Tree felling vids

[davidwyby]

And remember, it's not all that critical to get the bores from opposite sides to line up exactly. A little bit of overlap between the two will usually break out fine when the tree commits as the rear strap is severed. And if it doesn't (which would likely mean you didn't really have that much head lean in the first place), you can then send it with a couple of wedges.

Yes, kind of a snap cut.the NZ fellers do a weird low plunge T/snap back cut release.

But the misaligned bore cuts hurt the pride, waste time cutting the same wood twice, make for more difficult feeding with the tip buried, and reduce chip extraction.

 

[stig]

And remember, it's not all that critical to get the bores from opposite sides to line up exactly.

My old mentor said: it is a waste of gas to cut the same area of a tree twice.

 

[MatthewMMeckley]

Yes, kind of a snap cut.the NZ fellers do a weird low plunge T/snap cut.

But the misaligned bore cuts hurt the pride, waste time cutting the same wood twice, make for more difficult feeding with the tip buried, and reduce chip extraction.

Hahaha Katelyn was the best one on our crew who could line them up exact. You could crayon your hinge vertically and horizontally with a level. That’s what I would do because both sides would be level with an indication. It just depends on form or body position to not let the bar end up higher or lower as you bore.

 

[davidwyby]

I just remembered another trick...use a bar length and powerhead size/weight that balances level.

 

[Burnham]

My old mentor said: it is a waste of gas to cut the same area of a tree twice.

That's true. My intent was to reassure that if it happens, there is no real harm to the objective.

 

[davidwyby]

It’s a lot easier and the same angle “off” leads to less of a “miss” when the tree is small and the bar is short. 6’ tree, 36” bar…gives appreciation for guys like Bjarne Butler

 

[davidwyby]

We were talking about pinch. Getting better at reaming but when you have 1,000 oak twigs laying around this is faster, easier, less effort and fuel. Why didn’t I think of this before?! 😆

 

[Burnham]

Why not a wedge? Just slipped in the kerf.

 

[lxskllr]

There's a lot to be said about a stick. You can just walk away, and don't have to recover it. I usually use a wedge if I remember to stick one in my pocket. Unfortunately, I don't always remember.

 

[Burnham]

I'm better at remembering my wedge, and at recovering it, than I am at finding the right stick every time I need it .

 

[davidwyby]

Half the time the wedge ends up under the round or who knows where. Or has to be yanked/beat loose. I was surrounded by brittle sticks of appropriate diameter…

 

[Burnham]

Not in my experience, certainly not half the time anyway .

Carry on, it's of no consequence David . Sticks are fine.

 

[Nutball]

Oak and other deciduous sticks are very convenient, perhaps not so much with the trees you cut.

Jerry showed a cool trick of cutting a wedge and using the bar to tap it into place before finishing the cut.

 

[SeanKroll]

Tucker was a feller around here in the past. He taught that wood wedging trick for top binds.

 

[davidwyby]

Tucker was a feller around here in the past. He taught that wood wedging trick for top binds.

The sticks can act as a little roller to reduce friction as you roll the rounds (firewood) away from each other with compression on them.

 

[stig]

The best logging trick I've learned here. Thank you, Chris!

This is simply the best I've had out of participating here, apart from the friends I've made and visited with. Chris ( Tucker 234567890) showed it and it was a complete " Why the heck didn't I ever think of that" revelation. When bucking a log that has top bind ( Or in this case; that one...

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[cory]

Damn shame he disappeared

 

[Burnham]

Indeed. A loss.

 

[davidwyby]

This was fun.

Ok, what else can be learned from my experimenting? I think I learned it’s better to adjust the gun…but don’t get greedy. When it counts, rope!

 

[Burnham]

Rope will not direct the tree, only the hinge does that. Just sayin'.

 

[davidwyby]

Rope will not direct the tree, only the hinge does that. Just sayin'.

Yeah, I meant rope 90° to lean to counter lean.

 

[CurSedVoyce]

That would be guying the tree to hold it from the hinge failing. I believe we have a thread or so around here addressing that.

 

[SeanKroll]

The sticks can act as a little roller to reduce friction as you roll the rounds (firewood) away from each other with compression on them.

Cut slightly out of square to avoid end-to-end friction.

Plan which way you're going to roll, cutting the angle for that direction.

 

[MatthewMMeckley]

Filmed this Redwood hanging off a cliff. Had to use an old growth stump to stand on and sadly had to put a 42 on lol. I like my small bars for big trees. 20/4 was the first log and then two longs after it till the power buck. The 500i did not care that it had a 42 inch bar on.

 

[pete mctree]

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