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Danger Danger... advice sought.
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RandyMac
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I'm reserving that term for Madhatte and other noobs.
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RandyMac
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feel free sir.:msp_smile:
spruce suck
treeslayer2003
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i have replaced a brake handle myself. but not lately.
HuskStihl
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I like destroying my saws with bush hogs personally. I wasn't kidding about the power head. With the inboard clutch the power head is just 2 bar nuts from being in the truck when the tree falls. This sounds jerky, but I have a thing for 90+cc saws. Sorry of being a "double-tapered item". Just step over me
treeslayer2003
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no husk, ya right. i lost the first 460 cuz i did not have wedges or a saw wrench in my pocket. jus don't get crushed cuz ya love ya saw.
the thing is, and thanks all for not totally tearing me a new one, after it started to go over backwards the split off stuff was literally just hanging by a thread, I didn't feel like standing under it longer then I had to, so if I sacrifice a saw to keep an 8' long chunk of doug fir outta my neck so what.
The spotter was there to watch for falling badness, if he blew the whistle I ran like Hel.
Wedges where out if you look closely I stuff two in and that whole side of the tree peeled off only had about 3" I could have gotten one in but no room to swing to hit it hard enough.
The camera was about 3-4' below where I was cutting other wise the stump is level.
And yeah the chain gets close to my leg that's ok though that's the steel reinforced one:msp_w00t:
This one was destined to be fire wood no matter what I did with it, the one on the right I got 3 36's out of...
Thanks for the advice, good, bad, and ugly.:smile2:
The spotter was there to watch for falling badness, if he blew the whistle I ran like Hel.
Wedges where out if you look closely I stuff two in and that whole side of the tree peeled off only had about 3" I could have gotten one in but no room to swing to hit it hard enough.
The camera was about 3-4' below where I was cutting other wise the stump is level.
And yeah the chain gets close to my leg that's ok though that's the steel reinforced one:msp_w00t:
This one was destined to be fire wood no matter what I did with it, the one on the right I got 3 36's out of...
Thanks for the advice, good, bad, and ugly.:smile2:
treeslayer2003
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it is hard to see every thing from a vid or pic. none of us was there. you done fine.
i think i may have forgotten this was that damaged tree.
treeslayer2003
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Aw, now, I KNOW you're not talking about me...
looks like hickory? didn't think y'all had that over there.
JakeG
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That video made me sit up and move in closer when she sat back... When the saw went for a ride my youngest heard a couple four letter words...
It would have went a lot smoother if the camera weren't rolling! Glad you and the saw are alright
It would have went a lot smoother if the camera weren't rolling! Glad you and the saw are alright
I'm still trying to figure how she sat back, and then went back the right way. The top moved a good 5-6 feet, I was ready to dump it the bad way and next thing I know it comes back around??? no wind or nothing weird...
my hands where shaking pretty bad after that one by the way...
my hands where shaking pretty bad after that one by the way...
JakeG
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Yes sir... I bet the nerves were pretty bad after that. Maybe there was slight wind 100' up from that hill the tree was on.
Northman, this firewood hack has got to agree with you on ditching the saw - trying to save the saw would have put you in a bad spot - life and limb are worth far more than a nice saw. Ron
It is, and we don't... that was from a month cutting following a big ice storm early last year. It was planted along with a lot of other east-coast species as ornamentals "inside the fence" where I don't usually work. Best pic I have of me pulling fiber...
If there is any tree in north america that needs a micro hinge it's a hickory. Best to gut the heart.
Didn't even know what it was when I started cutting on it. It was winter and there were no leaves. It was toward the end of a long day. I had two stacks of two 8" wedges in there and it just kept holding on. When it finally went over, it was like it was in slow motion. I kept nibbling at the hinge until it gave up. I will definitely gut the next hickory I cut. So far this was the only one. I don't know who planted it or when or why. Most of the rest of the non-natives I cut were red oaks and sycamores, and a few sweetgums. I like the red oaks -- they behave well on the stump. Sycamores, not so much, or at least not mid-winter. Heavy, wet, and brittle.
It's funny, if you just look at the vid without reading the text and looking at those pics the tree looks normal and no big deal. Reality doesn't always show up on camera.
You know you did not line up the Humboldt with the gunning cut. It is always a good idea to correct that before the back cut. How deep was the gunning cut? I could not tell on the vid. I would also used wedges earlier, and keep them tight. Your partner could have done that for you maybe. I would have also wedged more before going to the front of the tree. If I needed to cut more I would have cut the corners from behind. That's the world according Bill. It is good to have the tree on the ground though, eh?
You know you did not line up the Humboldt with the gunning cut. It is always a good idea to correct that before the back cut. How deep was the gunning cut? I could not tell on the vid. I would also used wedges earlier, and keep them tight. Your partner could have done that for you maybe. I would have also wedged more before going to the front of the tree. If I needed to cut more I would have cut the corners from behind. That's the world according Bill. It is good to have the tree on the ground though, eh?
