Pine lever arm failure

[Ian Flatters]

So i had to attend this call out one evening last week. The limb is off these monster Pines (for the UK) dating back to a botanical record when it was a rectory in the 1800's!! The limb was about 50ft long and it looked like a lever arm failure rather than a wind load failure. SRT mad the job super quick and it was pretty much straight forward. Climb up, secure with rigging, climb down the limb, strip out, cut off, tidy up cut, and lay on the deck.

Hope you enjoy it

Ian

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tFSndZnjkMQ

P.S been loving viewing all the time lapse videos on this site some are bloomin awesome

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[woodworkingboy]

Nice work!

 

[simplypete]

Nice video.

 

[CurSedVoyce]

Nice job indeed

 

[stig]

Yep!

 

[Ian Flatters]

i even found a picture of when we deadwooded it a year or so ago.

 

[MasterBlaster]

Kick the asses! Take the names!!!

 

[Ian Flatters]

Why is there always that demon on your shoulder that goes "i wonder how cool this would look falling over........."

 

[SkwerI]

Welcome, Ian. That tree's definitely a fatty. I likely would have used my top handle though instead of dragging up that mid size Husky. I usually don't bother stepping up from my 200T until I get into 15"-16" wood and will often go a bit bigger if it's only one or two cuts. But you got it done efficiently and safely and that's what counts.

 

[Ian Flatters]

Welcome, Ian. That tree's definitely a fatty. I likely would have used my top handle though instead of dragging up that mid size Husky. I usually don't bother stepping up from my 200T until I get into 15"-16" wood and will often go a bit bigger if it's only one or two cuts. But you got it done efficiently and safely and that's what counts.

I did think about it, just thought for the amount of time it wasn't really going to effect my climb and it was days end too. But if that was the mornings job well, id of sent the boy up it.

 

[murphy4trees]

we do a lot of tip reduction on white pines to prevent such failure, especially from snow loads.. big bucket helps A LOT!