At its fall meeting, the ANSI A300 Committee began work on a revision of the Part 1: Pruning standard. A300 Part 1: Pruning On October 7 and 8, 2020, the ANSI A300 Committee tried something new. Much as with others [...]

Let’s take a look at old-school, natural-union rigging and what it created – friction! This same principle is in play with the new rigging rings that are becoming more and more prevalent in the industry. A rigging ring creates consistent [...]

Photo 1: This willow oak in Charlotte, North Carolina, had a nasty surprise one spring. What might have caused this damage? Find the answer at the end of this article. All photos courtesy of the author. This is part one [...]

The author performing a “V-cut.” The purpose is to enable the section to be severed yet remain still until you are ready to lift it. All photos courtesy of the author. After decades of working with cranes, I have learned [...]

A sampling of the author’s rigging tools include: 1. Samson Tenex-Tec 1/2-inch rigging dead-eye sling; 2. Teufelberger tRex 1/2-inch rigging ring-eye sling; 3. large port-a-wrap; 4. Teufelberger tRex 3/4-inch rigging-ring multi-sling; 5. Teufelberger tRex 7/8-inch rigging-ring redirect dead-eye sling; 6. [...]