Nutball
TreeHouser
Yehya appears @ 24:40, not sure what movie he's going to talk about.
Tree felling vids
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Marc-Antoine
TreeHouser
His equipment has improved. He has a decent saddle, new climbing boots, spurs and a bike's helmet (funny but efficient). No climb line yet, so he appears limited in some moves, but still, he's amazing. I have a huge respect for him.
SeanKroll
Treehouser
Couple short clips of a crash pad instead of rigging or beating the root zone of keeper trees.
Used some nylon slider rails for sliding chunks
Easier to get horizontal distance with less effort.
Used some nylon slider rails for sliding chunks
Easier to get horizontal distance with less effort.
SeanKroll
Treehouser
I guess DK Sliders are a thing of the past.
davidwyby
Desert Beaver
@SeanKroll a while back I posted about using plentiful, handy dead dry oak stems just the right diameter to fit in a kerf and keep from pinching while bucking. Works a treat, like little rollers. Recently it occurred to me that they could be used for chunking down like this as well.
SeanKroll
Treehouser
Those need to be put through the planer for a fraction of an inch, then drilled for keeper cord.
davidwyby
Desert Beaver
What if you put screws or nails thru so the head was below the surface and just a bit of the fastener point was exposed? Little spikes to bike into the trunk, like caulks.
SeanKroll
Treehouser
They are slightly too tight for a 3/8" kerf in fir.
They need to slide in tight.
Mostly, they stay put on the spar.
They need to slide in tight.
Mostly, they stay put on the spar.
Nutball
TreeHouser
I was thinking have a smooth side and a rough cut side, keep the rough side down.
SeanKroll
Treehouser
It needs to ideally skid into the kerf tightly.
I have some larger pieces to experiment with.
Way easier than pushing rounds off without the rails with more horizontal travel. I easily pushed them with one hand while holding my phone.
I have some larger pieces to experiment with.
Way easier than pushing rounds off without the rails with more horizontal travel. I easily pushed them with one hand while holding my phone.
davidwyby
Desert Beaver
Duh. 🤦🏻♂️
It’s a great idea. I have used UHMW plastic rails to slide 36” dia Euc rounds into the vertical splitter.
Cobleskill
Treehouser
I made a table out of plastic deck boards. The foot of the splitter is even with the table. Big rounds slide on nice and easy. My foot is a good 2 inches thick and the log would lean away from the wedge. Used to have to hold the log up against the splitter.
SeanKroll
Treehouser
The correct right-angle/ "L"-shaped mini-lever (easily fabricated) would wedge open the kerf in the rear of the 'round' when cutting, then lift the near side of a 'round' to allow rails to be placed between spar and 'round'. Rails ever so slightly bigger than the kerf would make removing the bar/chain from the far side of the cut, upon completion of the cut, easy.
davidwyby
Desert Beaver
Burnham
Woods walker
Amazing.
CurSedVoyce
California Hillbilly
Doubles as circus performer
Kaveman
Treehouser
Anytime you feel like you're doing something sketch, just remember, somewhere out there, that guy is chasing paper.
Kaveman
Treehouser
Doing something sketch= something potential dangerous, or just scary.
Chasing paper= making money.
Chasing paper= making money.
davidwyby
Desert Beaver
More discussion than vid :
www.arboristsite.com
Does anyone else "Long Hinge" difficult trees ?
When the timber is old or brittle, or the tree has to fall against it's weight/wind/lean, and it has to fall with the hinge attached at least 1/3 it's fall arc = I use a "long hinge". 20 years in the industry without formal training. My work is in domestic situations where you are removing trees...
www.arboristsite.com
Burnham
Woods walker
I'd guess just making a living, is what Kave means.
