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Not my best stump cut ever, but it got down on target. There was a little punk in this one but I knew that from the bore cuts I made to... -
First big White Oak blew down, second one was in its way and had most of it's limbs stripped off by the blow down. They wanted me to...
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TheDarkLordChinChin replied to the thread Trees you've cut.The only standing tree of the job. Another big dead ash. Note how the next tree to the right looks a bit better and the next one...
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TheDarkLordChinChin replied to the thread Trees you've cut.Back to storm damage today. Cut up a few fallen bog birche trees. The land owner brought his trailer to fill with chip. He's going to...
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Hardwood trees, yeah. Softwood trees the coos bay or triangle backcuts work just fine. JMO.
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TheDarkLordChinChin replied to the thread Trees you've cut.Some conifers from today. No wind today, made for a nice change. Stripped this spruce of its branches, took the top out and 1 section...
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If it might chair, bore it.
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TheDarkLordChinChin replied to the thread Trees you've cut.I think the two main causes of barber chair are dull chains and stopping cutting when the tree starts to move. If your chain is dull you...
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TheDarkLordChinChin replied to the thread Trees you've cut.It will chair if it's tall, straight, has no lower branches and the grain is straight. Often see branches splitting when cut but the...
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There’s less and less guys around here who want to cut ash with a saw due to them chairing. Most of them are coming down now with a...
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TheDarkLordChinChin replied to the thread Trees you've cut.Yeah your hardwoods all look taller and straighter. Most of ours are shorter and with a bigger spread. Pics related.
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We tend to worry about barber-chair a little more on this side of the pond. P.s. not my tractor or fück up.
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TheDarkLordChinChin replied to the thread Trees you've cut.Very rarely see barber chairs here. I think our trees are too twisty and full of knots. The grain is not long or straight enough. With...
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I couldn’t agree with you and @Woodpecker more. Domestic trees are very different than west coast production timber. The risks and...
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TheDarkLordChinChin replied to the thread Trees you've cut.Maybe. I agree with @Woodpecker though, the variable nature of timber throws lots of curveballs. Sometimes it works, sometimes it...
