Tree felling vids

[Burnham]

Looks great, Buddy.

 

[flushcut]

 

[sotc]

Punkins

 

[Buddy]

Thanks guys

 

[Mick!]

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=zKIhOJ_kMjc

Coupla Swedes with an interesting technique.

 

[cory]

That technique has been preached for a long time, Mark Chisholm popularized it afaik.

In a woods setting where stumps are clean its ok but I would never use it in a residential setting where stumps are likely dirtier, cutting with a pushing chain causes rapid dullness. Using a wedge, or twigs, or Tucker's technique of cut a tiny wedge are all better imo.

I also think pushing all that sawdust into the kerf will result in slower cutting/chain speed compared to pulling it all out into mid air where there is far less resistance, but that is just a supposition.

 

[Mick!]

Using a pushing chain is hard work, twigs/wedges is best.

Just thought it interesting.

 

[cory]

 

[MasterBlaster]

Yea, back chaining is nothing new. It's a lot of work... I'll use a wedge!

 

[cory]

Well look at Bluestone Tree, doing it both old school and ultra new school.


https://vimeo.com/181130556


https://vimeo.com/155912127

 

[stig]

Weird!

 

[MasterBlaster]

I'll pass on hand sawing a TD! And I sure wouldn't wanna be using a curved handsaw to cut a log...

Interesting, however.

 

[SeanKroll]

 

[CurSedVoyce]

Looks like the long row to hoe. Long days doing it like that. Cool, gbut not for this old d og.

 

[Buddy]

Ugh, run a crosscut saw clearing trails on occasion. Makes me sweat....

 

[Burnham]

No shite. It can only appeal to one who hasn't had to do it so very much.

 

[stig]

Exactly.


Like cutting pulpwood.
The romance of doing that fades fast once you do it for a living.

 

[squisher]

My whole life my uncle who did the treework with me and logged his whole life always had the mantra 'Let the machine do the work'. I'm a believer in machines.

 

[MasterBlaster]

Hell yea, same here.

Spare yourself whenever possible!!!

 

[Tree09]

An old but very skilled laborer told me when i was an apprentice burn gas not ass. I've repeated that quote probably 1000 times, it's always the best way lol.

 

[MasterBlaster]

"Gas, not ass!"

Outstanding!!!

 

[Tree09]

Lol I'm working with him again right now too, second shift. He's quite the character, has done a bunch of volunteer work too, even so far as going to Africa to help build stuff. Stories for days, makes for a quick work day

 

[cory]

Didn't know where to post these pics/report of a crane tip over during tree work

http://www.actionnewsjax.com/news/l...onto-home-on-jacksonvilles-westside/508163128

 

[MasterBlaster]

Wow, two houses!

 

[sotc]

Ooopsie