Ryan Time Lapse Movie
184 views · Published 31 May 2016 · 1:10 · Indexed 20 September 2026
Channel: rbtree · 2016 · Education
Time lapse of delimbing a 130 foot tall Douglas-fir, to ready it for craning the logs in three days. One of four on this project, about 4300 board feet. Shot with the Canon 7D Mk II, and 8mm Rokinon fisheye lens. I set the speed line using a throw line and Big Shot, and only got it set at about 80 feet...not a safe line set for Patrick Clemo of Westside Tree Care to ascend on, so he gaffed up, then advanced his life line and speed line as he progressed upward. After topping the tree, he set a throw line at close to 110 feet. After setting an access line, I went up on the Ropetek Wraptor personal ascension device, then used that same line for speed lining the limbs, and was able to preset my 15 or so slings on the way down. Sadly, no images, video or time lapse of me, the crusty old vet of 41 years...We did slay that tree in under two hours though... probably 20 minutes faster than it took Pat...his tree had more limbs and larger as well. The trees had been skirted years ago, and recently thinned, so only produced 18 yards of chips. Hopefully, I'll get a time lapse of me doing one of the remaining trees, which will happen this morning....
