what not to do

[Gord]

found this clip on a website for such things...a good example of the wrong thing to do.

 

[treeman82]

Well, I guess that is one way to load logs into the back of a truck. They were lucky nobody was killed or injured.

 

[MasterBlaster]

There's where knowledge of Beranek's ratios for falling logs would have come in handy.

That and cutting smaller pieces!

 

[Kneejerk Bombas]

That was me!

 

[SilverBlue]

We all know you’re the king Mike!

 

[Dadatwins]

Now if those "groundmen" would have read the 'Guide to being a good Groundman' they would have known better and moved the truck.

 

[MasterBlaster]

Originally posted by Dadatwins
Now if those "groundmen" would have read the 'Guide to being a good Groundman' they would have known better and moved the truck.

Did I put that in there? I don't thing I did!

 

[Dadatwins]

I think that falls under that 'kill zone thing'

 

[MasterBlaster]

Naw, I think I need to put a 'lil sumpen sumpen in there about that.


I put it in #8.

 

[murphy4trees]

When the question is asked... "why move the truck...?"
The answer is "BECAUSE IT'S EASY"........

 

[MasterBlaster]

I bet he put a snipe in his underbed.

That'll do that ever time at that height.

 

[Husky372]

can someone post that in mpg so i can see it i cant get that avi. thanks

 

[rbtree]

That clip was posted here a couple years ago. Cool to see it again! It looks to be from the PNW doug fir country. That's at least a 26 foot log, and it was cut from over 40 feet up or it wouldnt have tipped over.

 

[TimberMcPherson]

I would love to hear the sound on that, bet theres a DANG! in there somewhere. (amongst other choice words)

 

[Nickrosis]

Here it is in the WMV format.

http://students.uwsp.edu/ncraw045/TreeCrush3.wmv

 

[Husky372]

thanks nick! what was this guy thinking

 

[MasterBlaster]

So, how many of ya'll throw snags that tall without a pullline in the top?

 

[wiley_p]

Unless it has favor that way never, and even then alot of the wood has to be cut to release anyway. the line is prudent.

 

[Burnham]

Don't you ever use wedges, MB or Wiley? On a pole like that would there be any reason for a pull line if the cutter did so?

 

[MasterBlaster]

No Burnham, I don't throw trees with wedges. I set a pull line almost every time, or I leave brush on the felling side.

The only reason I can guess why that guy didn't have one was cause the trees were stripped the day before, and he didn't feel like climbing back to the top. But who knows?