Tree felling vids

[davidwyby]

I think the only risk is his, a sapling. He planted it there. 😆

I’ll probably get offered to trade for some building materials 😆

 

[davidwyby]

Nailed it. I tensioned and walked the tether in a semi circle once hooked to the truck to make sure I had it positioned right. Left it in the tree slack, it never tensioned. 👍🏻 Humboldt, Dutchman, sizwheel, double hinge, low ish back cut. That seems to be the ticket…more rear tearing. Harder to wedge, but power wedges for the win.
Was dry rotted center but had just enough good sapwood to hold.



Tele is a 10k and he had to boom in to lift 13’ of the main trunk I took.

 

[davidwyby]

Can’t get the yewtewbs to upload the whole thing. ***credit to @SeanKroll for always reminding me to try the double hinge, finally did it.

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[davidwyby]

Now this is trailer abuse. Little 6 lug axles. You can’t tell from this angle but the tires are cambered in pretty bad, axles flexed, maybe bent. Something we fix regularly. In contrast, my trailer has an ~8,000 lb log on it and doesn’t look like it has a load on it.

 

[SeanKroll]

What axle rating do yours have.?

 

[cory]

A messy tree entangled in a messy wire work. What a mess! By my favorite amazing Vietnamese climber.
I promise that I will not complain anymore about what i got on the job sites.

He has to be the most gangster tree guy in the solar system- bare feet, no harness, no ropes, sharp saw, did I mention bare feet, sketchy wires ever where, targets down below. And to top it off, many rocks and debris in the fat stump. He is astonishing.

Oh and he rides his motor bike to work carrying his gear, well um his saws, gas and oil, a rope for chuckles, and safety goggles. Smh

 

[Nutball]

I used to work for a climber with only a little gas pickup and old school everything else. We couldn't get as much done as with modern equipment, but at the same time, we didn't have all of the accompanying expenses and maintenance to worry about.

 

[davidwyby]

What axle rating do yours have.?

It’s very old, data plates gone, but at least 7,000 lbs, probably more. It’s an old Miller tilt top. The ones I see online are usually dual wheels. The springs are easily twice as big as std trailers. Interesting suspension, coincidentally like my 6x6. Spring is inverted, pivot in the middle with the axles on the ends like a teeter totter.

Most trailers have a 4-6” frame. It’s all 8”, heavy channel. The one in the pic doesn’t really have a frame, it’s the sides you see. Efficient way to build a light trailer, but not really enough for that much weight.

I’ve had all kinds of crazy stuff on mine, the heaviest I can think of being our old Ford F600 service body. It has 13,600 lbs capacity in tires and I think the trailer can take more.

 

[davidwyby]

Couldn’t get the whole thing on YT

 

[BIGTWIG]

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[Burnham]

Nice! Great perspective.

 

[flushcut]

Oh no the tree fell over! Is it ok? Lol