Tree felling vids

[Reddog]

I thought we use to have a thread for felling vids.
It would be fun to just get to dump em over the side like this.

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[Mr. Sir]

Cool video, especially when they go end over end off that edge. But that guy was making some REALLY bad notches and back cuts. :O Poor form indeed. :(

[MasterBlaster]

Cool video.

[Gord]

Cool video, especially when they go end over end off that edge. But that guy was making some REALLY bad notches and back cuts. :O Poor form indeed. :(

He's knows what he's doing, trust me I was filming.



Tree felling African style:

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Luxembourgian style: (Felling a tree with chainsaw then tree is falling)

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Really good single-stem heli-logging vid from Vancouver Island

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I've got a video coming of the tree in the pic.

[Reddog]

Here is a good one.

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[Reddog]

Thanks Gord, those are some nice vids.

[Dave Shepard]

I like it Reddog! He gets the tree on the ground, and not five seconds later is looking for the next victim.:lol:

[MasterBlaster]

Most excellent!!! :rockon:

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[CurSedVoyce]

Awesommmmmme wood!...

[Skwerl]

Cool videos, Red. Although I had to turn off the African guy, annoying damn habit of constantly blipping the throttle in the cut instead of just holding it full throttle. No wonder his saw was bogging. :roll:

Those notches and cuts in the first vid looked pretty damn good to me. But then I'm not a logger so who knows? :?

[Dave Shepard]

Grapple copter! Freaking awesome!:rockon:

[Skwerl]

Just watched the heli logging one.
Fuggin-A! :headbang:

[sotc]

i didnt see anything wrong with the first vid. looked like an 090 the african dutchman was using:D

[Reddog]

Video game logging.
You just set in the cab and run the joysticks.:lol:

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[sotc]

8)

[pantheraba]

First video looked fine to me...but I am not a sawyer either. I wish my saw cut that well...he was blazing thru some wood.

[Bodean]

Cool Videos, For sure.

[Newfie]

Was the Luxemburger cutting the tree or beating it to death?:?

[Dave Shepard]

Yeah, what the heck was going on there? If you put a saw to it, why stop and get an axe, or was that a splitting maul?:lol:

[Gord]

I'm not sure what was going on but it made me laugh that's all.

[gf beranek]

Nice vids, Gord! Those were some bohungus tops. You ever get an undercut started and see nothing but bug dust come out? Like those ceders.

[Reddog]

This one shows limbing pretty well.

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This one shows felling with a short bar.

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[Gord]

Nice vids, Gord! Those were some bohungus tops. You ever get an undercut started and see nothing but bug dust come out? Like those ceders.

That single-stem vid isn't mine Jerry, but I sure have ran into some rotten ones...never a good feeling, start the cut and poof! wow my saw sure cuts fast..!

[GASoline71]

Cool video, especially when they go end over end off that edge. But that guy was making some REALLY bad notches and back cuts. :O Poor form indeed. :(

WTF are you talkin' about??? This ain't Tree Buzz Brett...

The constant overcritiquing of every single aspect of a fallin' and tree cuttin' operation gets tiresome... :what:

Pack you butt up on those hill sides and bang some wedges yourself... That was a great fallin' job!

Gary

[stig]

I have a question regarding that video.
On a couple of the trees the faller cut them very high, leaving extremely ( at least to my eye) high stumps. Is there a reason for that?
In Switzerland they'll sometimes leave stumps like that, to help agains avalanches until the forest has regrown, but that didn't seem to be the case here, since it wasn't done on all the trees.

[Reddog]

Stig,
In the first Vid, they are cutting for Helo landing pads. Some of the stumps will be used to support the landing pad timbers.

[CurSedVoyce]

I often cut high just for comfort and leg room to move out into the safe zone. Also ... we have to leave the stumps high for equipment removal at times. They need the stump high for a Back hoe, escavator or dozer to remove them.. And sometimes to use for a tie in for extraction. When the stumps are to be a ground level, I just make one or two more cuts as it will be fire wood anyway for the owner of the property. Now if was to be harvested for lumber, yeah have to cut low.
And the helicopter pads makes sense. Never seen that done here.

[Newfie]

It cracks me up when people leave stumps higher so equipment can remove them. A sign of a lazy or inexperienced operator in my opinion. The contractors I've cleared for want stumps low. It's easier for them to dig out the backside and less stump volume to pay for at the stump dump.

[CurSedVoyce]

I just do as they ask... LOL A lot of operators have the articulated bucket or thumb and I guess they like the leverage. We don't dump stumps, we burn them.

