Tree felling vids

[flushcut]

I don’t know but I think the property was damaged. lol Padding log was just about useless.

 

[Kaveman]

Gun cut, face cut, back cut. Toggles are switches, or hold jewelry on, they're not for trees. Unless you're paid by the hour I guess...

 

[davidwyby]

I could see Gunning that accurately and being fine…I could also see it bouncing bad

 

[davidwyby]

Grim reminder

 

[cory]

Jed

 

[Mick!]

Jed

Quite.
As I understood it it was one tree hung up in another with a hung up branch that did for Jed.
But yes, point taken, even the best can have fate chuck a curve ball at you.

 

[Mick!]

As it goes had a sliding doors moment today.
As part of a bigger job, I had a 18/20 ft dead oak spar to take down today, surrounded by shrubs I put on the spurs and flip line and thought I’d run up and knock a few bits off.
Then for some reason I thought ‘stuff this, knock it over and to hell with the shrubs’
So I put a gob in and started the back cut, but as soon as it stared to lean over the whole lot uprooted and hit the deck.
Not big, wouldn’t have killed me, no real drama, but could have bust an arm or leg if I’d got up there and taken the ride to the ground.

 

[Mellow]

After seeing hundreds of trees being felled, I've noticed a disturbing trend. Your typical residential, urban forester feller will stand by idly watching the tree go over, or even try to "steer" it as it falls. Conversely, every logger/forester I've ever seen will beat feet and get the heck out of Dodge as soon as the tree starts to move. There's no good reason to stick around near the stump when a tree is falling.

 

[SeanKroll]

Certainly, beat feet if there is no reason to still be cutting!

 

[Altissimus]

Can't figure out how to post it , Chinese Lazer Tree Cutting (vid comes right up) ... not to color anyone s opinion until they see it but I say it's so stupid that its really extra stupid. Probably expensive set up too.

 

[lxskllr]

That was posted around here somewhere. I think it has uses, but not really for tree cutting. It would be a good way to get rid of mylar balloons and other small nuisances from high tension lines.

 

[davidwyby]

This guy got beat on pretty good for a crane removal vid a while back but I’ve always thought his stuff was pretty good. Kinda long but if anyone is interested I’d like to hear thoughts.

 

[cory]

Um which guy

 

[davidwyby]

Whale

That’s embarrassing

Try again

 

[stig]

Viel Geschrei und wenig Wolle.

 

[flushcut]

Is that a peacock talking in the background?

 

[Kaveman]

Thou shall not hang around the stump!

 

[Nutball]

While trying to find what prompted me to think Stig doesn't use earplugs I found an entertaining bit of thread and a great video (on the next page) by August with some nice steering at 2:50. Tree felling vids - https://www.masterblasterhome.com/threads/tree-felling-vids.11368/post-771585

 

[MatthewMMeckley]

not sure if i showed this, two reds grown together up top. maxed the jack out lol

 

[cory]

Jayzus!!

 

[Burnham]

Real cuttin'.

 

[Brock Mayo]

Cory, I think we're all waiting for your you tube channel! Until then, I think Jake is kicking ass and not afraid to show his mistakes. I think we're all a bit jealous he had Gordy and Jed as mentors

 

[MatthewMMeckley]

Real cuttin'.

im trying, headed back to the coast next week

 

[Marc-Antoine]

Real cuttin'.

Like our trees are just a joke ! So humbling.

 

[MatthewMMeckley]

Cutting nasty snags this past week in the sierras, just soft dusty shit. I’m always impressed on how the pondos get so weak after the beetle. Sometimes after 6 months they can be unpredictable on the stump.