Video: Wrecking Some White Oak

[Nailsbeats]

I am building an addition onto the back of my house so these trees had to go. The walk out basement is going where the bigger Oak was.

The bigger Oak had a vertical seam all the way through the tree, perpendicular to the fall, and 8" of center rot to boot. Dang nice yard tree, but I had no choice.

The small one was gunned to land center of canopy on the stake and that's where it layed.

The saws were a Stihl 361 and a 660.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6UBWdAnA1_k

 

[stihlkicken]

nice work.

just curious, why no humbolt this time nailsbeats.

 

[Ghillie]

Nice intro and love the timing with the soundtrack onthe last drop!

Nice work!

 

[asthesun]

I am building an addition onto the back of my house so these trees had to go. The walk out basement is going where the bigger Oak was.

The bigger Oak had a vertical seam all the way through the tree, perpendicular to the fall, and 8" of center rot to boot. Dang nice yard tree, but I had no choice.

The small one was gunned to land center of canopy on the stake and that's where it layed.

The saws were a Stihl 361 and a 660.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6UBWdAnA1_k

its hard not to be critical of other people's work. good techniques overall, personally i wouldnt have used wedges. i also cut much deeper facecuts when felling to set the hinge point further back, giving more weight in the direction of desired fall. if i have a doubt about where it will fall, i set a rope. good overall tho

 

[JONSEREDFAN6069]

nice work Nails. I agree on the notch a little deeper but no other complaints. looks like you got some good firewood outa those two tree's. post some pics of the basement progress.

 

[tree MDS]

YAAAAAAAAAAAAAWWWWWWWWWWWNNN..........

No just kidding nails, nice job there man.

Where ya been anyways?? You aint been slutting around on us have you??

 

[Nailsbeats]

just curious, why no humbolt this time nailsbeats.

Just changing it up.

 

[Nailsbeats]

YAAAAAAAAAAAAAWWWWWWWWWWWNNN..........

No just kidding nails, nice job there man.

Where ya been anyways?? You aint been slutting around on us have you??

I check in once in a while, just don't have much to say. Not slutting, more like abstinance, lol.

 

[Nailsbeats]

nice work Nails. I agree on the notch a little deeper but no other complaints. looks like you got some good firewood outa those two tree's. post some pics of the basement progress.

I have 3-4 feet of the basement dug out already, so she's in progress. The firewood was mint. I hated to take them down, but they had to go, so enjoy the wood I will.

 

[a.k.]

Nicely done, great little vid too.

 

[Blakesmaster]

 

[John464]

nice vid nails. you have good control/movement with that 361 delimbing that tree. your 660 would enjoy a 36" bar. what is on there 25"?

 

[Nailsbeats]

nice vid nails. you have good control/movement with that 361 delimbing that tree. your 660 would enjoy a 36" bar. what is on there 25"?

Thanks John, years of experience I guess.

That bar is a 25", I have a 32" and a 36" also.

 

[Mitchell]

looks like

you have done that once or twice nails!

I thought the undercuts were fine depth wise, looks like you had a 1/4. Gives you more room to wedge with the bar in the cut on smaller trees to boot. I fell mainly long fibered conifers mind you; with a predominate lean in a stand you could just nick the undercut and cut fast up to it. I would not speak with authority on short fibered hard woods.

For folks watching and learning, who don't have years of experience under their belts like nails, keep tabs on top as your cutting. Actually it is not a bad habit for veterans either.

Nice vid. I keep meaning to find some time to try and put one together...

 

[TimberMcPherson]

Good vid, nice saws and good work with the wedges mate. Smart use of a helmet as you can knock off some big ugly dead work while pounding wedges and man they do some hurting!

Good on you for posting it, takes balls to show your work to your peers.

Just one saw handling observation, a little thing but still.....

With the second tree when you were moving around to finisih the scarf then working at the back you have a habit of blipping the saw when your walking around and not cutting which is a habit that can lead to nasty accidents when working in brushy area or should you trip up. (and we ALL trip up sometime).

Great soundtrack

 

[TreeClimber57]

Nice work!! Thanks for posting. Looks like you have done this before Good work on the limbing, nice handling of saw. Nice saw I would place the notch a bit deeper though, but then that is my preference I guess.

 

[Nailsbeats]

Good vid, nice saws and good work with the wedges mate. Smart use of a helmet as you can knock off some big ugly dead work while pounding wedges and man they do some hurting!

Good on you for posting it, takes balls to show your work to your peers.

Just one saw handling observation, a little thing but still.....

With the second tree when you were moving around to finisih the scarf then working at the back you have a habit of blipping the saw when your walking around and not cutting which is a habit that can lead to nasty accidents when working in brushy area or should you trip up. (and we ALL trip up sometime).

Great soundtrack

Thanks Timber. I think the idle was a tad low, that why I throttled er' up. I use the chain brake a lot when idling in tight quarters.

 

[Nailsbeats]

Nice work!! Thanks for posting. Looks like you have done this before Good work on the limbing, nice handling of saw. Nice saw I would place the notch a bit deeper though, but then that is my preference I guess.

For the record, both notches were 1/3 the diameter of the tree.

 

[TreeClimber57]

For the record, both notches were 1/3 the diameter of the tree.

Ok, maybe was the angle of camera.. first one for sure looked a little light. But you were there, not I..

 

[asthesun]

For the record, both notches were 1/3 the diameter of the tree.

i like to make them deeper than that. i usually go about half way or maybe a tad less. the deeper you go, the more weight you have in your favor.