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  1. M

    Lumberjack Correspondence Course

    Nothing like that around here Sean, I have tried to BBC trees with a high line and skid steer just to observe and learn, and often failed to get the desired back lift... Might very occasionally run into a hardwood with some defect that makes it prone to splitting, but can't think of any...
  2. M

    Lumberjack Correspondence Course

    White ash is more prone to BC than anything else around here.. Seems like when trees grow in the woods there is a lot of uninterrupted straight grain... Not so much in the suburbs..
  3. M

    Lumberjack Correspondence Course

    I think the main advantage they were promoting is the back release which allows for extra escape time, which is irrelevant in many suburban scenarios... With a pull line and skid steer doing the pulling, there is no need to be anywhere near the stump when the tree starts to go, except in rare...
  4. M

    Lumberjack Correspondence Course

    When usingh pull ropes, I try to saw a little lean into eastern hardwoods fairly often... Just trying to throw everything to my advantage.. I learned a lot from GOL tapes. Its been important for me to master plunge cutting to preset the hinge , learning to visualize exactly what I want the...
  5. M

    Lumberjack Correspondence Course

    Ya good cuts.. plenty good enough to get the trees to the lay..... that's what counts... might have been overkill ripping the sides of the hinge down. Much improved.. one day you'll look back and this will all seem funny!
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