rreidnauer
ArboristSite Operative
Alright, gonna put myself in the hotseat with Streblerm and let you guys critisize my work.
For the last year, I had this tree on the border of the property that's been of increasing concern. It's gotten to the point that I don't trust to even mow around it anymore. It's got about 30~35 feet still standing, and about 14" at the base. As far as felling is concerned, about everything that can be wrong, is wrong. It's dead, it's leaning hard, also a lot of side lean, it's covered in wild grape vines, and has several, (albeit smaller) widow-makers hanging above, and the base is surrounded by broken branches and entangled vines. There's no proper escape paths, as it is heavy brush behind it, as well as a high creek bank and creek. There's also potential for throwbacks from a nearby tree. It just sucks. Here's the culprit:
So after 30 minutes of cautious cleanup just to get to where I can get to the trunk, we end up with this:
Now, most of the dead trees I dealt with on the property in the past were pretty straight, and I just performed a typical notch and back-cut, but this one was just screaming barberchair to me. I thought this would be a good candidate for a centerbore. I made a nice straight 80~90 degree face cut, and ever so carefully plunged in for my centerbore, which came out surprisingly well in alignment to the face cut, though, a bit too low. I left the saw in the cut so you can see the alignment. Side lean is very apparent here.
Alright, very cautious (dare I say nervous) I am now, and I quickly cut the back strap and at the first sign of movement, I'm outta there on my best possible escape route, 90 degrees to the fall, and away from the other trees.
It came down without a hitch, but not terribly surprising with dead wood, it fell about 10 degrees off from the hinge orientation due to it's heavy side lean. I could have roped it, but it was able to fall harmlessly as it was.
So, accepting all critisism for my doings. I already know I got the bore cut too low (same height as the back of the face notch) and I buggered cutting the backstrap. (assuring a perfect back cut was the smallest of my concerns at the time.
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For the last year, I had this tree on the border of the property that's been of increasing concern. It's gotten to the point that I don't trust to even mow around it anymore. It's got about 30~35 feet still standing, and about 14" at the base. As far as felling is concerned, about everything that can be wrong, is wrong. It's dead, it's leaning hard, also a lot of side lean, it's covered in wild grape vines, and has several, (albeit smaller) widow-makers hanging above, and the base is surrounded by broken branches and entangled vines. There's no proper escape paths, as it is heavy brush behind it, as well as a high creek bank and creek. There's also potential for throwbacks from a nearby tree. It just sucks. Here's the culprit:
So after 30 minutes of cautious cleanup just to get to where I can get to the trunk, we end up with this:
Now, most of the dead trees I dealt with on the property in the past were pretty straight, and I just performed a typical notch and back-cut, but this one was just screaming barberchair to me. I thought this would be a good candidate for a centerbore. I made a nice straight 80~90 degree face cut, and ever so carefully plunged in for my centerbore, which came out surprisingly well in alignment to the face cut, though, a bit too low. I left the saw in the cut so you can see the alignment. Side lean is very apparent here.
Alright, very cautious (dare I say nervous) I am now, and I quickly cut the back strap and at the first sign of movement, I'm outta there on my best possible escape route, 90 degrees to the fall, and away from the other trees.
It came down without a hitch, but not terribly surprising with dead wood, it fell about 10 degrees off from the hinge orientation due to it's heavy side lean. I could have roped it, but it was able to fall harmlessly as it was.
So, accepting all critisism for my doings. I already know I got the bore cut too low (same height as the back of the face notch) and I buggered cutting the backstrap. (assuring a perfect back cut was the smallest of my concerns at the time.
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