More big bars and full wrap in action

[Lakeside53]

More left over from the December wind storm. One of my neighbors has big blow-down, and needs to get the stress off the logs so "he" can cut them up, and the stumps "replanted"... No problem!

A mid-sized Western Hemlock root ball... The guy is 5'10"... Unfortunately there is an old growth stump to the left from the 1890's that's going to hang this one up. We'll likely need to pull this one up with a truck/cable.

Here's the otherside - look small, but it's 32 dbh...

Humbolt face cut - no room or escape on the other side. Nice to have full wrap.

As I thought, we needed to pull it more upright because of the hang-up on the old growth stump, then trim off the 8 foot "stump". Needed the length for the cable pull leverage.

36 inch bar... 066..

 

[Lakeside53]

Big bars and full wrap in action - part 2

Second stump to "replant"... It's cut off with about a 12 foot "stump" for pull leverage". Note the hole.. and no where to stand on the far side. This is where full wraps really come into their own..

Face cut started. 066, 36 bar, full wrap in use

Bit low on the back cut Andy.... (but, but.. I was tired.. )

There she goes...

 

[manual]

Great pictures Andy,

I'm not afraid of work I could watch this all day. opcorn:

 

[Lakeside53]

Pictures.. it's always a crap shoot when first you have to teach the other guys to use the camera...

 

[manual]

That last tree had a bit of a lean to it. (Not Bad)

Do you get any barber chairs out there ?

 

[CaseyForrest]

Good pics Andy.

Id rep ya, but Im sure you know how that usually goes.

 

[B_Turner]

Nice pics!

 

[chowdozer]

But Andy, you could have done that with a 20" bar!!!
If you wanted to jump over the tree a few times. :hmm3grin2orange:
And get rid of that funny looking handle too!

 

[Lakeside53]

That last tree had a bit of a lean to it. (Not Bad)

Do you get any barber chairs out there ?

It was also a bit puncky in the middle... Tricky - no real hinge value.

Barber chair - all the time in alder.. spectacular if you're not careful... Side cuts first, then face, then fast back cut... needs to cut faster than the fibre break... Or chain them above the cut.

 

[Lakeside53]

But Andy, you could have done that with a 20" bar!!!
If you wanted to jump over the tree a few times. :hmm3grin2orange:
And get rid of that funny looking handle too!

And a great way to die on this type of work..

 

[manual]

It was also a bit puncky in the middle... Tricky - no real hinge value.

Barber chair - all the time in alder.. spectacular if you're not careful... Side cuts first, then face, then fast back cut... needs to cut faster than the fibre break... Or chain them above the cut.

Side cuts first. Interesting.

So you could get a barber chair just by putting the knock in first ?

 

[chowdozer]

And a great way to die on this type of work..

I was only poking fun at the 20" bar club.

 

[Cedarkerf]

But Andy, you could have done that with a 20" bar!!!
If you wanted to jump over the tree a few times. :hmm3grin2orange:
And get rid of that funny looking handle too!

Probably wouldn't need longer than 16" because you could bore thru the face to clear the middle. It would be lighter than the 36" Shootin blanks as usual.

 

[manual]

But Andy, you could have done that with a 20" bar!!!
If you wanted to jump over the tree a few times. :hmm3grin2orange:
And get rid of that funny looking handle too!

Wrong thread.

you aint' right.

 

[Lakeside53]

Side cuts first. Interesting.

So you could get a barber chair just by putting the knock in first ?

Usually when you first start the back cut. It can just spit vertically, roll off 30 feet up and come down on you. The "side cuts" I do look just like little face cuts. The have to be a right angles to the lean though... More art than science, and there are many out there with more experience than me!

 

[Lakeside53]

I was only poking fun at the 20" bar club.

I'm shocked you'd stoop so low:biggrinbounce2:

 

[livewire]

Great pics Andy!

 

[manual]

I'm shocked you'd stoop so low:biggrinbounce2:

I'm scocked too.
I did not think you guys out there Knew how to stoop. opcorn:

 

[Jacob J.]

Great work!

 

[chowdozer]

I'm scocked too.
I did not think you guys out there Knew how to stoop. opcorn:

I'm not stooping much tonight. Thatched the yard today. All 44,000 sq ft of it. Why do I do things like that? :bang: