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  1. glens

    computer problems

    Yes, notice I'd said that the "default" way is to hide from the user the extension part of the filename. Even in your attachment the extensions are still hidden from you. If you changed "tree_doc.jpg" to "tree_doc.doc" (in name only) it would no longer be listed as a "JPG File" [sic] in that...
  2. glens

    Fred fells 400 ft + Chimney!

    Re: PHILISTINES! Maybe nobody's commented on it because 1) it's a youtube video and that site has a horrid interface and they treat the data poorly and 2) you didn't provide a direct link to the page which eventually contains the movie.
  3. glens

    felling

    Good for you!
  4. glens

    felling

    Al, the hard-nose bars usually have a large radius and have always worked well for me too.
  5. glens

    felling

    [ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] does not have greater cutting performance than a smaller one while the tip is buried. [/ QUOTE ] I said that? [/ QUOTE ] Didn't you? "are you sure the large Stihl tip is better for boring? I had one once and thought that the bigger tip equaled more kickback zone...
  6. glens

    felling

    [ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] Obviously you disagree with me, but I disagree with you too [/ QUOTE ] You shouldn't disagree with me, it isn't really a matter of preference. The larger bar radius on the nose of the bar is more prone to kick back. It would be the same to disagree on wearing protective...
  7. glens

    wood stove

    I'll bet the noise is relative to the speed of the wind moving past the exposed end of your stack. This setup is much tighter than what you were previously using, right? (Ever blow across the open end of a bottle?)
  8. glens

    felling

    I didn't take Mahk's question as anything other than rhetorical. I nearly posed the same one myself for that reason. Nobody has advocated trying to lift the tree with a wedge while the backstrap was still in place. For exactly the same reason as in the "quarter cut", a wedge might be used in...
  9. glens

    felling

    Casually and carefully form the notch. Bore into the tree (from both sides if necessary when the bar won't protrude from the other side) somewhere in the middle of what will be your back cut. Casually and carefully saw toward the notch, forming the hinge exactly as you want it. Saw back...
  10. glens

    Climbing set up/back up.

    Hey Leon. I've seen that video before. Good job. I believe the ribs on the back, rather than being fins for sinking heat, are primarily for stiffening the side plate and buttressing the pivot, allowing for sufficient strength while saving material and weight. I can see where the device would...
  11. glens

    Time schedule!

    Ha! Looks more like things were moving too quickly!
  12. glens

    felling

    Hey Al, I don't know if I evangelize here much for Stihl, so not everyone may know that about me :) To the best of my recollection, Stihl produces the largest-radius-nose bars commercially available at this time. I'm on the road at the moment so have to guess by memory. I believe the...
  13. glens

    Training video - felling a side leaner

    Well don't I feel silly. I was using theta equals angle of tree from vertical. See http://www.treebuzz.com/forum/images/upload/63094-I_see_it.png for the particulars. When plugging 80 in for that theta I see it spits out 1514 which seems much more reasonable.
  14. glens

    computer problems

    There's no filename extension. It doesn't have to mean anything, really, but the convention is longstanding to assign an extension to the filename which pertains to the file type. Your "Type of file: " shows nothing. I would think you'd be showing something along the lines of "JPEG image...
  15. glens

    felling

    [ QUOTE ] A large bar radius on the nose wouldn't be the best choice for boring. [/ QUOTE ] Obviously you disagree with me, but I disagree with you too :)
  16. glens

    felling

    Sure I'm sure. They're extremely hungry; much more so than the medium or small radius tips. They do exhibit a larger amount of torque about the end of the bar, though, so be careful when using one. Not for the feint of heart or careless use! They also excel when swinging the buried bar...
  17. glens

    Training video - felling a side leaner

    Sorry, but I don't see needing 4-1/4 tons of pull at 45 degrees from 100 feet up to hold a 100 foot 5 ton pipe at 10 degrees from vertical. That much achieved tension would surely pull the object back over center quite rapidly. Somebody mentioned trebuchets in a recent thread elsewhere here...
  18. glens

    felling

    In which case you swing the "strap" 'round to one side a little :)
  19. glens

    Training video - felling a side leaner

    Thanks for taking a look, Cary. [ QUOTE ] So after all that for the two cases we get 0.88 T for 90° and 1.51T for 45°. [/ QUOTE ] I had 1736 lb for the 90°; 2455 lb for the 45°. You've got 1760 and 3020. The online calculator has (only, for the second figure) 8585 lb! I contend that...
  20. glens

    felling

    I guess I thought this stuff was pretty much common knowledge. Here's a quick little diagram attachment. The tree will most usually stand quite safe-and-soundly after being cut up in this fashion. Not much need for getting in a hurry during any aspect of the process. It looks cool to see a...

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