Wtf.i live in fl cut alot of them nasty things ive never cut one like that.i just create a hinge and roll with it.looks like alot of work.i will say palms will dull your chit quick there stringy and full of water.pinch easy too the city and county wont even pick em up.damn things burn like sand.there dirty full of roaches squirels possums and rats.
How do you know you will achieve enough lift from the wedge that when the strap breaks the tree won't set/fall back?
Couldn’t agree much more. Some of the fancy stuff just looks dangerous to me. I have bored and left just a trigger but that cut is only used when the tree wants to go that way on its own. It really helps keep the tree from falling super early
You may be a better tree faller than me. I just try to keep it as simple as I personally can. Stay safe out there is all. Do whatever you trust.
Thanks. I think I get it now. Having broken the strap if you need more lift just keep driving the wedge?
Unless it's big enough or leaning back enough that the strap could break under tension long before enough of the compression wood has been lifted enough to get 'er moving. In that case, 'break strap and belt those wedges like ya mean it. but i get it - this ain't the right process for such trees.
No worries, no rush. It sounds like a cool theory. I am just limited in my skills, and always do better if I see it once for myself. I guess I am a visually oriented person. Lol
Thanks. Have pulled with crap rope, used dyneema and a big shot, and cable on tractor winch. Horses for courses but after a nightmare job ages ago with crap rope I splurged on dyneema. If it's going to take too long or it risks taking the tractor for a ride if I can't anchor it elsewhere, I prefer to jack 'em if big enough to accommodate a jack or jacks.
Yes, but not the proper porta power jacks, just a few 20t bottle jacks with a home-made pivot for the top. Work well.
