Neat Felling Video

Maybe I missed something, but I'm not sure why you think he should use a Humboldt on any of those trees in the vid the OP posted?

 

No you dont missed something friend .
The faller do very well and dont use big face cuts and humboldts undercuts with this type of trees

 

I think the OP did indeed show an undercut. It was a conventional, not a humbolt. It was fine for what he was doing. He was not dealing with heavy leaners so I am not sure why post 22 would apply. Post 21 showed a lot of different undercuts but when viewing the BC faller series you need to be aware that they strongly favor the humbolt cut over all others as their standard face cut or undercut.

 

Post 22 show methods to avoid barberchairs maybe this video help some peoples to learn something more.

 

It was obvious he IS very good at what he does. Too good really. Because he is so good and comfortable, he is doing things a bit different then "perfect" in hindsight. However, he does what he does for a reason. It isn't because he doesn't know any better. It is because he so good at it he can get away with it. The only thing is does for him is cause a few splinter pulls on the butt. I'm sorry, it is the forester in me that sees that.

When he bar tips the low side of the back cut at the notch, he tends to leave the the hinge a bit thick causing splinter pulls out of the butt log on that side. With the notch depth he is using, a hinge that is to thick will do this.

On some he is putting the notch deeper into the tree than it appears it is needed. That isn't a fault because It is just the way he is doing it for what he is wanting to accomplish. On a tree growing really straight, in select cuts, he is doing this to guide the tree where he wants without having to wedge them. So he puts a notch deep enough to allow that. And on all but a few, the hinge is thin enough to not splinter pull. Once again, the only fault he has on a few is not getting the hinge thin enough on the low side of the notch. When you cut those notches that deep into the heartwood, this is going to happen occasionally.

That is it. His only "fault". And, if you ask him, he'll tell you that. It isn't because he doesn't understand this. He is doing it for the reason to not have to wedge them.

Lord knows he really handles a saw. And, he is VERY good at what he does. In all of life, there are trade offs. Production versus perfection. Something ever professional that gets paid by production must weigh and consider. This guy no doubt gets a lot on the ground and makes VERY good money because of it. So, I'd take him eight days a week and be so happy. These caliber cutters don't exist very often any more. And, I'd rib him from time to time just to let him know I was watching. All and all, you couldn't ask for any better job. This is timber felling. Not miniature golf. Things just happen that aren't exactly perfect. God bless men.

 

Production versus perfection.

You hit the nail on the head right there! The fingers because of a thick hinge really isn't wort nit picking over, because he can put BF's on the ground so quickly. A perfectionist notices it but a man cutting for money doesn't usually care.

 

That's right. And, the only perfectionist you'l find on a log job is the forester, OSHA, and some land owners.

As a forester, it wouldn't be appropriate to make a big deal out of something so minuscule. Because it isn't a big deal. It is what it is. If I ever find a cutter like that around these parts again he'll get tired of me hanging out with him in the woods just watching. These guys are something else when they get this good. They'll lay timber on the ground so quick a tracked feller buncher couldn't keep up in select cuts areas. I love watching them work.

I think my real passion in life was to be a logger.

God bless men

 

Ya stihl should use him for advertising. They may sell a few more 661's . then there would be a few more lightly used ones when guys figure out that it is they man not the machine. Lol

 

Amen to that! If I had a half dozen like him I'd put every outfit in my region out of business quick!

 

That was my point all along!!! The dude is good!!!

 

No , I better have half dozen of 661C and one like him

 

Its a combination of two man and machine in most of cases thing this guy with a china garbage saw