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c/arboristsuma295uma29528d ago

Serious question, has anyone else had a climbing line get stuck in a sugar maple?

I was doing a crown reduction in Springfield last month and my rope got pinched in a tight crotch about 30 feet up. I had to set a second line, climb up, and carefully work it free with a throw line weight, which took almost an hour. What's your go-to method for a pinched rope in a deciduous tree?
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lily_craig
lily_craig28d agoTop Commenter
My old foreman in Vermont swore by a simple pulley and redirect.
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ryan_sanchez
Springfield? That sounds like a Tuesday.
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