Everyday day man's tree work and cutting thread

[sawmikaze]

4 Norway maples today.

 

[Normzilla]

4 Norway maples today.View attachment 367918View attachment 367919

Very nice!

 

[Normzilla]

Good size redwood today, just picture's

 

[BonScott46]

Down sick at the moment, found these pics from a job a couple weeks back. Scabby birch leaning hard out over the road. Put a line in it roughly perpendicular to the lean and swung it round.

 

[Czed]

Drove past my sister's house
I saw that a storm had brought a double tree down
Onto her roof
No damage it was very rotten.

I didn't have any boots so I took my shoes off to cut in the creek
Water probably 30*
Moss covered rocks slick as *s-word.

 

[sawmikaze]

These 3 poplars are meeting their fate today.

 

[sawmikaze]

Our log dog took em'.

 

[Stevetheboatguy]

Dropped two biguns. And two 3/4 burned through danger trees. Didn't get pics of the last tree. It barber chaired way higher than I wanted. Will get a pic tomorrow. Taking the day off to try and get the two burned trees out before they do this years controlled burn. Hoping I can pull the barber chair tree down with the tractor. We shall see.






Steven

 

[Stevetheboatguy]

More pics.......


Steven

 

[Stevetheboatguy]

Here is the barber chair pic. It didn't pull off with my tractor. But didn't take long to cut enough limbs off to get a better pull on it.

Tree kicked my rear. Hauled four good loads out managed to get stuck twice, broke one chain pulling logs and got a flat on the truck. Made for a long day



Steven

 

[Mastermind]

Here is the barber chair pic. It didn't pull off with my tractor. But didn't take long to cut enough limbs off to get a better pull on it.

Tree kicked my rear. Hauled four good loads out managed to get stuck twice, broke one chain pulling logs and got a flat on the truck. Made for a long day

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Steven

Looks like a fun one for sure Steve.

 

[Stevetheboatguy]

Looks like a fun one for sure Steve.

I'm all ears for a better way to go after ones that you really can't make a face cut on. If you or anyone else has a ace up their sleeve I'd like to hear about it. Was more fun than should be allowed.

I should've waited another year to see if it would fall on it's own. I know damaged trees are unpredictable at best. But I decided to go after it. Tried to be as cautious as possible.

Wonder if I had too much pull on it and that caused it to chair as bad as it did? Don't know but hope it's the last one like that I encounter.


Steven

 

[Mastermind]

I'm all ears for a better way to go after ones that you really can't make a face cut on. If you or anyone else has a ace up their sleeve I'd like to hear about it. Was more fun than should be allowed.

I should've waited another year to see if it would fall on it's own. I know damaged trees are unpredictable at best. But I decided to go after it. Tried to be as cautious as possible.

Wonder if I had too much pull on it and that caused it to chair as bad as it did? Don't know but hope it's the last one like that I encounter.


Steven

You kept it out of the water, and nobody died. That's a win in anyone's book.

 

[Loony661]

I'm all ears for a better way to go after ones that you really can't make a face cut on. If you or anyone else has a ace up their sleeve I'd like to hear about it. Was more fun than should be allowed.

I should've waited another year to see if it would fall on it's own. I know damaged trees are unpredictable at best. But I decided to go after it. Tried to be as cautious as possible.

Wonder if I had too much pull on it and that caused it to chair as bad as it did? Don't know but hope it's the last one like that I encounter.


Steven

Think of a tree like a metal pipe: the outer edge is really the strongest part, and the only part that matters. Judge the crown weight and lean, cut a notch like usual, plunge and set a decent hinge, and cut the trigger and get the hell outta there.

 

[davidwyby]

I agree. You gotta get some face in there.

 

[Stevetheboatguy]

I agree. You gotta get some face in there.

I 100% agree. I just didn't think there was enough meat to attempt a face cut. The tree was already burnt most the way through. I only took real short nips out of the back side and only took a few before she went. Might have tried it if I could have made the cut lower. But there was fence wire in the lower portion of the trunk. Hence the higer cut.

But yeah I didn't like that tree from the start. Just happy it went the way it did. My last hazard tree for a long time hopefully.

Steven

 

[lehman live edge slab]

Drove past my sister's house
I saw that a storm had brought a double tree down
Onto her roof
No damage it was very rotten.
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I didn't have any boots so I took my shoes off to cut in the creekView attachment 369361
Water probably 30*
Moss covered rocks slick as *s-word.

The safety police on u tube would have had a hay day with cutting no shoes

 

[Normzilla]

Here is the barber chair pic. It didn't pull off with my tractor. But didn't take long to cut enough limbs off to get a better pull on it.

Tree kicked my rear. Hauled four good loads out managed to get stuck twice, broke one chain pulling logs and got a flat on the truck. Made for a long day

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I 100% agree. I just didn't think there was enough meat to attempt a face cut. The tree was already burnt most the way through. I only took real short nips out of the back side and only took a few before she went. Might have tried it if I could have made the cut lower. But there was fence wire in the lower portion of the trunk. Hence the higer cut.

But yeah I didn't like that tree from the start. Just happy it went the way it did. My last hazard tree for a long time hopefully.

Steven

Even when things are good or ideal conditions, sometimes things hiccup, but those fire burnouts like that are definitely among the worst case scenarios. Most likely would have done the same thing no matter what. So I'd say you probably dislike it right. Main thing your not hurt and here still. Good job Amigo

Steven

 

[Normzilla]

Nice work and howdy amigos. U guys been busy! Good stuff. Here's. Today's pine dismantle for friend and neighbor. Wind whipped bastard full of spike knots. Stone pine, 2nd to last cut found wire but job went well Joey and me.

 

[Normzilla]

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