Let’s see some stumps

[jakethesnake]

I just try keep myself safe fellas. I’ll keep my day job

 

[Loony661]

I just try keep myself safe fellas. I’ll keep my day job

The saying goes “A man has to be big enough to realize how small he is.” We can’t do everything, and knowing when to quit is a good skill to have. I don’t push limits if I don’t have to.

 

[Maintenance Chief]

10/4 brother. Makes sense and nah I have no interest in pretending I’m a pro. No hooking tractors to leaning tree. However the cut you made makes sense to me I was just in my brain wanting the whole situation as to why. You explained perfectly and nice work. I wouldn’t have even known what to do. I learned what didn’t work for me several years ago. Ended up cutting my saw out of that pinch with a pole saw. Cause I wasn’t getting back close with a regular saw. Lesson learned Also why I go sideways with them now

It's great when you have a photo friend to document your greatest tree cutting moments! Lol ( I'm laughing about that fact in the first picture).
That tree was also hung about 80' up in another Helene damaged tree. I got my bar out with the jack.

 

[davidwyby]

 

[davidwyby]

@jakethesnake you down under?

Might consider a sizwheel and or double hinge on your tension side if you’re going sideways. That being said not much works on brittle eucs.

 

[jakethesnake]

@jakethesnake you down under?

Might consider a sizwheel and or double hinge on your tension side if you’re going sideways. That being said not much works on brittle eucs.

I keep it pretty simple round here. East coast Delaware Maple barber chair bad around here and gum will squish down on the bar if they lean much. Other than those two usually keep it simple

 

[Ketchup]

Sidewalk shenanigans.

 

[Skeans1]

These are older but some days the hell with wedges.

 

[woodfarmer]

Some bad maple trees

 

[Loony661]

 

[Ryan Browne]

 

[Mastermind]

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Howdy Ryan. Ain't seen you in a minute.

 

[Ryan Browne]

Howdy Ryan. Ain't seen you in a minute.

Howdy right back atcha Randy. I've been around a little. Mostly being a thorn in the side of a different bunch of clowns I guess.

 

[Ryan Browne]

Took a couple trips but I got my oak logs home. Skidded them right up the street from my neighbor's house. Probably closer than my own woods.

 

[davidwyby]

That’s some purty big sticks

 

[Ketchup]

Took down 5 trees here for the view.

Then took down quite a few more for fire mitigation. We dropped them up hill and there was a big risk of the butts sliding back down into a $7M house. I tried a key cut on one but it jumped the notch. This tall hinge did much better. We butt tied them all as a backup precaution.

 

[woodfarmer]

32” bar and a big beech tree.

 

[Maintenance Chief]

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Then took down quite a few more for fire mitigation. We dropped them up hill and there was a big risk of the butts sliding back down into a $7M house. I tried a key cut on one but it jumped the notch. This tall hinge did much better. We butt tied them all as a backup precaution.
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A gap face hinge works pretty good for holding on to the stump.
You basically plunge cut the hinge apex and then angle you top and bottom face cuts into the plunge cut. No compression in the face.

 

[davidwyby]

A gap face hinge works pretty good for holding on to the stump.
You basically plunge cut the hinge apex and then angle you top and bottom face cuts into the plunge cut. No compression in the face.

I am pretty sure based on a thread by an Aussie on AS and testing of my own (more tomorrow) that the best flexing hinge is a gap face with the back cut in the center of the face height wise.

 

[davidwyby]

Does anyone else "Long Hinge" difficult trees ?

When the timber is old or brittle, or the tree has to fall against it's weight/wind/lean, and it has to fall with the hinge attached at least 1/3 it's fall arc = I use a "long hinge". 20 years in the industry without formal training. My work is in domestic situations where you are removing trees...

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