Tree felling vids

[Kaveman]

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@Kaveman at risk of undue scrutiny , how is that guy chasing paper/money?

Homie didn't wake up one day and decide to do that crazy sheet out of the goodness of his heart, but the emptiness in his belly.

 

[cory]

Agreed

 

[davidwyby]

 

[Tree09]

Good call there on the guyline, it would have rolled that way without it

 

[cory]

Nice vid. I wonder if he could have used that side slip cut posted 3w ago. Probably more risky but maybe a time saver (which, when working around structures is of course usually not worth it)

 

[Burnham]

Feckin' perfect. That guy knows his business.

 

[CurSedVoyce]

Picture perfect. My term for my guys is, "we'll put a leash on er"

 

[Mick!]

Do you think more pull was applied while it was falling? Or was the pressure already there (Constant)

 

[Burnham]

Looks more like the latter to me. Actually, the angle of the restraint line to the anchor appears to be a bit less than 90 degrees, so the pull would have naturally increased as the tree moved to the lay.

 

[Mick!]

Yes, I see that now you pointed it out.

 

[Burnham]

Another one of those "old guy" moments . They have become somewhat more infrequent these days I have observed, but do still happen on occasion .

 

[davidwyby]

That goofy key cut helps prevent rolls

 

[CurSedVoyce]

IF it stays in the key way.
Seen them jump out.
Taller trees build forward momentum and throw forward. Just my .02.
A guy is cheap insurance

 

[davidwyby]

yeah, I’m not a proponent of all that whittling. Can’t bring myself to try it even for an experiment.

 

[Burnham]

@davidwyby said it..."goofy". One of the sillier gimmick cuts, in my book. There are better, easier, more effective ways to accomplish the same goal.

 

[SeanKroll]

I used the T&G the other day, after not needing it for years.

No extra gear--expense or packing.

No big impact loading of gear.

 

[Burnham]

Fair enough. But it's just not for me.

 

[lxskllr]

It's probably good to know for that one out of a couple times in your life when it's just the cut you need to get a job done. It also looks fun to cut, and would be a good trick to impress the natives.

 

[davidwyby]

I saw one where the tree was between two buildings, tight. No room for a tether. Tethering to the stump would probably have been too slack. Faller was more of a faller than an arborist. He made his key long and it seated well. Pine wiggled on landing but the butt didn’t go anywhere. Maybe I’ll try to find it.

Only other thing I could see is wide open gap face in hingy green wood that held to the ground. Or lag bolt metal hinges to the sides of the tree…

…or piece/crane it down so it’s a non issue.

That’s the only real use I’ve seen for it and it’s a narrow range of use. Well, maybe for dead wood that doesn’t hinge too.

 

[SeanKroll]

You need to cut the bottom of the tongue so it clears the bottom of the groove when falling so as not to break the hinge prematurely not 'pop an ollie' off the stump.

 

[pigwot]

I've thought that "if" the situation ever presented itself where it necessitated keeping a tree from rolling that I would not only cut the clearance for the bottom of the tongue, but take the time to drill with my 7/8" bit through and slam a piece of tree rod through the pivot point so it would actually be a hinge... and, if it didn't all just explode perhaps the tree wouldn't be able to throw forward.

It'd be a fun experiment on a tree out in the open.

 

[SeanKroll]

Could it simultaneously hinge on wood and a rod?

 

[Burnham]

No, I think not. The rod would just make the tree stand there. You'd have to completely sever the "real" hinge. And depending on lean, that could be unwise.

 

[pigwot]

Double wide tongue and sever the area which might be considered the 'natural hinge'; of course this conjectural tree s experiencing no wind, and has no head lean - in other words, a near impossible situation.

 

[davidwyby]

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