Mick!
TreeHouser
Yep, good vid, well explained techniques. Thanks.
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August Hunicke
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I probably just didn't explain it well then Cory. It wasn't a high back cut, it was a somewhat blocked out face.
The logs are still there. That's not my part.
aug
The logs are still there. That's not my part.
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CurSedVoyce
California Hillbilly
Nicely executed. Tight spot.
August Hunicke
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SeanKroll
Treehouser
I'm used to a tall hinge/ block face being cut with the backcut at the top of the gap. Thoughts?
August Hunicke
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Ya Sean, I definitely agree with that. I was trying to have no stump cut at the end of the job.
So I have may have nullified the benefit somewhat by not going higher with back cut... but when I left I just cut the hinge off.
aug
So I have may have nullified the benefit somewhat by not going higher with back cut... but when I left I just cut the hinge off.
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SeanKroll
Treehouser
All went to plan.
SkwerI
Treehouser
On stems like that where the brush is all gone and most of the load is off the trunk then I prefer gutting the hinge. And you're right, the low back cut nullified any possible advantage of the block face.
biggun
Monkey for Hire
Nice video that last one.
Was that a ganga farm? haha...
Was that a ganga farm? haha...
Marc-Antoine
TreeHouser
I tried the block face a few time on some small deciduous trees to test the enhanced folding capability, but I wasn't enthusiast with the results due to a collateral effect:
Each time, I got exactly what I feared before hand, as the partial loss of the aiming's accuracy. Maybe I did something wrong, like too thin of a hinge, but the fibers split only at one side instead of all the width, following a triangular shape across the hinge ( bottom left to the top right of the vertical cut for example). It worked as if I made a slanted hinge and I get a substantial drift in my lay.
This phenomenon should be less apparent with a big tree ( high of the block cut vs width of the trunk) but I would like to figure it out.
Each time, I got exactly what I feared before hand, as the partial loss of the aiming's accuracy. Maybe I did something wrong, like too thin of a hinge, but the fibers split only at one side instead of all the width, following a triangular shape across the hinge ( bottom left to the top right of the vertical cut for example). It worked as if I made a slanted hinge and I get a substantial drift in my lay.
This phenomenon should be less apparent with a big tree ( high of the block cut vs width of the trunk) but I would like to figure it out.
Marc-Antoine
TreeHouser
Yes, I was completely out of the root flare.
The grain seemed straight to me, but it was cut by boring and not split though. So it's difficult to be sure.
Thinking at it, maybe a slightly twisted grain could give this result, one side weakened splits and folds easily, the other reinforced by the propping effect by the cut fibers in front of the continuous ones doesn't want to split so easily.
The grain seemed straight to me, but it was cut by boring and not split though. So it's difficult to be sure.
Thinking at it, maybe a slightly twisted grain could give this result, one side weakened splits and folds easily, the other reinforced by the propping effect by the cut fibers in front of the continuous ones doesn't want to split so easily.
August Hunicke
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Mick!
TreeHouser
Great vid.
Makes my old shoulders sore looking at the way you catch those branches/stems.
Makes my old shoulders sore looking at the way you catch those branches/stems.
Buddy
Treehouser
Ladderball, not exactly what I had in mind when I first saw the title. How many times did you have to play before you won enough games to become the winner in the video? 
To bad I'm not in a position to come do some grunt work for you. I'd love to do some low stress manual labor for awhile.
To bad I'm not in a position to come do some grunt work for you. I'd love to do some low stress manual labor for awhile.
gf beranek
Old Schooler
I liked that vid, August. Thanks
treebilly
Student of the Jedi. OH-7106A
A fun video. I enjoyed it. The two guys tree service seems to be how I've been working a lot lately.
TreeMuggs
Treehouser
All that one-handing really takes me back, you put on a clinic August. That was good.
SeanKroll
Treehouser
Nice show.
Uber can be a good shuttle in town. Don't know if you have it in your area.
Two guys plus mini equals a lot of guys. The mini doesn't drive, rake, or maintain equipment, unfortunately.
Uber can be a good shuttle in town. Don't know if you have it in your area.
Two guys plus mini equals a lot of guys. The mini doesn't drive, rake, or maintain equipment, unfortunately.
Mick!
TreeHouser
Or sit in the truck and hug you and tell you everything is going to be alright, or dry your tears and brush your hair softly till the sobbing stops.
At least I don't think there's an attachement for that...
At least I don't think there's an attachement for that...
Marc-Antoine
TreeHouser
Only when needed.
There are a lot of two-handing in the same tree. Do what suits the moment.
