A coworker needed a good sized oak pit on the ground. Tree was pretty straight but most of the canopy was on the back side towards a garage. Did a bore cut on it with wedges in the back and had a truck hooked to it for insurance. Truck spun out though so it was all wedges. That dang thing was stubborn though. Didn't want to break over with two sets of double wedges in the back side after I cut the holding wood out of the back. Finally got it to tip over and landed close to where I wanted it. Had to land it between a fence line and a pool, the crown missed the end of the fence by about 5'. Good sized oak, I just dropped and bucked the main trunk. The owner is cutting up the rest of it. Used the 036 with a 25" bar, and it did well enough even with the nose buried. Got a set of spikes off of him so tried them out when I got home, really like them but got yelled at by my wife for climbing without a harness. I only went up about 10', she wasn't thrilled though.
Wow... nice shot Sean! Had to feel good to get that one where you wanted it. Not a lot of wiggle room...
Nice work! Just curious - Is there a thread here or perhaps a website you can point me to that provides direction on felling trees? I read a lot of terminology that I rarely see explained in any detail - face cuts, bore cuts, proper use of wedges, etc, etc. I want to learn more about methods, terminology, etc. pointing me in the right direction would be greatly appreciated.
Here is some info for ya, Felling, Bucking, The right way, Good Video http://firewoodhoardersclub.com/forums/index.php?watched/forums
I think thistle has a book all about felling he had bought. There's a lot to dropping trees as every tree is different. The bore cut is basically cutting the notch and then boring into the middle of the tree and setting your hinge. Then cutting towards the back and leaving a solid piece in the back. That way you have solid wood holding in front and back. Then putting in wedges on either side in the back before cutting out the holding wood in the back. It gives you more control of the tree. There is a really good video of Scott doing a bore cut on a big sugar maple in the G2G pics thread.
WOW When the don't start tipping after the back cut, I start getting nervous Glad it went the planned direction You guys go to the GTG & watch Scotty do it & now everyone is getting in on his act LOL Good job Too bad you don't get the wood , but you had some fun cutting it
Thanks Oops! Here we go, Felling, Bucking, The right way, Good Video http://firewoodhoardersclub.com/for...felling-bucking-the-right-way-good-video.806/
I leave those cuts to you pro's. Those trees are so deceptive where their limbs are mostly on one side. I am so glad that all the trees that can fall and cause damage to my house and garage have been removed. I don't miss them a bit. What I missed out on in my "cutting" years was working along side those with experience. I think a greater power kept watch over me!
Nice stump shot, went where ya needed it too. Wasn't much room for a mistake there. That thing was covered in vines wasn't it? Two thumbs up on that one, even the best pros would have been nervous on that one.
How the hell did you get that stump cut so perfectly flat to the ground???????????????????????????????????????
I have an extra copy of G.F. Beraneck's "The Fundamentals of General Tree Work" that I'd be happy to send to someone. It covers just about everything you'd ever want to know from climbing to falling to bucking. He has some amazing pics of his time spent logging in Northern California as well.
