Tree felling vids
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. I'm over 50 mounted on vehicles, probably closer to 60.
davidwyby
Desert Beaver
I fear to count
davidwyby
Desert Beaver
flushcut
TreeHouser
Ten more guys and they would have had it.
gf beranek
Old Schooler
Me thinks the faller should have had a wedge in that one.
Burnham
Woods walker
That was idiocy, plain and simple. Wedges, or an anchored ma system, or a pull machine of some variety...any one of these would have made it an easy fell.
SeanKroll
Treehouser
But they're in hi-viz!
gf beranek
Old Schooler
It was a good vid. Humbling. Everyone in the vid showed the shame of losing the tree.
Who gets the blame for that. I'll throw the first stone, the faller.
Who gets the blame for that. I'll throw the first stone, the faller.
Burnham
Woods walker
I'd agree.
davidwyby
Desert Beaver
I’ve noticed that most people have no idea what it takes to properly fell trees or what goes into it. Most around here consider it dummy level work. Customers and “tree guys” neither know what it takes.
Burnham
Woods walker
The only out the faller might have is if there was a site supervisor who runs the show who doesn't know what they are doing but has the authority to order who does what and when.
I have seen this happen on fireline work, in one example that comes to mind.
In a case like this, the faller should decline to do the job as directed...but may not really be able to do so, if the boss is a jerk as well as an idiot. People have lost jobs for less.
I have seen this happen on fireline work, in one example that comes to mind.
In a case like this, the faller should decline to do the job as directed...but may not really be able to do so, if the boss is a jerk as well as an idiot. People have lost jobs for less.
Nothing but anchored pull systems. Free pull is folly. If there's reason to pull it there's reason to safety restrain it. Else just let it go backwards - if you can't, you know the proper conclusion. IMO
Just did a backlean calculation - 8000 lb spar 24" 40 ft tied mid developed 1000 lbs pull at 6 degrees backlean. Big force in a hurry1 Pre tension too!
Just did a backlean calculation - 8000 lb spar 24" 40 ft tied mid developed 1000 lbs pull at 6 degrees backlean. Big force in a hurry1 Pre tension too!
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Just get enough people pulling.
That is how they buildt the bronce age graves here.
Some of the top rocks are over 20 tons.
They were going to set a rock like that up as a landmark in Lejre.
Decided to do it right.
Buildt a sled and had all 120 kids from the local school pull.
Worked a charm.
I've pulled 3 Elm trees like that. One with a bout 30 teenagers from the international school in Copenhagen.
Huge tree, the kids loved it.
I did, unlike this guy, use a hinge and backup wedge.
That is how they buildt the bronce age graves here.
Some of the top rocks are over 20 tons.
They were going to set a rock like that up as a landmark in Lejre.
Decided to do it right.
Buildt a sled and had all 120 kids from the local school pull.
Worked a charm.
I've pulled 3 Elm trees like that. One with a bout 30 teenagers from the international school in Copenhagen.
Huge tree, the kids loved it.
I did, unlike this guy, use a hinge and backup wedge.
SeanKroll
Treehouser
Favor for a neighbor, 'Brother Charlie'. Used it as an opportunity to work in one side of it while she worked the other side. Her trunk was her second full climbing removal , second non- vertical/ non-conifer climbing work, previously having deadwooded a large flowering cherry tree. First spur work was up a decent-sized cedar. Maybe 70'-80'... the wind started blowing pretty good when she was halfway up it, and decided it was enough of an initial foray.
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CurSedVoyce
California Hillbilly
Nice schwing
davidwyby
Desert Beaver
🤦🏻♂️
davidwyby
Desert Beaver
Should I offer to go learn them some felling?
Kaveman
Treehouser
Well... um... this is a great thread for whenever I feel like I'm a hack. Watch a few of the videos posted here, and suddenly I feel more like a savant and less an idiot.
davidwyby
Desert Beaver
That’s what I do. 😆
davidwyby
Desert Beaver
In the first one, the eucalyptus went with the limb weight towards the road instead of towards the skid steer. Maybe intentionally, we can’t see his hinge gun/aim, but I think not. I sure wouldn’t drop it anywhere near the road. I would have had the pull point closer and more opposite the lean. Maybe 180 to the lean if possible. Euc is brittle and doesn’t hinge, I deal with it a lot, and being in San Diego they do too. I would also have adjusted my gun and done a gap face, sizwheel, Dutchman, etc., or dropped the limb off first.
The second one I don’t have much comment on other than I would probably have just dropped the tree but who knows without seeing the whole situ.
Last one the guy is under the lean while cutting.
They seem pretty decent at arborist work but their felling could use some help. In another post there is a big fat barber chair. I think they pull too hard too soon. Never see any wedges either.
davidwyby
Desert Beaver
I guess now we can pick on me:
The first one leaned left so I adjusted the gun a little right…everything I had been cutting was pretty punky and not holding. I’m used to brittle hard leaning desert trees. These were a lot of fun cuz one could actually do stuff with them without pulling. So anyway, of course the right side held hard all the way at down and brushed that other tree.
The first one leaned left so I adjusted the gun a little right…everything I had been cutting was pretty punky and not holding. I’m used to brittle hard leaning desert trees. These were a lot of fun cuz one could actually do stuff with them without pulling. So anyway, of course the right side held hard all the way at down and brushed that other tree.
