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A veteran climber called my rigging lazy and it stung, but he was right
I was taking down a big silver maple in a tight backyard, using a simple speed line to lower limbs over a shed. An older climber I respect was watching from the next property over. After the job, he walked over and said, 'Kid, that setup works, but it's lazy. You're letting the wood swing and slam. You need a second control line to guide it.' He showed me a sketch of a double-block rigging system right there on his notepad. I argued at first, saying my way was faster, but he pointed out a small tear in the shed's roof tarp from a limb I'd dropped. I switched to his method on the next similar job, adding that second rope to steer the piece. It takes maybe five extra minutes to set up, but the wood lands soft and right where I want it every time. Has anyone else had a piece of tough criticism that actually made your work a lot better?
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clairem471mo ago
Honestly that old climber gave you solid advice. I read a thing once about how good rigging is about control, not just speed, which totally lines up with what @paige427 said about costs adding up. It stings to hear but it makes your work way cleaner.
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the_logan1mo ago
Yeah, the real cost isn't the five minutes of setup. It's the hidden time fixing the stuff you hit, or the client call when a swinging log dings their fence. That old guy saved you future headaches you didn't even see coming.
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