Swinging leaners

[davidwyby]

Gimmick parlor trick cut, don’t try this at home.

Now that that’s out of the way, one of the best I’ve seen.

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[Mack 880]

Any chance that's on YouTube - I don't have FB or Insta

 

[Loony661]

Gimmick parlor trick cut, don’t try this at home.

Now that that’s out of the way, one of the best I’ve seen.

Nick Smith on Instagram: "wind damage tree #fromthewoodsinc #treelife #timberfaller #cutthewoot #treeslayer #bornforthis #logging #logger #661c #stihl #sendit #logger1988 #westcoastsaw #sizwheel #stormwork #teamworkmakesthedreamwork #dreamwork #proto

2,144 likes, 48 comments - caveman_crawler on January 20, 2021: "wind damage tree #fromthewoodsinc #treelife #timberfaller #cutthewoot #treeslayer #bornforthis #logging #logger #661c #stihl #sendit #log..."

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That was an impressive swing. No way I could get a hardwood to do that though lol

 

[Loony661]

Any chance that's on YouTube - I don't have FB or Insta

I don’t have instagram either. Click the link and you should be able to watch it at least once.

 

[SCHallenger]

WOW!!

 

[IffykidMn]

That was an impressive swing. No way I could get a hardwood to do that though lol

Is poplar considered a hardwood? just did that last week. guess I dont get it.

 

[Loony661]

Is poplar considered a hardwood? just did that last week. guess I dont get it.

Yes, but no. Poplar is physically closer to pine than most other hardwoods. Poplar is much easier to maneuver than White Oak for example.

 

[Mack 880]

I don’t have instagram either. Click the link and you should be able to watch it at least once.

Nope, doesn't work. Goes straight to a login page for instagram.

 

[Loony661]

Nope, doesn't work. Goes straight to a login page for instagram.

Interesting. When I click it, it brings me to the video, but a pop-up comes up asking if I want to sign up. I just click the “not now” option and get to watch the video..

 

[davidwyby]

Usually ig will embed….


Same guy.

sizwheel swinging trees down the hill

doing some work for cal trans on highway 140 #gatwaytoyosemite

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[davidwyby]

Any chance that's on YouTube - I don't have FB or Insta

killer swing

this tree was fractured do to 80mph winds. leaned right over a big black oak and the house. my buddy had never seen anything like this and you can tell by hi...

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[Mack 880]

Wow, that was impressive!

 

[Maintenance Chief]

It works better on the trees with lots of green wood.
Definitely not a parlor trick and useful in the right situation. Not sure I'd mess around with that on a tree with a 32" DBH or bigger? Weight can be a factor.

 

[Crzybowhntr]

I thought this was a thread for @dall and @USMC615, but then I reread the title and was mistaken.

I thought it said Swinging Weiners.

 

[USMC615]

That's some damn good talent right there in these vids, be able to move a tree like that...ain't like you get a few shots at it until you get it right.

 

[Crzybowhntr]

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Yes, but no. Poplar is physically closer to pine than most other hardwoods. Poplar is much easier to maneuver than White Oak for example.

I`m no "tree guy" but I`ve always considered poplar as a softwood. Especially when it is concerning firewood.

 

[Loony661]

I`m no "tree guy" but I`ve always considered poplar as a softwood. Especially when it is concerning firewood.

Me too. It rots fast, and cuts too easy compared to our oaks, hickory’s, maples, etc..

 

[IffykidMn]

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Yes, but no. Poplar is physically closer to pine than most other hardwoods. Poplar is much easier to maneuver than White Oak for example.

Thank you! I I only mentioned poplar as I had just did a swinging poplar a couple of days prior.
Always kinda considered soft has needles and hard has leaves or deciduous, poplar, cottonwood, basswood being considered a hardwood.

I think one of the biggest issues with swinging trees is crown size, an oak grown in the open city has a much larger crown vs a oak which has grown in the crowded woods or any tree for that matter.

As a timber faller swinging tree was just something you did and did not think much about it.

 

[Loony661]

Yes. Crown weight, trunk sweep, and lean and all considerations. And every variable matters. I rarely use a sizwell on anything. I have used it with success on a few trees that I needed to “spin” around another tree in the direction of fall, but otherwise in my line of work, it’s not needed often.

 

[Maintenance Chief]

i usually dont cut enough off my bottom face on the swing side and it'll turn just a little but with a very spiky stump on that side.