[MasterBlaster]

I've had many a trackhoe operator tell me to leave them 8 to 10 feet tall.

[GASoline71]

I have high stumped trees before, and then ALAP'd them after fallin'. Bein' tall like I am it is more comfortable for me to cut at a higher level on the stump.

After the spar is on the ground... then I break out the wedges to support the weight of the stump as the saw goes through. So it doesn't pinch the bar in the kerf. Nice flat stump... :)

Gary

[sawinredneck]

I have high stumped trees before, and then ALAP'd them after fallin'. Bein' tall like I am it is more comfortable for me to cut at a higher level on the stump.

After the spar is on the ground... then I break out the wedges to support the weight of the stump as the saw goes through. So it doesn't pinch the bar in the kerf. Nice flat stump... :)

Gary


AMEN!!!! It's a lot easier for me to drop it high and be able to get out of the way, then come back and ALAP it later!
It's a long haul for me to go from my knees to walking away, 10 years ago................................

[brendonv]

I hate leaving them high, you always end up with that shitty peice of firewood on the flush. But like above, each circumstance is dif.

[Paul B]

Although I had to turn off the African guy, annoying damn habit of constantly blipping the throttle in the cut instead of just holding it full throttle.

RJS,seriously, you need to go watch the rest of it, its worth it. Especially when he blips the saw throttle whilest dry humping the stump. LOL

[Gord]

Here's an entertaining tree felling vid from BC.


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[MasterBlaster]

Nice video! Damn, isn't that water cold?

[Dave Shepard]

Ha! That was a funny movie. Hi-vis Sasquatch.:lol:

[sotc]

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[sotc]

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[MasterBlaster]

Timber!!!

[cory]

He must have been kidding about bad cuts in the first heli pad vid, that guy was cutting smooth as silk.

Gord, those are awesome vids from Vancouver Isle and BC. Are those current, is there still now alot of large old growth logging going on?

I wasn't clear on why, in the single stem heli logging vid,they were topping those trees out first (but it sure was great footage). For more room/less damage when dropping the stem? Or for picking the stem with a heli?

And those climbers didn't appear to have a climb line, do they spur up, top it and spur down? Seems like a rope would save alot of energy.

[sotc]

covers a little of everything on a mechanical side
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[MasterBlaster]

They spur up, then spur down.

[Reddog]

Another one from tree slinger.

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[MasterBlaster]

Cool soundtrack. Peter, Paul, and Mary? :lol:

[CurSedVoyce]

Levi (my son almost three) says "Thats Heavy!) LOL8)8)8)

[Dave Shepard]

What is the reason for dropping trees in their situation? I don't know anything about fighting forest fires.

[CurSedVoyce]

Cutting a fire line... Drop the fuel.
Also note the stump smoking... They get hot embers in them and will burn, so you drop those fur sure. Or they spread the fire higher up in the canopy.
Gets weird when the saw fans the flame ;)

[Dave Shepard]

I gotcha! thanks.

[rbtree]

RJS,seriously, you need to go watch the rest of it, its worth it. Especially when he blips the saw throttle whilest dry humping the stump. LOL Yup... that cracked me up!

Before that, I was thinkin' he was afraid to put the hammer down and just cut wood...heck, that was an 090!

[CurSedVoyce]

Friggen cracked me up too RB. I've done that ;)
Hump dat stump ... yeah man!:lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:

[rbtree]

[QUOTE=cory;279066]He must have been kidding about bad cuts in the first heli pad vid, that guy was cutting smooth as silk.

True dat!

I wasn't clear on why, in the single stem heli logging vid,they were topping those trees out first (but it sure was great footage). For more room/less damage when dropping the stem? Or for picking the stem with a heli?

QUOTE]

for picking them...the helo can only handle so much weight. They measure the bottom and top diameter, which tell them where to cut, or if the helo can handle the weight.

Did you notice the guy making the two kerf cuts with the stick for reference? That was to help him leave the precise amount of holding wood, to keep the tree standing til the chopper comes and grabs it. They also set some flagging near by to guide the pilot in the direction to come into the tree---perpendicular to the kerf cut.

[CurSedVoyce]

I always get a lil freaked and take the second look when I hear the chopper and see the stem hanging below it... Kinda trippy. But awesome!

[Gord]

Smashing Tahsis

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Amazing country, very steep ground, snowy, fly in, right of way, tall trees...this is serious falling.

[sotc]

brrrrrr, snow down the neck there!

