Douglas-fir removal

[Gord]

Here's a Douglas-fir removal we did a few weeks ago. The tree had been dropping limbs and had sustained some root damage.

 

[Gord]

This tree had the largest limbs I've worked with on a Doug-fir. The longest were about 42' long and 16" diameter.

 

[Gord]

About half the brush off. I think it was around 135' tall, but thick at the butt.

 

[Gord]

Rigging up a limb.

 

[Gord]

Another limb.

 

[Gord]

Tossing some small stuff.

 

[Gord]

Rigging the top.

 

[Gord]

Top gone. I'm impressed with the zoom on this camera.

 

[Gord]

Vid of a limb being lowered down.

http://one.revver.com/watch/264038

Vid of the top being lowered.

http://one.revver.com/watch/264078

Thanks for looking!

 

[Peter McS]

Nice work, and some great pics!

 

[Kevin]

Nice job, thanks for the pictures and video.

 

[TLHamel]

Cool! Did you block down the trunk?

 

[Roger_Barnett]

Wolfy fir, Gord! Nice work, as expected! Looks like you had room to free drop the wood....I'd be hoping so anyhow.

 

[Jamin_Mayer]

Did you get large enough sections to mill it?

 

[Gord]

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Wolfy fir, Gord! Nice work, as expected! Looks like you had room to free drop the wood....I'd be hoping so anyhow.

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Thanks roger! I dropped most of the wood, there was a steep bank down to the house below the drop zone so i went smaller rather than bigger.

 

[Gord]

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Did you get large enough sections to mill it?

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We fell a spar, a bit over 30' I think. The customer was going to arrange to have it taken away and milled. Here's a vid.

http://one.revver.com/watch/274780

I missed the actual falling part cause my card ran out of space.

 

[jimmyq]

Lovin the narration in the top drop vid Gord. " wind, pain in [censored]" " I got one wrap on, if I put too many it wont run eh"



nice work Gord.

 

[Gord]

heh yeah you can hear my brother giggle...'precision felling' ha!

 

[SRTTech]

hey GORD!!! i was in your neck of the woods all weekend (DangerBay6 race) but i was working a crew of 12 security at the Pender Harbour Lions Campsite. Sorry, missed a chance to grab a beer....lol

Nice looking takedown!

 

[Gord]

hey otto... i was outta town anyhow so no loss. what's the danger bay race?