rigging or crane

[pdqdl]

How much can the wood in the tree be worth?

Would you have any trouble doing the job without the crane?

If crane needed to do the job to reduce risk, use it. If crane needed to salvage wood value: sharpen your pencil and use it to calculate the true expense carefully. You will also have to tote those logs to a mill, won't you?

 

[pdqdl]

question for you "snap cut" guys

For vertical wood, why would you prefer to leave wood hanging onto an uncut piece of wood before the crane lifts it away?

Horizontal wood, it makes a little sense to lift it off the snap cut, but why not lower the wood load onto the crane, rather than lift it off with a snap? It would be easier to predict where the wood is going to go.

I suppose the reason to leave a snap cut is so that you don't pinch your saw under the log, but there are easier ways (IMHO) to avoid that problem.

Since I have only done a couple of crane jobs, educate me !

 

[squad143]

Like I mentioned before, never had to use a crane before, but I imagine a snap cut would be beneficial where the trunk was not exactly vertical. Just a thought. There are a lot of guys with crane exp., I guess they are busy working instead of on the web.

 

[Marquis]

I am going to call the crane operator and see what kind of experience he has and we'll go from there.# Also the price.# Like you guys have said, if it's all just too much to handle, then i'll just buck up the pieces and lower with my rigging.# Thanks a million for the comments, very helpful!!

 

[weenieroaster]

Falling the wood into the crane is often not a choice, where the part you are removing is heavy, and any swing will do damage. We get into some big vertical wood jobs where the weight is near the max lifting capacity of the crane....sometimes over the max if the safety override hasn't been dis-connected by the operator (top notch operator I work with, smarter than any computer). In those cases, especially with limbs above that the crane cannot reach and possible twist, we may use the pencil sharpening method to slowly transfer the weight into the boom, and check out things as they are going along. Yes, it is too much work, and not so frequently used, but good to have in your bag of tricks. Also have a good cutting trick for a crane removal when cutting at the stump, and any swing is not acceptable. When doing this work, any number of diverse situations available for your pleasure :biggrinbounce2:

 

[Toddppm]

That's the smallest notch I've ever seen on a big tree, was there something else going on there?

 

[(WLL)]

That's the smallest notch I've ever seen on a big tree, was there something else going on there?

he,s being extra conservative:hmm3grin2orange:

 

[weenieroaster]

Haha... naw, that's not a face cut. I had a big old long bar on the other saw (not in the photo), that bends when held out un-supported over the length. I was going to rest the tip of the saw in that little notch when beginning the back cut, then walk into the tree to progress the cut. Something like that, anyway.
Thanks for asking

 

[tree MDS]

So its true, the boxes are smaller over there :monkey: lol.

 

[(WLL)]

So its true, the boxes are smaller over there :monkey: lol.

that aint what i hear:jawdrop: