Tree Felling Technique Thread

[Skeans1]

And that's a good thing. Gotta have habitat.

Give them one old dead tree to live in and play on. Keep them out of the good ones. Lol

I’ve had to make or leave standing dead for habitat trees I’m completely against it for the fact you’re liable if someone is killed or hurt after you’ve finished the job till the next logger is into the stand. Moral of the story get all dead wood on the ground first before cutting anything else especially if you’re cutting near something like that you could stand that thing off the stump at anytime.


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[Junk Meister]

We left this one, too deteriorated to be worth anything anyway. Food/home for the animals, insects. View attachment 172984

Close to a house --- Kids -- pets--- Now What ?? Safety first Always....

 

[huskyboy]

Close to a house --- Kids -- pets--- Now What ?? Safety first Always....

Not really sir. Picture is deceiving. Look if anyone else has anything else negative to contribute... that’s fine, but I’m not engaging in any pointless arguments. There seems to be a lot of varying opinions and big egos in logging and tree work. I’m always learning. Never claimed to know it all. I wouldn’t encourage the OP to tackle things he doesn’t feel safe or confident enough to do either. My point is that leaving a dead tree in a huge woodlot is not always a bad thing. That’s cool if others don’t agree.

 

[Junk Meister]

Not really sir. Picture is deceiving. Look if anyone else has anything else negative to contribute and wants to be a keyboard warrior... that’s fine, but I’m not engaging in any pointless arguments. There seems to be a lot of varying opinions on logging and tree work. I’m always learning. Never claimed to know it all. I wouldn’t encourage the OP to tackle things he doesn’t feel safe or confident enough to do either. My point is that leaving a dead tree in a huge woodlot is not always a bad thing. That’s cool if others don’t agree.

I did not intend my comment to be negative. I shall refrain further participation until the atmosphere settles down

 

[beaglebriar]

Not really sir. Picture is deceiving. Look if anyone else has anything else negative to contribute... that’s fine, but I’m not engaging in any pointless arguments. There seems to be a lot of varying opinions and big egos in logging and tree work. I’m always learning. Never claimed to know it all. I wouldn’t encourage the OP to tackle things he doesn’t feel safe or confident enough to do either. My point is that leaving a dead tree in a huge woodlot is not always a bad thing. That’s cool if others don’t agree.

There's thousands of dead standing trees here Mason. No logger in their right mind would attempt to take them all down in every woodlot they cut.

No one I personally know does this either. Do what you feel is right and safe. Your safety is no less important than the next guy walking by that tree. A tree in the middle of the woods like that is not a hazard imo.

 

[Skeans1]

@jacob j.
@huskyboy
Just curious would you leave this or take it? I know what I did and why

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[Deets066]

@jacob j.
@huskyboy
Just curious would you leave this or take it? I know what I did and why

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I’d take it, espeacially since it’s in the way

 

[Skeans1]

I’d take it, espeacially since it’s in the way

It was out in the mid of no where wasn’t in the way but was a dead shove pipe a shell.


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[Deets066]

but was a dead shove pipe a shell.

Me no undastan...

 

[Skeans1]

Me no undastan...

Stove pipe perfectly straight and a shell completely rotten internally a true hazard tree.


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[Skeans1]

Me no undastan...

Different tree/snag but same idea



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[Wonkydonkey]

@jacob j.
@huskyboy
Just curious would you leave this or take it? I know what I did and why

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It’s bean bumped, good life is short, take it while it’s gooder.

 

[hseII]

I’ve had to make or leave standing dead for habitat trees I’m completely against it for the fact you’re liable if someone is killed or hurt after you’ve finished the job till the next logger is into the stand. Moral of the story get all dead wood on the ground first before cutting anything else especially if you’re cutting near something like that you could stand that thing off the stump at anytime.


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I Agree 10,000%.


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[Skeans1]

It’s bean bumped, good life is short, take it while it’s gooder.

It wasn’t bumped the red is from me peeling the bark with the saw it was a standing dead shell even looked live only indicators were the conks on it.


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[Wonkydonkey]

Ok, I looker-a-little-closerer... . now I see barking on the tree, abit betterer. Slits under dead branches. When one would expect healing on/over branch ridge & collar

Dead stander...bug party and hotel, let the party carrry on

Edit. It’s very hard to see good from pics. But also I’m no expert on pines or any tree for a matter of fact. I just a learner ... but like to learn from the goody fellers

So carryon I’m listening and learning

 

[XP_Slinger]

Different tree/snag but same idea



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I would try to knock it down with another tree, but it’s tough to make the call by looking at a photo.

 

[Coltont]

We left this one, too deteriorated to be worth anything anyway. Food/home for the animals, insects. View attachment 172984

Sport cut that *s-wordhead.

 

[Skeans1]

I would try to knock it down with another tree, but it’s tough to make the call by looking at a photo.

I’m going off memory it was a few years back when I did that one but I think I sent it as a single if I didn’t I faced it up put a small back cut to send it with a healthy export tree.


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[XP_Slinger]

Sport cut that *s-wordhead.

Sport cut?

 

[~WBF]

Sport cut?

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