[MasterBlaster]

Awesome.

[CurSedVoyce]

Awesome vid. Man that is some steep terrain. Loved it!

[Tzed250]

Smashing Tahsis

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Amazing country, very steep ground, snowy, fly in, right of way, tall trees...this is serious falling.

That was friggin' awesome!!! The shot where the snow blows out of the top as it starts down is beautiful!!!!!!:thumb:

[MasterBlaster]

I was wondering what that was.

[Gord]

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If you go to the link you can watch in HD, it's worth it. This vid delivers.

[MasterBlaster]

Hahahahahaaaa!!!!

[CurSedVoyce]

I bet there was some language after that vid was cut off... HAHAHA

[squisher]

WTF are some people thinking?


:lol:

[NeTree]

I should put it in my site...

"And THIS is why you should quit being so f***ing cheap and hire a pro!"

[Paul B]

Maas!!!

:D

[Skwerl]

That was f***ing excellent! :lol:

[gf beranek]

Kodak moment for sure. Video cameras have really captured the moments of modern living. When you stop to think just how many people have them today all the recording that's going on.

Great vid, Gord!!

[woodworkingboy]

That tree appeared to be leaning toward the house, and had a big limb coming off in that direction too. Good that nobody was sitting on the porch. :\:

[pete mctree]

Some footage from today whilst working for Pete (18+ stoner). We had a fair few trees to drop, and i managed to cobble this together.

For some reason youtube did not get the audio sound track, but Pete says it's best when you play Take That whilst watching, (his favorite) but i haven't the balls to try it:\:




p.s. go easy folks, never edited before



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[Gord]

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A short clip of a hangup that a property owner made. Same guy that made the stumps in the 'worst stumps you've ever seen' thread I posted. I had cut off a bunch of 'posts' before it hung into this smaller snag on the far side of the bigger tree.

[MasterBlaster]

I'm not following that. :?

[sotc]

at least he had enough sence to quit once it got hung up and call you!

[Burnham]

This is the first time I've been able to see these vids...hotel wireless is nice...no blocks like my FS corporate system.

I don't see what Brett was seeing in the helipad felling vid...no poor faces and backcuts that I could pick up. It appears I'm not alone...Brett, share brother, could you?

The dutchman African has got to have the dullest chain on that continent. Looked like an 090 to me too.

Some fine timber coming out under those helibirds...topping out the lower value portion of the stem is the only way that harvest method can pay. Seems a shame, though. On my forest we'd never go that route due to the wasted volume.

Love the porch sacrificed to unskilled layman homeowner. Lesson learned, one would hope. Bet he didn't get any lovin' that night..."oooh, baby, you are so masculine and competent with that nasty ol' chainsaw"...NOT!
:D

[CurSedVoyce]

Now this was interesting:O
Video Title is misleading
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[Burnham]

Huh? What in the sam hill does that have to do with females operating saws?:|:

[CurSedVoyce]

Yeah huh!.... But the stump placement was ummmmmm:|:

[Burnham]

Sorry, I still don't get it...you never had windthrown rootwads stand back up when you buck the log off?

I'm obviously missing something, doh.

[CurSedVoyce]

Never had it happen to me... Settle yes, but not completely up end like that. More common than I know I am guessing by your reaction B..

[Burnham]

Happens regularly, Stephen. And more than one unaware soul has rued the day they didn't anticipate it.

I know of at least 3 instances where fatalities occured, not to the sawyer, but to bystanders under the rootwad.

And know of a few cutters hurt by that reaction by the rootwad, too.

[CurSedVoyce]

Looked like a risky situation to me. Must be our type of soil and trees here that I have never seen it. They up root from wind and water, but not like that.

[Burnham]

Oh, it is, you are right.

It's not a factor of wind, water, or any other reason the tree went down..it's all about the balance and angle between the root plate and the stem. I've seen root plates stand 30" dbh stems straight up, bucked at 41 feet from the "stump". The speed that bucked end moves is stunning.

If you haven't seen it, then you're lucky...don't overlook that possibility, ever. It can really bite a cutter in the azz, and really watch out for bystanders, family pets, and gear you might put in a "safe" place.

[CurSedVoyce]

Thank you for the advise B... Dang 41 feet ??? Would be like a trebuchet, deadly. And anything under that root plate is goner.
I would imagine our large pines here are capable of making something like that possible. I have seen a dead oak over that had a huge root plate recent. Scary stuff for sure. I will be on guard sir!

