Snag felling

[T_F_E]

Couple snags for firewood. Saw was runnin rich in the first tree.

[video=youtube;x33DPaZyPcE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x33DPaZyPcE[/video]

 

[bitzer]

Not too bad. A little wiggly with the saw perhaps. That last one got a little ugly though. If you pick a distinct target farther out in the lay to gun to, that shouldn't happen. Its not a race, especially with snags. Sometimes you have to know when to pin the throttle and sometimes when to lay off. Keep your eye on the top. Get a hard hat for dead #### shakin out. Slap the wedge a time or two and wait for the tree to move and look up for dead #### getting knocked out by the vibrations. Make sure you have nice clear escape paths and get the hell out when it starts to tip. I've had more than one top snap off back at me. Oh yeah, get rid of that damn Fiskars!

 

[HILLBILLYREDNEC]

Falling

Got some more wedges and a ##### brain bucket. Faces need some work. Slow the heck down time is on your side, haste can get you killed or maimed. Last one you should have cleared your escape and the area around the tree. Fairly good video of a proby cutter learnin the ropes.

 

[ChrisF]

Got some more wedges and a ##### brain bucket. Faces need some work. Slow the heck down time is on your side, haste can get you killed or maimed. Last one you should have cleared your escape and the area around the tree. Fairly good video of a proby cutter learnin the ropes.

Way to rewrite everything Bitzer said in worse english without adding a single thing of value on your own.

 

[HILLBILLYREDNEC]

Way to rewrite everything Bitzer said in worse english without adding a single thing of value on your own.

I said a lot of different things reread it. This kid is lucky still alive, considering the work done. Snags take time and patience and a good bit of luck to get them on the ground.

 

[Metals406]

+2 for everything Bitz said.

SLOW DOWN!

You're not rushing toward better technique, or better production, you're rushing towards a pine box.

Production is achieved through good mechanics -- and fluid, unwasted movements.

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[HILLBILLYREDNEC]

Snag falling

Tree falling is like a dance slow and graceful movements . Never rush the job. Clearing your escape paths is the biggest step in insuring life and death, trees and snags can and will fail at the most unexpected time so a proper planning is a must..

 

[056kid]

What Bitzer said. . . You are gonna get ####ed up if you keep on like that. . .

 

[T_F_E]

Alright boys tryin to redeem myself a little bit here. I'm not a faller and dont claim to be, I just work landing. Tell me everything im doin wrong in this one. I appreciate the critisms Took the rakers down a little to much on the chain, the other tree was also notched and had a some back cut.

[video=youtube;f_ZA-tSIN8E]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_ZA-tSIN8E[/video]

 

[forestryworks]

Need to look up more often. I didn't see you watch the top at all.

Might swamp out a little more.

Other than that, looked good. And fun!

 

[nw axe man]

Couple snags for firewood. Saw was runnin rich in the first tree.

[video=youtube;x33DPaZyPcE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x33DPaZyPcE[/video]

One of the most important things you can do is get away from that stump when the tree is committed. Seventyfive percent of all falling accidents happen within 8 feet of the tree. This is especially true of snags. They kill without any regard for who is working on them.