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THE CALM ONE!!!!
Gnarly! That was a huge pick.
Nice short vid. Good camera op too, who is it?
So the job with the 100t went well? That was quite the beefy, bushy top.
I asked him how much he could lift at the furthest point of the tree and he barked ' whatever you think is big I can take fuckn 10 times that'
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Please say that Madrone wasn't cut up for firewood.
He must run with the computer disconnected.
Gotta love lot of extra capacity. Dense wood for these parts. How does that compare to hardwood density back home? Video will be cool to see. That looks like a big madrone.
Any concern about a stem splitting with that top peeling over, cutting in only from one side? It looks like there was not a section of straight grain below that, which would reduce splitting.
I had a trunk split the other day on a maple crane-out. I'd tied the stem below the cut with rigging rope before cutting it. Worked out. I was almost cut through, when it started splitting, and coming tight on the rigging rope. I'd started by cutting a couple inch deep kerf on the compression side, then made the main cut on the tension side, at the instruction of the CO. Bailed out when it had split. CO broke the little holding wood free. Not a big deal. Far from ideal.
I was using a SRTWP trunk choke with the Hitch Hiker, which theoretically would have releases if the spreading trunk brought the Running bowline tight. My secondary TIP was also on my bridge ring, keeping me out of the circle of death.
Any thoughts/ advice appreciated.
Should have chained it, and rigged it better, evidently.
I ask about coming in from only one side, which is common for crane picks. I had a lot of leaning picks, and tried cutting a little on four sides, then following through the middle 'square' of holding wood. Worked okay. Like cutting a lot to keep it from splitting. In the vein of cutting the corners off with a Golden Triangle for felling hard leaners.
Any thoughts/ advice appreciated.
Fast talker. I asked him how much he could lift at the furthest point of the tree and he barked ' whatever you think is big I can take fuckn 10 times that'
What a star. Refreshing.
Utterly classic line
Had he done any trees before?
How do you use it, Jay?
I've been told to expect to loss about half of milled madrone to defects, as it warps and twists a lot. I have some 3" slabs air drying for years now. The miller said to bring the slabs back to be re-cut when ready to do something with them. They're meant for slab table tops, or something.