Tree felling vids

[pantheraba]

Pretty much, yes. Making it up as we go. Letting the tree pull up the stump for us, maybe? No grinding necessary.

 

[cory]

Maybe its a Georgia thing!

@letsdig18 on Instagram clears loads of land that way using large volvo excavators and no chain saw except to buck the large logs to lengths and saw off the stumps.

 

[pantheraba]

Yep... I have probably watched most of his videos. Alex and I have both picked up a lot of techniques and tricks from watching him. He has a good YouTube channel

 

[murphy4trees]

Is that what they call redneck treefalling?

I hope you're joking...
I've worked with an excavator (much bigger than the one above).. they are so much faster than a chainsaw... he could have dug up a few of the roots on the backside (away from fall) before pushing.

 

[Tree09]

That's not a Georgia thing, that's a pulling out small vegetation with a hoe . That's how I've seen land clearance being done, couple scoups to rip the tension side of the roots, then stick a tooth in and shove. Occasionally they will drop some with a saw, but usually just use the machine to do everything.

 

[stig]

Get another D7, Gary.
Then you can do the siamese cats thing.

 

[pantheraba]

Mind-blowing!! Never crossed my mind that was even possible.

 

[Marc-Antoine]

We are speaking about how many tons in pulling power here ?

On this vid, the work of the chain is easier to see.
It should be interesting to study mathematicaly the behaviour of the chain ( if one is inclined to ).

 

[cory]

Yeah, I had no idea that method could be used against large trees.

One of the youtube comments said 'the rain forest has no chance against humanity.' which I guess is the same as saying humanity has no chance against humanity.

 

[gf beranek]

If we can just get science to lead the way humanity will rise above its indignation's and reach the stars.

I do believe that's what we're here for.

But so long morons lead the charge. It'll always be the same.

 

[Mellow]

The tragedy of the commons.

 

[gf beranek]

Thank you

 

[flushcut]

We are speaking about how many tons in pulling power here ?

All of them!

 

[gf beranek]

The anchor chain. Yeah.

They been using that method in the Amazon since at least the 1970s. That was the first I ever heard of it.

Sure proven method, no doubt. Brutal.

 

[Nutball]

what are they clearing the forest for?

 

[Altissimus]

Down there .... probably Beef Cattle

 

[stig]

In the Amazonas it would be Soy beans to be exported as feed for the 27 million Danish hogs.
Malaysia it would be oil palms, also for export.

 

[gf beranek]

Export markets. Boom and bust. Great for quick corporate profits and the share holders. But not always so good for local communities.

 

[murphy4trees]

I haven't done a lot of tree jobs this year due, in part, to the fact that I can barely walk some days. I just don't trust the hip to not got out on me in the middle of a big job. Also have been very shorthanded and picking the low fruit, which is stump grinding. I'm scheduled for a total hip replacement on Feb 5. Hopefully be back in action soon after, and ready to get back into the trees. This is the last job I did about a month ago. I never would have known how close I came to serious injury without watching the video closely. Large limb cracked and hung up between two trees that started coming down when the first tree was felled. I was standing right underneath the arc at the first stump. You can just barely see it if you look closely in this video as the tree begins to go. And then again after the camera pans back to me you can see the tips hanging down as the limb got hung up in the rear tree. I noticed it as I was setting the line in the second (rear) tree, which is not shown in this video. Also of note is the variation of the slai cut used here, which ended up throwing a chain so obviously needs refinement, but I think it will end up being a valuable tool in the box. I've only used it a couple times so still experimenting.

 

[gf beranek]

Reg Coates trailer video.

It you know Reg... his work is impeccable.

English born, and been making treework videos before go pro was even a word.

 

[treebilly]

The Man

 

[BeerGeek]

Wish he'd post here again. A rare talent that's truly missed.

 

[gf beranek]

You got that right.

 

[cory]

That's a hella vid/skill testament

 

[flushcut]

I think some of those tops are still falling.