Heavy leaner to fell

[flushcut]

Ka Boom. Yeah when gross amounts of tension wood breaks it makes a sound alright.

There is a good video on you tube called : Nother spruce hits the ground, that has a good recording of that.

 

[NeTree]

One of my favs:

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[gf beranek]

Yeah that''s a good one. And good thing he was standing and ready to run. Wow

 

[SkwerI]

I'll say the same thing I did the last time I saw that video. If he had never stopped cutting when he first heard the crack, he would have had the hinge finished before it split and it wouldn't have split. If you cut an inch or two into the back cut of a heavy leaner and then stop and look at it long enough, there's a good chance it might split out.

 

[NeTree]

Yup.

 

[gf beranek]

I'll agree with that. There's an old saying here that goes like this, "You got to keep ahead of the split"

Good saw, sharp chain and pour the coals to it.

Even so you always meet your match eventually, and have to bore, coos bay or collapse it.

If you don't know the subtleties of the matter you're basically F'd

 

[Bermy]

And he stuck his head in the danger zone just before he heard the crack...that's how the barberchairs kill you!

 

[MasterBlaster]

One almost took me out, right in the beginning. I'm glad it didn't!

 

[treesandsurf]

beautiful cut!

jp

 

[stig]

Nah, the fiber pull ruined the log

 

[Reddog]

 

[Al Smith]

Too bad it would have made a hellva boomarang if you could find anybody big enough to throw it .

 

[NeTree]

 

[Burnham]

I'll agree with that. There's an old saying here that goes like this, "You got to keep ahead of the split"

Good saw, sharp chain and pour the coals to it.

Even so you always meet your match eventually, and have to bore, coos bay or collapse it.

If you don't know the subtleties of the matter you're basically F'd

Take this to the bank, peeps.

 

[sierratree]

love those yellow straps.................

 

[Al Smith]

I personally would not trust that nylon on something that large any farther than I could throw Net tree .--And I doubt I could even lift him .

 

[sierratree]

Depends on what's going on with the tree, Al.. In this case these worked perfectly. Better than having a pile of chain break loose and smack you in the jaw and having to run like hell. Can always turn it down, too. Just my opinion.

 

[emr]

That was a sweet pic.