Kirkland Failed Cottonwood
670 views · Published 8 May 2016 · 12:30 · Indexed 20 September 2026
Channel: rbtree · 2016 · Education
Partially uprooted cottonwood removal--- a perfect fit for the GRCS winching and lifting tool--and chipper winch. I love hanging trees and cutting them off at the butt. This one was only about 18 inches on the butt and 60 feet tall.... And the Wraptor powered ascender made for an effortless ascent into the ivy covered cottonwood that we use as the rigging point. Two ascents actually, the second to retrieve the rigging block. Having the Wraptor means I no longer use a second line to hang the rigging block, which makes it retrievable, saving on gear, and reducing the load on the rigging point to double the load being rigged, as opposed to quadrupling the load when two lines are used.
