Burnham
Woods walker
No shit. That was mighty stupid.
Tree felling vids
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gf beranek
Old Schooler
That'd teach'm. Yeow!
Nice clips otherwise.
Nice clips otherwise.
Burnham
Woods walker
Nice one.
pete mctree
Treehouser
Nasty burnt timber. Very unusual to see someone in the PNW use a pushing chain in a back cut
Nutball
TreeHouser
I tend to use the top of the bar as much as possible to keep so much dust from flying at me, but I rarely do that for felling.
I thought the exact same thing. Not to mention the fact a pulling chain would have brought the motor lower into a more ergonomic position, imo.
SeanKroll
Treehouser
My guess. It would have been the typical way on a typical green tree.
gf beranek
Old Schooler
That was a good, short, intense vid. Those guys on on their game.
Back chaining is a huge part of falling and bucking in timber. How a timber faller goes about doing either may not always seem intuitive to the urban tree man.
That said, and having been there and done that, I agree with Cory's thoughts on the vid.
Back chaining is a huge part of falling and bucking in timber. How a timber faller goes about doing either may not always seem intuitive to the urban tree man.
That said, and having been there and done that, I agree with Cory's thoughts on the vid.
gf beranek
Old Schooler
This ol' faller is interesting. Talks you through it. Been there done that.
Looks like a one man show. Cutting tree lengths.
A good vid. His saw-chain or his technique is kind of grating. I skipped through most of that,
But his spiel is spot on and his stump is so classically perfect. Right on!
Looks like a one man show. Cutting tree lengths.
A good vid. His saw-chain or his technique is kind of grating. I skipped through most of that,
But his spiel is spot on and his stump is so classically perfect. Right on!
flushcut
TreeHouser
Real nice stump, but his chain does seem a bit off.
'Saw shaps'?!?
Plumb bob- all these years, I've yet to use one, I gotta get that together.
Says the humboldt cut is cuz the mills want it that way, a butt with square end. Ages ago I thought that was indeed the reason for a humboldt but later on, thru the innernet including folks here at the House, I learned it is far more for the reason of affecting the fall of the tree, making the butt slip off the stump to help the rest of the tree fall easier, likely saving it more.
John, I'm not sure if you're asking why he shaved bark at wedge spot; if you are, it's because bark is softer than wood and so it will squish as the wedge is driven in and it won't lift as well as wedging wood only with no bark.
Maybe the tree was too fat to limb it by walking beside it on the ground but seemed to me it would have been easier and mean less stooped over work.
Plumb bob- all these years, I've yet to use one, I gotta get that together.
Says the humboldt cut is cuz the mills want it that way, a butt with square end. Ages ago I thought that was indeed the reason for a humboldt but later on, thru the innernet including folks here at the House, I learned it is far more for the reason of affecting the fall of the tree, making the butt slip off the stump to help the rest of the tree fall easier, likely saving it more.
John, I'm not sure if you're asking why he shaved bark at wedge spot; if you are, it's because bark is softer than wood and so it will squish as the wedge is driven in and it won't lift as well as wedging wood only with no bark.
Maybe the tree was too fat to limb it by walking beside it on the ground but seemed to me it would have been easier and mean less stooped over work.
Yea, it just would have been nice to explain it. Someone watching might assume he's just playing with the axe for kicks. I'd have also talked more about dutchmen in the context of a clean face. IMO, clipping the hinge on one side is less consequential than defects in the face.
pete mctree
Treehouser
Some organised felling from Japan
Burnham
Woods walker
Gunning sights? Who needs no stinkin' gunning sights 
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And I bet he'd have enjoyed a 3/4 wrap handle some little bit.
But that stuff is small change; they did a good job with a tough situation.
.And I bet he'd have enjoyed a 3/4 wrap handle some little bit
.But that stuff is small change; they did a good job with a tough situation.
Burnham
Woods walker
BC always has had pretty darn good sawyer training materials. As does the TreeHouse 
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Mick!
TreeHouser
Those Japanese guys were good. Some of the stuff I didn’t really understand, but I wouldn’t be getting a lot of restful sleep the night before some of those fells.
Marc-Antoine
TreeHouser
The shock wave in the root ball of the big heavy leaner is impressive. Tremendous tension released here.
davidwyby
Desert Beaver
Here’s one to kick around.
davidwyby
Desert Beaver
A faller whom I respect on back barring :
davidwyby
Desert Beaver
Brennen in that video is Brennen Miller, Top Heavy Timber, he turns out some educational vids.