[Skwerl]

Yup, looks like the sawyer knew exactly what was going to happen. That's why it was being filmed. He had most of the cut made before the camera started rolling and finished off the cut for the camera. Notice how slick the cut was? He didn't just start cutting from the top and power through, he had an undercut to prevent it from peeling or dragging the stem up into him. A very clean break and nice work.

[stig]

In -76 I worked on clearcutting an area of spruce that had been partially knocked ower by storm, so a lot of the trees were down. Being a total greenhorn, I only owned one saw. On a friday my partner left for a dentist appointment, and no sooner had he gone, but I got my saw stuck, trying to cut through a log 3 meters from the stump ( 9½ feet ). I couldn't free it, without another saw and didn't like leaving it there for the weekend.
So I decided to see if I could free it by pounding a steel wedge into the cut. Well I pounded and pounded and nothing much happened. Then just as I was standing astraddle the log, the wedge cut through the remaining wood in the cut, freeing the log.





Airborne logger:\:

I flew about 20 feet and came down in a pile of branches and snow, with my balls knocked all the way up into my guts, it felt like.
I still remember the feeling of flying through the air, thinking: what happened?:D

[sotc]

alls well that lands well :lol:

[Burnham]

Yowch, Stig! Lesson learned indeed.

[MasterBlaster]

I almost lost a wedge that way, lol.

[gf beranek]

I bucked the butt off a fir that was overhanging a road edge about 20 feet. Of course, when I tripped the buck the butt dropped down and end near me flew in the air. Standard procedure. But what I didn't know there was a limb still attached to it that I was straddling. Airborne again. Kind of walked bow legged there for couple days.

I'm glad that I rolled off the limb and didn't go down the hill with the log.

[NeTree]

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[Skwerl]

I think that's about the 5th or 6th time I've seen that video on this forum. ;)

[NeTree]

And it just gets funnier and funnier every time!

[squisher]

I bucked rootwads for a living for a short while, dangerous for sure.

[Gord]

Some recent work from here and there:

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[MasterBlaster]

Why was that being roped???

[Gord]

I'm going to add some annotations to that one I think. I was rigging the first tree because it leaned away from the camera over a creek.

[MasterBlaster]

Ahhhhh. I figured there was something I wasn't seeing.

[FJR]

Cool video Gord, I have to say you make it look so easy!

[CurSedVoyce]

Awesome Gord.:thumbup::thumbup:

[wiley_p]

And it just gets funnier and funnier every time!

I hadn't seen it yet. I was thinking the truck was a little close. That is some quality work for sure.:D

[Skwerl]

HAH! "It'll go" :lol:

[Gord]

HAH! "It'll go" :lol:

Yup I added some notes. :D

[Bodean]

Nice Work, Gord.

[Gord]

Some Tree-falling in Germany for road safety. Gets good about a minute in.
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Felling some pines in Malaysia, domino style. Good from about 1:30 in.
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[blue]

Nice vids Gord. The Germany one looks like fun

[Mr. Sir]

That first one looked like a blast. 8)

[sotc]

nice find, bet theres alot of black top damage.
Second vid is cool but seem a bit hairy to leave all those trees sawed up, not to mention all the wedges he must have to pack around!

[sotc]

Notice anything funny at 6 minutes?
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This is one for the ugly stump thread
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[sotc]

:rockhard:
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[sotc]

I like this guy 8)
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[CurSedVoyce]

Watching Wes and Zack is almost painful.:lol::lol::lol:

[lumberjack]

What about at 7 minutes? Still watching it and the next 3.

[sotc]

7 minutes was hard to tell if he screwed up or just had roots pull :drink:

[Dave Shepard]

I think this is your boy busheler, aka Big Stick: Here (http://www.piscatorialpursuits.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/177676/1) If one and the same, he's a real jackass.

[Gord]

lol Dave that just confirms what I had already guessed, the guy is a huge tool.

From youtube comments:



Gord
Wow where did you find a hard hat big enough to fit your massively swollen head...?

Busheler
Gord,
You ought to see my balls...you couldn't carry them in a fucking backpack.

Gord
not into lookin at others dude's balls....you might try craigslist for that sort of thing

Busheler
I was simply stating fact,if only to add to your vicarious fix..............

[sotc]

Yeah, I doubt i'd like to work with him but his vids are cool

[Gord]

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Just a twisted alder from the other day.

[stig]

You sure grow them tall, up there in the PNW.
That looked like a lot of fun.
Nice work, Gord.

[MasterBlaster]

Heck yea, TALL!!!

