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TreeHouser
Ditto^
Tree felling vids
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CurSedVoyce
California Hillbilly
Mmmmmmmmmm....no
Burnham
Woods walker
Agreed. But I'm not much of a fan of the T&G either, so I'm a bit prejudiced 
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forestkeepers
Forest Keeper
Is that a Monty Python sketch?
forestkeepers
Forest Keeper
Sweet Gum Drop
No, nothing to do with candy. Just a short, sweet video of us dropping a 65' sweet gum tree in Shawnee, KS on Thursday.
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No, nothing to do with candy. Just a short, sweet video of us dropping a 65' sweet gum tree in Shawnee, KS on Thursday.
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Buddy
Treehouser
Quick, clean it up before any cars come! 
MasterBlaster
Administrator Emeritus
Or, take your time and let them find another route! 
forestkeepers
Forest Keeper
That's usually our preferred method
(Thankfully the road wasn't very busy at that time of day.) Neighbor across the street was quite impressed with the show, sitting on his tailgate watching. He's sad about losing the shade, but just like the homeowner, he's SICK of raking up gumballs (12 lawn bags full this past fall).
(Thankfully the road wasn't very busy at that time of day.) Neighbor across the street was quite impressed with the show, sitting on his tailgate watching. He's sad about losing the shade, but just like the homeowner, he's SICK of raking up gumballs (12 lawn bags full this past fall).
This is a pretty straight forward video by someone new to bore cutting.
Nothing new there.
Of course we can yuk a bit about the " Dangerous oak trees" part.
But listen to what he says at about 1.33 min
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Nothing new there.
Of course we can yuk a bit about the " Dangerous oak trees" part.
But listen to what he says at about 1.33 min
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Marc-Antoine
TreeHouser
It's nice to find a master to learn from. I'm happy for him.
murphy4trees
TreeHouser
Sorry ... YOU"RE CRAZY... THERE IS NO REASON FOR THAT GROUNDIE TO STAND IN THE POTENTIAL DROP ZONE...
if you need to close the street, then do it properly with the men standing far enough back out of the drop zone ..
sweet gum hinges well, with a high pull line , I;d be and any half decent faller would be near 100% with that fall... BUT THAT MAKES NO DIFFERENCE... It's just a bad policy to have men standing or working where they can easily be killed if the tree goes the wrong way... even if its 1 in 1,000 that's far too chancy!!!
murphy4trees
TreeHouser
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MasterBlaster
Administrator Emeritus
Not even once!
In my world of trees, they NEVER go the wrong way.
In my world of trees, they NEVER go the wrong way.
murphy4trees
TreeHouser
ya... and what about the guy that's running the saw???? It's his world that counts when his co-workers are checking their text messages , standing 20' away from a 70' tree that's ready to go... If you look closely at the body position and communication saw work of the faller you wouldn't want your children anywhere near that drop...
MasterBlaster
Administrator Emeritus
Well, to be perfectly honest and in my humble opinion, of course without offending anyone who thinks differently from my point of view, but also by looking into this matter in a different perspective and without condemning of one's view's and by trying to make it objectified, and by considering each and every one's valid opinion, I honestly believe that I completely forgot what I was going to say.
Mick!
TreeHouser
You’ve already done that one haven’t you Butch?
I reckon if the groundies are not in the intended fall line or at least to 90 degr?s to it, are focused and watching what’s going on, ie. a look to all of them to say ‘watching?’ With a responsive nod of ‘ok I’m watching and ready to take evasive action’ then that’s enough.
?dit. No two situations are the same of course.
I reckon if the groundies are not in the intended fall line or at least to 90 degr?s to it, are focused and watching what’s going on, ie. a look to all of them to say ‘watching?’ With a responsive nod of ‘ok I’m watching and ready to take evasive action’ then that’s enough.
?dit. No two situations are the same of course.
MasterBlaster
Administrator Emeritus
Sure, but it bears repeating.
I might even post it again - who knows?
I might even post it again - who knows?
forestkeepers
Forest Keeper
That ground man is a bit green, for sure. But we alerted him to the potential danger over the intercom and he moved. To start, he was at about a 45 degree angle as the other man was going to the truck to tension up the line. Then he moved back to be more in line with the chipper. His main role was to direct traffic as we were about to drop the tree diagonally with the crown in the road. We have a no-phone policy when we are dropping, so there were no calls or texts being done until after the tree is down and cleared of the road. Safety is a priority on our crew and we haven't sustained any substantial injuries and we are acutely aware of the dangerous work we do.
MasterBlaster
Administrator Emeritus
Don't worry about it, GP.
forestkeepers
Forest Keeper
Roll Over & Play Dead
Silver maple o' the day:
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Silver maple o' the day:
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pantheraba
More biners!!!
murphy4trees
TreeHouser
At :03 the groundie has his back turned and is looking at his hand held device, while the faller is clearly well into the back cut. Who is in charge of safety at this point???? On my jobs the faller is in charge and makes the call on where the crew is during the fall.. Later the same groundie is actually closer to the tree, clearly standing withing 100% of tree height. That is a clear violation of industry safety standards, which have published on youtube for all to see!
I don't mean to bust your balls here.. Maybe I'm just trying to save a life out there somewhere... maybe someone is watching that will listen and make a change..
I have seen big straight trees with pull lines go 45 degrees to the intended lay due to JUST A SLIGHT BYPASS in the face that was filled with some sawdust.
On the second video, maple pulled by truck (roll over and play dead) looks like the same groundie is standing well withing the 100% tree height potential drop zone. AND there is an unintentional bypass in your face cut, which indicates a high probability of poor falling skills..
Butch can tell you not to "worry about it", but it's unlikely you'd get the same sentiment from the family of someone that died as a result of your actions.
MasterBlaster
Administrator Emeritus
I was telling him to not worry about YOUR reaction.
