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Ever spend 4 hours trying to get a throw line out of a sweetgum?
The client in Decatur just wanted a dead limb down, but my throw bag got a perfect wrap on a tiny twig 60 feet up. Has anyone else had a simple pull turn into a whole afternoon?
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kevinw945mo ago
Sixty feet up on a tiny twig? That's just showing off. The tree gods must have been in a real mood that day. I'd have been convinced it was superglued on after the first hour of messing with it. Those perfect wraps feel like a personal insult from the forest.
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blairm776mo ago
Had the same thing happen with a maple last week. Ended up using a second throw line to lasso the stuck bag's tail and pull it sideways. The sideways jerk popped it right off that stupid little twig.
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dylancarr6mo ago
Ever try just giving the main line a good hard yank? I found that a quick, sharp pull straight down can shock it loose when a side pull doesn't work. It's saved me from setting up a second line more than once.
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jenny_white216mo ago
Oh man, that's the worst. Sounds like that sweetgum was just determined to keep your bag as a souvenir. I should have tried that lasso trick @blairm77 mentioned before I started cussing at the tree. Sometimes the simplest jobs turn into a full on puzzle because of one stubborn twig. I swear those little branches have a mind of their own.
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