[woodworkingboy]

I noticed that at about six minutes into the one vid, the faller left his saw about a foot from the stump when he vacated.

[gf beranek]

Cool vids. That Bushler guy reminds me of so many fallers I worked with in the woods. And a few arborists I have known too.

[Gord]

In that one vid at six minutes it looks like he cut the low side right off and the lean pulled a lot of wood on the uncut side.

[Gord]

Thought I'd add some more vids to this thread...

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Gee who could have seen that coming?

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Whooopss.. (skip to near the end for the fall)

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Instructional falling video from the University of Idaho, kinda interesting.

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Some nasty cedar snags, the one they push half the block into it to get it over.

[liamjordan]

:)

These videos of mine have been talked about on arbtalk and other sites, so i thought i would bring them over here to xD and with some nice pics to :)

Three videos about one oak tree

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[stig]

That is a fat one, all right.
Why did it have to go?

[liamjordan]

That is a fat one, all right.
Why did it have to go?
been asked this loadsssss

Tree had been struck by lightning years ago and had started to rot on the one side, so fell it to get the timber out of it, it was also leaning over a lane so the owner wanted it down for health and saftey stuff, and this was supposed to be the last big tree my granddad fell and had the timber from, but now i've gone into the forestry line of work we have been falling more oaks this size haha

[Skwerl]

Welcome to the Treehouse, Liam. That 090 sounds good. :thumbup:

[gf beranek]

Oh, the sound of that 90 bearing into the cut reminds me of countless hours of misery.

ugh

Though watching the butt split open was priceless. I never did get one on video.

[MasterBlaster]

No CB, I'm loving it!

[CurSedVoyce]

Tre Cool.. That is some serious wood :)

[liamjordan]

thanks for the comments guys (:

[Gord]

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I don't even understand what they were hoping to have happen here...


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The classic "I know what I'm doing..."


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Licensed bonded and insured don't mean pro. Or, a lesson in pulling from the right direction.

[wiley_p]

:lol::lol::lol::lol::lol: Them boys is good.

[Highclimber]

that fire line video was awesome that looks like it would be an insane job to do.I got alot respect for those guys:evil:

[Fiddler]

that fire line video was awesome that looks like it would be an insane job to do.I got alot respect for those guys:evil:

:thumbup:

[Gord]

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The dialogue is too awesome...

[FJR]

That went well :)

[MasterBlaster]

At least they had OSHA approved equipment.

[Strikermike]

I am constantly amazed at the lack of common sense displayed by some people. Makes me feel like Einstein in comparison.

[CurSedVoyce]

Bump

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[sawinredneck]

Damn that skidsteer for not having the power!

[CurSedVoyce]

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And of course we can't forget plan C.....
Bubba, the poulan and a pickup truck....

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[Newfie]

Now those guys would be worth sitting and watching all day as they fought common sense. Interesting notch.

[MasterBlaster]

They shoulda used a cable, LOL.

[SouthSoundTree]

Interesting lack of backcut. I think they must have gone to the bathroom while watching the internet "how to fall a tree" video when they discussed the backcut.

So suddenly and dynamically loading the pull line isn't good???

[Gord]

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[CurSedVoyce]

Awesome Gord.

[Skwerl]

Always impressive shots, Gord. :thumbup:

[MasterBlaster]

Cool owl!

[Bodean]

Top Shelf, Gord.

[biggun]

Very nice. Enjoyed the video. Thanks a lot.

[sotc]

Good stuff per usual Gord8)

[sawinredneck]

Very nice Gord!

[rskybiz]

Nice vid Gord, music included!

[MasterBlaster]

I'm curious why the lower pulley was in the system. From my armchair, I couldn't see the reason for it. Was the upper pulley on a questionable limb?

[Burnham]

Might have been to fairlead off to a better position for the rope handler to operate.

Nice as usual, Gord.

[murphy4trees]

I'm curious why the lower pulley was in the system. From my armchair, I couldn't see the reason for it. Was the upper pulley on a questionable limb?

Riggin 101
ALWAYS use multiple blocks/natural crotches whenever possible.. many benefits.
It changes the vector forces, often improving the wood fibers ability to withstand loading, that is ...the force is changed to pulling straight down the wood grain instead of more perpendicular to the grain.

It significantly reduces the works MA on the a single overhead anchor point, or another way of looking at it is it spreads the same amount of force over two anchor points, significantly reducing the force on a single point, which can get huge with force multipliers/shock loads on heavy bits...

reduces the bend ratio and/or friction/heat on the rope significantly

Creates a system where the flex of the limbs, as they get loaded, significantly reduces shock loads

Allows the climber the flexibility of using either point to rig from either side of the tree.

