Beautiful video

Hey Patrick, nice video!

If you weld an extra pin at the end of the porta wrap for the rope to sit in between 2 pins it stops any bind up,better if you can make your own from scratch that way the whole bollard can be a bit longer to make up for the 2nd pin making it a bit shorter

Are those mostly 3/4 inch diameter ropes on those rigs?

Was that 1 or 2 ropes being rigged on that limb?

I just ordered one :-). Mine includes 50FT rope.

Yeah I'm that guy... with groundsman you should not have hit that headstone cowboy.

Thank you for the tutorial. I have a question regarding my school work. The question asks which knot is best to tie in the middle of a line: a figure 8 or a running bowline? Any input & education from you would be greatly appreciated!

Started doing ground work 6 months ago and this channel has been a life saver. Appreciate the hell out of my climber but sometimes he lacks the vocabulary to explain sht properly.

Awesome vid Patrick. I am constantly amazed by the pulling power of the Maasdam and I very rarely leave home without it...

Sweating the line in tree rigging operations is a crucial technique for ensuring a safe and controlled descent of heavy branches or logs. It involves applying tension to the rigging line to remove any slack and ensure a smooth lowering process. This technique not only helps prevent sudden movements that could cause damage or injury but also allows for better control over the direction of the descent. Proper sweating of the line requires skill and precision, highlighting the importance of training and experience in tree rigging. Keep climbing, keep growing, and keep shining bright, my friends! 🌳✨

People started calling it the Martin, which is my name, I told them I didn't want to call it that, because there are a lot of Martin's, Michoacan there's only one and it is my home state in Mexico.and yes it has accent on the last "a"

Filling up the Ballard is a nice bit of wisdom, thank you.

I'm surprised you put a safety chain on the 200t. Torque and instant power are the advantages of electric motor saws and vehicles if the motor is big enough for the purpose. The problem I see is time. With new saws come new batteries that often won't fit the older version of tool so they can sell more batteries. Where gas powered wont need to worry about fuel really as long as you can keep the the saw in running condition. But either one will be fine if you upgrade regularly when needed. But I am a 200t fan, even though I can't afford one now. The closest I will get to having a 200t again is the chinese clone of one. I bought the G111 clone of the 200t. Lol Interesting video and like you said it will make a good pruning saw to save the wear and tear on the 200t. 😎👍

I use about 90% natural crotch rigging and honestly don't really see the point of rings at all, I'm not sure what I am missing?

That was a very thorough description of the operation of this tool. Thank you.

Great bro

How bad is the line rubbing on the tree as you climb tho? Doesn't this present a serious issue with possible line breakage?

So how are you controlling the descend of the branch? Port-a-wrap?

So the running bowline is a girth hitch through the bowline loop

Nice work Patrick.

Great video! Thanks for the showing the setup.

A lot of set up. nice job, and leaned a cool rigging knot.

When you use overhead/positive rigging the weight from the static load doubles at the overhead rigging point. If the static load is five pounds, there is five pounds of force on the line attached to the load and five pounds on the other side of the rigging point, but at the rigging point it doubles. There will be ten pounds of force at that point.

Would be interested to see how this compares to the cmi rope jack! Great video!

Throw a prussic loop just below the Blake’s hitch and you can use your legs to help ascend. I’m sure you know this. Just figured some of the viewers may benefit from knowing.

This is twice I have seen this cut method shown, and both times it didn’t seem to work any better than a conventional cut. What am I missing?

Surprised to see so many nubs below your rigging. Speed bumps?

23 minutes for this? serously..and this was part 2 hahaha

GREAT video.......

Very helpful. Thank you.

I fell a few feet like this one time and luckily it didn’t hurt. It did scare the crap out of me because I didn’t even expect it at all since the tree was very leafy and didn’t realize I was on a twig and not the main crotch. I was not even 10 feet off the ground but when you drop suddenly, it is scary.

How'd you get it to sit so nicely in place

Great Job! Thank you to sharing with us.

Patrick,, You Are The Man. !!

I love your videos bc they're ez to understand

Outstanding

Hot

That's an impressive overload capability. Absent using a loading cell as you did, are there any clues to avoid bending the handle other than not using an extension. I sometimes don't know my own strength. 😢 . Is the handle replacement a big deal.

I hope the kid in the green hoodie is good.. he was earning a skillset.. life will get at at you...

Wow, the view from up there must be😊

good demo, but there is no way you needed 3:1 with the machine pulling.... and round bar on the bucket would have been easier to tie. No need to fool around with those wedges. I haven't used the 3:1 MA rope system much in the last 15 years, but it used to be a daily driver! It's like riding a bike...

How do I save this because I need to watch this repeatedly until I can do this in my sleep 😴 💤 save

I think the Ironton 1-Ton Rope Puller would stand the test. It has two gears on both sides of the drum.

This is gold!

Pourquoi arrivé en tête, place suffisante et dégagée pour 1 coupe sans soucis? Pourquoi tant d entailles? 1 coupe d entailledirectionnelle aurait suffit! Ensuite coupe d abattage classique. Pourquoi tant de chichis? J avoue ne pas comprendre?

Seen that setup with same gauge chain only two of them in an x shape, and it snapped over time. Cant stretch enough i guess

Nice smooth. Is the bight for a practical purpose though like retrieveability? Im not used to srt yet

❤ it !

Thanks Patrick. I had assembled the pieces to make my own when I saw this and realized it would work better with the 'biner loop on the top strap. I was not aware then that anyone was making a top strap for the P-A-W and they are not readily available in the USA, as far as I can find. It's always good to see that someone who knows what they are doing thinks it's a good idea, before you start making stuff. Works great. Great work, as ever.