TL;DR
Tree rigging is the use of ropes, friction devices, blocks, and slings to lower cut limbs and trunk sections under control when a tree comes down over roofs, fences, wires, or landscaping that free-falling wood would destroy. The climber cuts pieces while a ground worker manages descent through a friction brake at the trunk base, with hardware sized to dynamic loads that can spike to several times the piece's weight.
What it means
Tree rigging is the use of ropes, friction devices, blocks, and slings to lower cut limbs and trunk sections under control when a tree comes down over roofs, fences, wires, or landscaping that free-falling wood would destroy. The climber cuts pieces while a ground worker manages descent through a friction brake at the trunk base, with hardware sized to dynamic loads that can spike to several times the piece's weight. It is the most consequential skill division in removal pricing: open-drop takedowns cost far less than technical dismantles for exactly this labor.
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