Allows the climber to lower one of the limbs with a anchor point off the other, without needing to untie the block.

I AM sure Butch and all the seasoned pros here know this already... so the above info is for any newbies reading this thread. Butch's question refers to the reason for using the second block when there was no heavy pieces rigged or shock loading. Its always a good idea to add safety margins to your rigging points, leaving more flexible options to rig out bigger pieces, and one less thing to worry about. The tree looked dead, and maybe he didn't trust the wood. Good thinking, especially if you are tied into the same lead that is being used to rig from. Gives that extra confidence needed to move with greater efficiency, saving a lot more time than it takes to set the extra block up.

NICE vid.

[Blinky]

Yep, looks like a fairlead pulley to keep the downhaul and the swinging pieces separated.

Nice video for certain, what species was the one you rigged down?

[MasterBlaster]

Short of blocking down a stem, I don't use pulleys for my rigging.

LOL @ "rigging 101" :lol: Daniel, you're a card!

[canadiantreeman]

Nice work, Gord. Long dead that ol maple, eh?

[Gord]

The second pulley was there to distribute the rigging force. I never trust Bigleaf Maple very much, and when it's nice and dead I don't give it any leeway at all.

I've got some more video clips to put together, some of 'crown reduction' (haha) on a leaning old 8' fir and some other stuff. None of the footage turned out too well though.

[MasterBlaster]

The second pulley was there to distribute the rigging force.

That's what I thought: I was curious if you had a different reason.

What do they call that sometimes... fishpoleing orrrrr something?

[Gord]

I think fishpoling usually refers to multiple pulleys along the length of a limb or off-vertical stem Butch, not too sure.

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[TreeDimensional]

Nice!

[biggun]

Nice to see a bit of wildlife. Looks like a fantastic place to be working, beats London thats for sure. ;)

[MasterBlaster]

Nice footage, in more ways than one!

[canadiantreeman]

Very cool, Gord. Lovely place to work.

[CurSedVoyce]

Top notch Gord... Beautiful shots of the office mang :)

[blue]

Not sure if these are already here

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[sotc]

Good ones Blue, first one has Buzz Martin's music, he was a hoot!
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[Gord]

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A grand fir removal.

[Paul B]

Nice vid Gord. Grand Fir?

[sotc]

So did the sling make it in the truck?

[woodworkingboy]

+1. Looks like a beautiful day.

[CurSedVoyce]

+2 GOAAAAAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL :D

One sticky sum biatch Gord. Nice work mang :thumbup:

Really looked like you were pretty much having a nice day of it ;)

[MasterBlaster]

Bleagh! I'm glad we don't have those sapsuckers here!

Don't you get nervous blocking down w/o a 2nd tie-in? I sure do, even with a steel core.

[treesmith]

Nice vid Gord. Grand Fir?

That means he got a thousand bucks for the job don't it? :D

[woodworkingboy]

Don't you get nervous blocking down w/o a 2nd tie-in? I sure do, even with a steel core.

I was thinking to ask that too, but Gord does such good work, it didn't seem appropriate from me. Glad that Butch enquired, he being considerably more skilled to ask.

[sotc]

I'd probably have done the same, the less often your climb line has to touch a sticky true fir the better

[MasterBlaster]

I was asking if he felt paranoid w/o it.

[Paul B]

That means he got a thousand bucks for the job don't it? :D

My bad, I didn't see his tagline saying it was a Grand Fir, I was trying to surmise the species when I posted rather than asking what a Grand Fir is. :)

[CurSedVoyce]

Abies grandis (Grand Fir, Giant Fir, Lowland White Fir, Great Silver Fir, Western White Fir, Vancouver Fir, or Oregon Fir) is a fir native to the Pacific ...

[Paul B]

Indeed. I am familiar. :P

[CurSedVoyce]

:lol:

But I bet he got a grand fir it :D

[sotc]

You furgot piss fir!

[simplypete]

:thumbup:

[Gord]

I'd probably have done the same, the less often your climb line has to touch a sticky true fir the better

That's just it, can't stand to get more sap on my stuff than I need to. I've got a 'sap lanyard' setup for just these trees.

[cory]

Gord, when you took the tops off it looked like you had your climb line choked on the stem and so the friction hitch is set up SRT. If I'm correct on that, then if you had to rappel, did you have anything in there to provide extra friction other than just the friction hitch?

