Drop Zones - Nov 29

When pruning, a lot of the time we will cut a piece and throw it safely to the ground in what is called a drop zone.

Sometimes we will use rigging techniques to tip-tie the piece at the butt end, cut, and lower it to the ground.

When the piece needs to be removed without dropping either end of it, we tie it so it's balanced, then lower it to the ground. 

In either of these techniques, we at EverGreen Outdoor use a tagline to direct the fall of the piece and control its swing. A tagline is a second rope which is tied to the piece and controlled by a ground worker. You will see this on the job when you see a climber in a tree and another tree worker on the ground below him.

In a tree removal, after we remove the brush and just the trunk remains, sometimes a rigging line cannot be anchored above the work. In these situations, we will often use a butt-hitch, in which a piece is tied above a cut and the line is run through a block or crotch below the cut.

There are so many methods for removing a tree or a limb, which is why we at EverGreen Outdoor come out to your property for a walk-through prior to giving you an estimate. During this, we evaluate the job to determine the safest, most-effective way to get your tree work done. We plan what equipment to use, what kind of rope, what kind of climb (if any), and how much space we have to work with.