Big Maple over the house using lift and roping out pieces pics + video

[malk315]

Got a lot of saw time this weekend helping my brother on a job taking down a big maple over at a friend's house with lift and rope to swing the pieces out and bring them down. Bummed I don't have video of swinging the pieces by rope out away from the house -- had to man rope instead of camera! After flush cutting the bottom it measures 4 feet shortest part and 6 feet widest part.

The tree from a couple weeks ago:

The saws:

Videos:

[video=youtube;jI-J_0nBEeY]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jI-J_0nBEeY[/video]

 

[malk315]

[video=youtube;19z4s0cnv0Y]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=19z4s0cnv0Y[/video]

 

[malk315]

[video=youtube;HGXurVXktqE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HGXurVXktqE[/video]

 

[malk315]

[video=youtube;KPMb65clklY]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KPMb65clklY[/video]

 

[malk315]

[video=youtube;Y6-drbfmdDs]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6-drbfmdDs[/video]

 

[malk315]

And some pictures from afterwards:

Some type of metal w/ chain links on it (maybe a dog run?) that grew into the tree over the years. I think the house was built in the 1940's. This wrecked the chain on the 372... sharpened and cutting great again. We also did a locust tree around the front of the house that had dirt and rocks embedded in the middle -- debris plugged the tiny oil hole in the bar and heated the bar right up. Good thing the rocks dulled the chain because I stopped further scorching of the bar. Blew it all out, sharpened, cutting great again... had a spare chain I put on today when finishing up, 262 backed up 372 when it's chain was zorched.

Flush cut, measures 6 feet this way:

No one hurt, house untouched, one Happy Customer:

I'm 6' 3" and fit across the stump just about. This is a good sized tree for here in New England:

 

[tomtrees58]

medium size maple but wears your hard hat to start

 

[malk315]

Forgot the 372 video -- here it is:

[video=youtube;NSfpCcztcOQ]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSfpCcztcOQ[/video]

 

[malk315]

medium size maple but wears your hard hat to start

Hey Tomtrees -- you're right, our bad... My brother (guy on lift) did a few years of crane work and a lot of climbing which I can see from a bunch of your posts you guys are serious into crane work. He still does stuff on the side and I like to help him out as I enjoy running saws -- cut up a lot of big chunks of that maple (30 "- 45" stuff). Wife came by when working on larger bottom pieces (w/372 and 24" bar no problems getting 'em all firewood length) and she's like "You need a bigger saw!"... Time to go add 395XP to the collection

 

[Anthony_Va.]

Bucket trucks are handy. Beats a step ladder. :msp_razz:

Yard trees: Always full of all sorts of crap. I bet that chain was wrecked.

Good to see it all on the ground. Tom's right about the hardhats. The ole skull won't take much in the form of wood.

 

[Anthony_Va.]

Hey Tomtrees -- you're right, our bad... My brother (guy on lift) did a few years of crane work and a lot of climbing which I can see from a bunch of your posts you guys are serious into crane work. He still does stuff on the side and I like to help him out as I enjoy running saws -- cut up a lot of big chunks of that maple (30 "- 45" stuff). Wife came by when working on larger bottom pieces (w/372 and 24" bar no problems getting 'em all firewood length) and she's like "You need a bigger saw!"... Time to go add 395XP to the collection

I'd feel out the 390 before jumping on a 395. Them 390s are wicked man, and easier to handle. They'll pull 3ft of bar all day. 395 is a heavy SOB, outboard clutch, :help: Thats all JMO, but something to think about. Bigger not always better.

 

[srcarr52]

I'd feel out the 390 before jumping on a 395. Them 390s are wicked man, and easier to handle. They'll pull 3ft of bar all day. 395 is a heavy SOB, outboard clutch, :help: Thats all JMO, but something to think about. Bigger not always better.

Yeah but when you want to run 36" or more of bar there is no comparison to the 394/395. They are so great I feel that I need 2.

 

[Anthony_Va.]

Yeah but when you want to run 36" or more of bar there is no comparison to the 394/395. They are so great I feel that I need 2.

I wholeheartedly agree. I just never need anything that big. I cut 30-40" timber regularly with a ported 70cc saw and a 28" bar. But yea, can't beat a 90cc saw for the 3ft'er bars.
A ported 390 will walk all over a stock 395. Thats the way I'd go. The 390 handles like a 70cc saw and runs like a 90cc.