[Burnham]

Excellent work, as we've become accustomed to seeing from you, Gord. Not to draw any parallel between your skills and mine (as you stand very high on my list of THousers with major chops), but I swear that when I watch your POV vids I often feel like I'm experiencing a major case of deja vu. Lots of the same species and working conditions, and methods/techniques, gear.

Limb-locked double tops :D. Pizz a man off to no end, won't they?

Praise again to your ropeman, great job there on that second top...almost no shake up top. I'd give a fair amount to have fellow under me who could run a piece as well as that.

Great vid, thanks much.

[Burnham]

So did the sling make it in the truck?

Well, duh..sure it did!! Nuthin' but net, looked like to me.

At least, that would be my answer should it have been my vid, without a doubt!
:D

[woodworkingboy]

When are you going free agent, Burnham? It occurs that some other governments might want you. :D

[Burnham]

No kidding? Interesting. We might want to discuss this in the TE forum, Jay...but it won't be all that far away, as things look today. Let's explore it, eh?

[sotc]

How much you want for your current job?

[Burnham]

You have an offer in mind, Willie? :D

[sotc]

You know how to get the most, don't cha!

[Burnham]

My dear old mama never raised no stoopid chilluns ;).

[sotc]

Remember, you are dealing with a squeeking walker!

[Gord]

Excellent work, as we've become accustomed to seeing from you, Gord. Not to draw any parallel between your skills and mine (as you stand very high on my list of THousers with major chops), but I swear that when I watch your POV vids I often feel like I'm experiencing a major case of deja vu. Lots of the same species and working conditions, and methods/techniques, gear.

Limb-locked double tops :D. Pizz a man off to no end, won't they?

Praise again to your ropeman, great job there on that second top...almost no shake up top. I'd give a fair amount to have fellow under me who could run a piece as well as that.

Great vid, thanks much.

Burnham my ropeman ran a grapple yarder for a decade or so, I think his comfort with the ropes really comes from those years of casting, predicting pendulums and swings.

And I'm sure efficient minds often come up with the same techniques and habits in similar circumstances, I know the deja vu feeling you mean.

[AceTreeMaster]

Gord,
Great Video, looks like a Gopro.
Well done:thumbup:
Cheers
ACE

[Porkbrick]

lets see if this works. this is a she oak that dropped a large limb on the parking lot of the local junior college. we safety pruned it, and a few months later they decided they wanted it gone.
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[sotc]

Safety pruned?

[Porkbrick]

end weight reduction. the boss calls it safety pruning. i think it means make it safe and dont spend time making it pretty, but i always try to make it look nice.

[Skwerl]

end weight reduction. the boss calls it safety pruning. i think it means make it safe and dont spend time making it pretty, but i always try to make it look nice.

To me, safety pruning has usually meant major deadwood and obvious hazards. But like Patrick's boss, there isn't much allowance for time for shaping or appearance.

[Porkbrick]

another short one. cottonwood take down in two pieces to fit the dropzone.
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[bill22]

To me, safety pruning has usually meant major deadwood and obvious hazards. But like Patrick's boss, there isn't much allowance for time for shaping or appearance.

You should see the laurel oak I reduced and thinned saturday. very pretty. Lol

[mistahbenn]

Heres a job from today :) Yesterday would have been fun to film too. Just taking out a maple in the backyard.

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[Skwerl]

Youtube must be overloaded right now, it took forever to get that video to play.
Good job, Ben.

[brendonv]

Cool, Ben.

I hadn't known you were still working for Robert! Looked like a Norway Maple. Hate those trees.

[flushcut]

Smooth!

[CurSedVoyce]

Nicely done Ben :thumbup:

[TheTreeWiseMen]

Yep, nice one Ben...smooth as usual mate. Like the soundtrack you chose too! Client refrain from turning into a raging bitch yesterday? She seemed ok before I left site....:lol:

[TheTreeWiseMen]

Cool, Ben.

I hadn't known you were still working for Robert! Looked like a Norway Maple. Hate those trees.

He was, then he went, then he came back, then he went again.......now he's back. And I'm happy.........and I think he is too.

[sotc]

Nice job with the rigging, smooth

[mistahbenn]

Thanks guys, the lady was very happy with the work. She watched the whole thing from her bedroom :)

[woodworkingboy]

Cool vid, sharp saw too.

[Ryan]

Very nice. Is the fisheye effect an option or is that how the camera records?

