Tree felling vids

[flushcut]

That's why it is nice to hang ones hat here.

I'll second that.

 

[Porkbrick]

ill third that.
that was a really fun job. because we were to leave the stem standing i left the first set of live limbs to maybe keep the tree alive. mimic a storm broken tree perhaps. from the ground i thought i would have to rig the limbs over the oak trees (on my right hand side in the vid), but it worked out that doing just a top cut (i think Gerry calls it a hinge cut in working climber?) swung them into the trunk just enough to clear. thanks for watching guys. glad you liked it. oh yeah, just heard from one of our salesmen yesterday that we may be doing three more firs like that one down the road. i love my job! jaime

 

[woodworkingboy]

I wondered why you were putting a face in the limbs, then later on weren't.

 

[flushcut]

I was wondering that as well.

 

[sierratree]

were you rappelling down with your lifeline, then working, then rappelling? or just rappelling from the last stem?

 

[Porkbrick]

i rappelled from the top for the first and second pieces. the first piece had branches on, and the second piece i left a few good stubs at the top.

 

[sierratree]

got a new helment cam

got a new helmet cam

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dx52D54Npms

 

[CurSedVoyce]

Kerplop BAM! Nicely done!

 

[MasterBlaster]

THUMP!

 

[sierratree]

think i'm going to try to mount the camera more flush on the hard hat, and in front. the camera shadow kind of shows too much. i'll get a new vid up in a day or so...........

 

[MasterBlaster]

Mod the sukka!!!

 

[canadiantreeman]

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Nice work, guys.

Crazy trees over there. Maybe one day I'll fight a couple.

 

[woodworkingboy]

Those trees will keep you out of trouble. Pretty cozy looking home too.

 

[Rborist1]

Really cool vid, thx for posting.

 

[High Scale]

Likes it!

 

[canadiantreeman]

BTW, thats not me!!! Didn't want anyone to get the wrong impression. Just caught it over at the buzz and thought you all would like to see it.

 

[Burnham]

This one isn't new, but I'd not seen it before. Brilliant...absolutely brilliant.

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[pantheraba]

hahaha..."just a little damage"..idjits

 

[woodworkingboy]

Sad

 

[Reddog]

Some old school Topping.

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[woodworkingboy]

Cool vid. Heck of a fat lanyard.

 

[pantheraba]

good work but no lifeline...I hate climbing down. Different strokes for different folks.

 

[MasterBlaster]

I hate climbing down, TOO!!!

 

[Reddog]

good work but no lifeline...I hate climbing down. Different strokes for different folks.

That tape/vid must be from the 80's by my guess. No one in the logging industry was known for using a life line in topping at that time. That's why I posted it as old school.

That's why squisher always jokes about bailing out when working logging gigs, bailout meant spur down Faster!

 

[Burnham]

Neither of these are noted for quality videography .

Here's a lovely example of the finer art of sawyering.

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And this one is just plain scary.

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