excellent static properties and typically runs well through my akimbo with my 155lb self plus gear. It is not on the approved list of ropes for the akimbo and does require the tightest and second to tightest friction settings.

Thank you sir

I have been blessed with excellent groundies. Thank you for saying that, I'll pass the word along to them. A. I like working with it for sure. We don't use it a ton right now so it hasn't felt like it has paid for itself yet, but it has been very very handy to have in the truck when we have needed it. I really like it's precision, the only things I don't like are setup time (which I expect to get better with practice) and the need to switch the bollard out for the winch when the winch isn't needed. B. I use a brass bushing block. I would alway choose a block when it is available for lifting applications. I wouldn't want any of the lifting effort to be wasted in friction on the sling. I did use a ring sling to direct the rigging line straight into the GRCS, but it didn't have much load on it.

@@zaccheus Thanks for the information...Great work.. 😁😁😁

Thanks!

@@zaccheus it was good.😆. Looking forward to the next one mate😆👍👍

Petzel zillion

Sure thing! 1. Know your trees. A dead ash with bark sliding off requires a lot more stomping than a soft spruce to keep you from gaffing out. 2. Keep your spikes sharp. 3. Always climb with a climbing rope. Even if it's just around spar in front of you, it will never let you fall more than a couple feet if you gaff out. 4. Whenever you're out on a limb, try to position yourself so that you're leaning back on your climbing rope and lanyard. If you find yourself with your climbing rope going back over your shoulder, it will be trying to pull your spikes out of of tree rather than into it. In that scenario, trying putting yourself on the other side of the limb. 5. Practice makes perfect, but don't get confident too fast. I made that mistake a couple of times 😂 Hope this helps, stay safe out there! It's never bad to experiment, just be sure that there is a backup to catch you.

@@zaccheus thanks man, so far ive been doing most of what you say, worst accident ive had was a few days ago, took a 5-10ft slide down a 3ft diameter spar, sliced my arm up some but im ok

I had to order the snap independently. It's a petzl "eashook" with a gated connection point so it can be attached to an existing splice like the zillion lanyard is shipped with.

The two items were order from Amazon

@@zaccheus So your zillion came with that buckle on it you didn't pick it to be on there cause mine came with no buckle I had to buy the quickie to put a buckle on it

Correct spelling 👌 he was a trooper and didn't complain a bit. I have a drill to run that thing, I just forgot it the first day 😬

Thanks for your input! I always appreciate hearing other folks' ideas. As I recall this job was one of the first ones we had the GRCS on and so we, as a crew, had a lot to learn. You're probably right that we didn't have to lift all of them. There is a good chance that a tag line would have been faster than hand cranking the pieces up. In the second part you can see we use a drill and it is faster and simpler for the groundies than using a tag line. I think we did use a tag line towards the end of the job. It might not have made it into the video though. 2.) Can't agree more with you there, one of my favorite parts of the GRCS is the ability to remove dynamic shock loading from the system. As I recall, I think a part of the reason we avoided taking some branches out whole was just to avoid getting them stuck in the surrounding canopy. Standing up a 40ft limb takes some space 😅

Are you referring to the swivel pulley? It's to help improve mobility. I've found the swivel function to be the handiest part of it.

Is that carabiner attached to the akimbo going right to the bridge of your saddle?

Yes. My apologies, I made this video before I added a hydra pulley to my bridge. Yes, I use a carabiner to attach my akimbo to the bridge. I guess I could run the bridge rope through the akimbo anchor point to make it shorter... is that how you do it?

Just gotta watch a carabiner directly to a bridge. If side loaded on the gate it can open or snag the bridge

Whoa, never heard of turkey oak. That's a new one for me. There are a bunch of different kinds though. I think this was a pin oak if I recall correctly

Yea my bad Pin Oak like you say. Red Oak looks similar In leaf shape. Turkey Oak is a native of Southern Europe I just read so unlikely to be out your way I guess. We get them in some woods in the UK essentially an undesirable or non native species but in parkland and formal gardens they are tolerated. Grow quick and tall

@@thegreenrevival4424 Ah, I gotcha. There are like 450 trees in genus Quercus... I can barely keep the dozen or so that we commonly see here straight 😅 pin oak is our fastest growing and probably most popular lawn tree because of it.

Cool man. It’s a beautiful tree. So I guess you’re quite adept with working it now. What region are you working in over there?

Hey Aunt Theda! Happy to see you here. Thanks for the support!