[mistahbenn]

Its just the way it is, wide angle lens, Drift x170 camera. Not the best but affordable. I'd like to get a P.O.V camera next :)

[Gord]

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660 was acting up, original plan was to crane the wood off but couldn't block the street, watered the rope a bit to keep things cool, a nice friday.

[CurSedVoyce]

Awesome view Gord. Sticky sucker too. Nicely done as always :thumbup:

[MasterBlaster]

TCOB!!! :thumbup:

[inbredJed]

Nice Gord! Do you guys have Rednecks up there in Canada? You should ship that 660 down to us so we can port that thing for ya. That thing sounds sick as a dog.

[brendonv]

Cool vid Gord, I always enjoy them. Just noticed I wasn't suscribed, just took care of that too.

What do ya'll do with all the wood? I noticed the small chipper and you always seem to do some monsters.

[Bodean]

Nice Job, Gord.

That's my favorite part of tree work, false crotching wood.

[woodworkingboy]

Enjoyed that! You might take another loop around with your starter rope.

[inbredJed]

Are you serious Deva? No offense man, I mean: "to each his own," and all that sort of thing; but, in all seriousness--why? Then again..... it might just be me. Our rigging is so old, and such crap, that we always have to take stuff super small, and are always scared to death at that!:roll:

[flushcut]

Sounds like a liability and time for some new rigging.

[CurSedVoyce]

Seriously!

[MasterBlaster]

You should be able to trust your rigging.

[sotc]

Cody had a block upside down today:dur: Think its time to invest in one of those fancy new high impact ones!

[CurSedVoyce]

I suspect you had a chat with the lad?

[flushcut]

It's a new technique.;)

[CurSedVoyce]

Cutting edge eh?

[flushcut]

Absolutely!

[CurSedVoyce]

Next thing you know there will be a string of videos about it on YouTube and tree forums on the web :/:

[flushcut]

:lol: See it is spreading already.

[Bodean]

Are you serious Deva?

Serious as I can be.

[canadiantreeman]

Nice work, Gord. Hell of a view. Its so frikken green out there, the interior is such a dry place in comparison. You run your own biz?

[Gord]

I'm also surprised that square rigging wood is your favorite part of the job Deva. I don't mind it on smaller wood but knotty fir is pain.

[Bodean]

I'm just saying, that I enjoy it. Favorite part, I guess is getting paid or deadwooding coast live oaks.

False crotching wood is fun, I like the teamwork. I have an awesome ropero that I work with on big stuff.
What are other people's favorites? Some people like false crotching tops, I love it too,
in fact false crotching wood is like doing ten tops one after another after another,
and they get bigger and bigger as you go.

Just my little 2 centavos.

Gord, I love working Douglas fir, it's the only sps of Fir I've worked on.
We have many many Monterey Pines, Super fat gross, knotty, snotty, messes. Those suck.
There is a point where you can't catch the wood, I mean like anything over 40" starts getting really pretty heavy.
4 and 5 wraps really don't run very well, that's when ropes start breaking.

I've never heard the term square rigging before this thread.

[CurSedVoyce]

I like floating limbs across the void....

[sotc]

Gord, I love working Douglas fir, it's the only sps of Fir I've worked on.
.

And since it is not a true fir, your fir less!;)

[MasterBlaster]

4 and 5 wraps really don't run very well, that's when ropes start breaking.

Jew talking at me, mang? I'm talking about the timber hitch for the pulley, not da porty.

[Bodean]

No, Manganese.
Basically I was saying a climber is limited to about 3 wraps for running.
It's hard to get 4-5 wraps to run smoothly when false crotching.
Things seem to seize up with that many wraps.

[TREECYCLE]

Hello Treehousers! Speaking of tree falling vids here is one of a recent project where we were asked to get a first timer tv host up in a tree we were removing.

P.s should have left more hinge for full effect! http://www.travelchannel.com/Video/don-attempts-deadly-logging-15153/

[sotc]

Neat

[FJR]

That is a really cool opportunity.

[Bodean]

That was cool, what a thrill for the tv guy.

Is that you, TreeCycle?

[TREECYCLE]

Yeah thats me in the tree. In another Fir, one of my crew helped the camera man up to our working height and on the ground the crew was helping set-up the " mainline"

[pantheraba]

And THAT was excellent!! Obviously a BIG rush for the TV guy...well done. Cool that they had a camera on the top as it fell.

[flushcut]

It looked fun. Nice work.

[CurSedVoyce]

Great opportunity for that guy. Some one should offer that for a vacation package.:D
Sorta like a dude ranch.. Only a lumber jack ranch.