Tree Removal Pics

[Nailsbeats]

First time posting a pic.

 

[Nailsbeats]

That seemed to work so I will post the rest of them. Here goes.

We did this job this summer. This Maple was 5' on the stump and produced 10 face cord of 20" firewood which I split and sold. My brother climbed most of it, and I took one lead that went out over a fence and motel. That's my bro's new saw and part of my skidsteer w/homemade grapple in the back of the one pic. Not shown is my dad, we had a three man crew and lots of onlookers. We had it down, blocked, loaded,brush chipped, lawn raked, in about 7 hours. We do about 50 jobs a year in our free time. As you can see we need to get some tree helmets.

 

[Nailsbeats]

I guess my dad is shown (very small) as the guy holding the handline in the fourth picture down. The guy behind him by the chipper is my uncle Eddie. He is also holding a handline in one pic. In all it was a fun day.

 

[tree md]

Nice Job!

 

[Podaltura]

Yes! You buy a helmet for all the family. Safety is the most important part of the works. The money spend in safety is the best buy. Good work, but the resolution is low. Like it.

 

[oldirty]

nice work and pics. first pic of the second post though, looks like it was a serious swinger. add a half hitch to the rign and that should help with the control of the wood. thats what i do with wood of that size and length. what i mean is when that thing came off the trunk did the butt end swing way the hell out there after the rope caught it or did you let it run to the ground. regardless add the half hitch to it. or dont. its up to you.




oldirty

 

[John464]

was thinking the same thing. I would of had a lowering block on that stem istelf, no swing at all, nice and smooth lowered down to the ground. I generally dont swing big wood as it takes too long to get it to stop swinging and or the rope man has to be exact when letting it run to the ground to hit landing spot.

Overall looks like you did a great job and made nice time on that removal. Id be interested in seeing logs being moved with your homemade grapple. Must be pretty strong to load that large maple!

 

[Nailsbeats]

Thanks for the advise guys. That second picture is rigged to hit the drop zone in one swoop, the man on the other end has 35 years experience. The single rope provided just enough control with maximum production. If we had to hold that block and lower it slow this would not be the method of choice.

I have some better pics from that job, and some grapple pics, just have to get them on my computer, will post them later. As for now I am going to start wearing my Husky hardhat with the ear protection in the tree and on the ground, I am also going to get my dad and bro to do the same. I always fear the day a saw falls right on someones head.

My brother got a wake up call 2 years ago when he dropped a 30" pine in the woods and took a widow maker to the head, breaking his Husky hardhat and making him a little dizzy, could have been a lot worse.

It may not look like it, but we are always up for safer and better ways.

 

[M.D. Vaden]

First time posting a pic.

Why do you use such a small Chainsaw?

At least in photo, looks bigger than a 385 or 395 XP - is it the 3120?

 

[Nailsbeats]

That is the 3120 w/5ft bar. That's my brother in the white shirt, it's his saw.

 

[hornett22]

skip the helmet!

they're made for whiny europeans and australians.

actually,it's personal preference.i hate them but to each his own. i wouldn't waste your time hith the husky helmet.without a chin strap it won't be on long.they usually break when they hit the ground.husky makes a climbing helmet now.your dealer can order it for you.they may say they don't but assure them they do.

 

[hornett22]

great work by the way!

thanks for the pics.we can never see too many

 

[pbtree]

Excellent - thanks for sharing!

 

[Roland_LG]

New poster here! I've done tons of firewood, but only that, and am getting interested in this kind of cutting.

Would someone explain to me what is going on in that last picture? I've read a lot of posts here, but everyone is speaking in them from an experienced mindset, but I'm a newbie.

I see two ground guys holding ropes, and the climber getting ready to cut that piece hanging over the house. A play-by-play explanation would be really helpful. Thanks.

 

[John Paul Sanborn]

There is a pullie to catch the load, the rope that runs through it is but tied.

The second rope is most likely a "tag" line to help direct it into the lowering zone vs. onto the roof.

If you want to get into this work, find a company that does a lot of it. There are too many things that can go wrong for a person to just jump in and do it

 

[Canyonbc]

thanks for the pics.we can never see too many

+ 2

Looks good.

Would be awesome to see your skid steer in motion moving some of those 5ft logs.

 

[Nailsbeats]

Roland,
First of all that limb is already cut and is in tipping over, the climber is putting his saw away and getting ready to go for a ride. One ground man has the handline which is hitched to the tree and the piece that was cut. When that piece tips over the hitch on the tree will grab and shake the tree, depending on how much the ground man lets it run. The second ground man is holding the saw line out of the way of the falling top. The third line is the climber's climbing line.

 

[Canyonbc]

Roland,
First of all that limb is already cut and is in tipping over, the climber is putting his saw away and getting ready to go for a ride. One ground man has the handline which is hitched to the tree and the piece that was cut. When that piece tips over the hitch on the tree will grab and shake the tree, depending on how much the ground man lets it run. The second ground man is holding the saw line out of the way of the falling top. The third line is the climber's climbing line.

Very well put...detailed, and explains it all...

 

[oldirty]

The second ground man is holding the saw line out of the way of the falling top.

what do you mean by this statement?

someone else is handling the saw ?





oldirty

 

[Nailsbeats]

Old Dirty,
The saw is rigged to the tree with a rope, not to the climber. The tail of the rope that hangs to the ground and is in the path of the falling top, so the ground man keeps it clear until the top is on the ground and pulled out of the way. The rope could've been rerouted, but for one cut that would not be necessary.