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  1. Kevin

    Maasdam Slipping

    [ QUOTE ] A few hundred pounds? maybe a telephone pole. [/ QUOTE ] Your class 5 telephone pole will take 6lbs. to pull it over cut right off. What you add to that will increase the forces. That includes, how you cut it,placement of the hinge,the size of hinge, where the rope is placed,the...
  2. Kevin

    Maasdam Slipping

    These aren't redwoods up here, a large tree would be 30 inches DBH give or take. If you get the rope up high and don't leave a large hinge, put the hinge back and continue cutting the forces aren't that great. If you keep the hinge ahead of center and leave a large hinge then the forces will be...
  3. Kevin

    Maasdam Slipping

    You tell me what you think it is. I've done the math.
  4. Kevin

    Maasdam Slipping

    If the tension is high you might consider a mechanical advantage. Normally it should only take a few hundred pounds to pull a tree over, try moving your hinge back a bit. I don't think it's a rope problem but more likely more tension than the winch design can handle.
  5. Kevin

    Maasdam Slipping

    Dave, getting someone to pull on the running end will help with that until the rope gets a little use.
  6. Kevin

    Stabbed my heel with gaff

    [ QUOTE ] I just threw spikes in to throw laynard around trunk and oops. [/ QUOTE ] Was the tree too big for your flipper two feet lower?
  7. Kevin

    Silver maple removal, winter in MN.

    Where was that exactly, I want to go back in the Spring and recover any dropped carabiners?
  8. Kevin

    Maple Removal

    I always nip those roots to prevent root pull.
  9. Kevin

    Flippin' Trunk

    Re: Flippin\' Trunk It isn't any different than having a home owner cutting his own tree down and getting hurt. If you are not trained to do the job by someone competent then chances are the risk is high. The other problem with letting the lines fly like that is sooner or later it's going to be...
  10. Kevin

    grcs drill winch

    My echo gas drill will lift me. I just have to let it warm up before using it and it works fine.
  11. Kevin

    dual handle ascender

    What they really want to say is "We don't recommend you do anything with it we only recommend you buy it".
  12. Kevin

    What kind of Oak Boards?

    Quartersawn is when the growth rings meet the face at no less than 45o. Fully quartersawn is no less than 80o. Quartersawn lumber will cup,dish and shrink less than plainsawn lumber. It will have a tendency to split more on the ends. There is more waste wood also when quartersawing. Here's an...
  13. Kevin

    What kind of Oak Boards?

    [ QUOTE ] the yield of boards with the quarter-sawn figure is going to be quite small [/ QUOTE ] You can get quarter sawn lumber from the entire log but there will be fewer wide boards than plain sawn. The biggest problem for most mills is trying to dog an odd shape on a mill that is designed...
  14. Kevin

    What kind of Oak Boards?

    It might be the same wood but quartersaw lumber is labour intensive and that's what drives the cost up. The rings come straight up through the face of the wood.
  15. Kevin

    Flippin' Trunk

    Re: Flippin\' Trunk The key to taking those down is to leave lots of weight on the line, cut the tree way back at the base and work your way up. When the tree stands straight up pull it off with a rope from a safe distance. There's no need to put yourself that close to all that tension.
  16. Kevin

    husky 372xp..

    Keep him working and let him pay it off.
  17. Kevin

    Schlep Cut

    He was using the angled step cut on the back without the bore. Very complicated.
  18. Kevin

    snow drag. booooo

    Depends on the bank account. A skidder or a log arch on skis. You could even set up a high line.
  19. Kevin

    today's job "Step cut 3"

    Re: today\'s job \"Step cut 3\" I love the challenge of making it safe rather than taking unnecessary risks at maybe getting it done safely.
  20. Kevin

    today's job "Step cut 3"

    Re: today\'s job \"Step cut 3\" I noticed he tied a couple of sticks up higher than he should have but the rest came down nice. How was the belay set up on the climber?

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