- Location
- Longmont, CO
I've haven't had this happen to me. But, I imagine one day it could happen. I can't tell if it is staged or not.
Best Tree Cutting Ever They say.
Best Tree Cutting Ever They say.
Has anyone done this before?
- Thread starter Jamin_Mayer
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- Everywhere
Can't seem to open the link.
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- Longmont, CO
Try it again. I went back and edited the link. It should work now.
TC
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looked like a Bradford pear....lol!
- Location
- CT
that is a gutsy cut... dont know if i would have the courage to do that....maybe
boreality
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- Location
- boreal forest
If that's what he was aiming for, he hit the bullseye.
- Location
- Fayetteville AR
From what I see I would have easily done it. Of course I've got years of experience doing selective logging where you are doing exactly that kind of thing all day. I would have cut the first stump down a first and drop it right on top of the first one which didn't hit anything it looked like. He did hit the first stump risking a fishtail. His cut failed because of too little hinge and maybe mis-aimed as well.
Don't try it unless you have done it hundreds of times not near a house!
Don't try it unless you have done it hundreds of times not near a house!
- Location
- Florida
Were is the PPE?
- Location
- NJ
- Location
- Fayetteville AR
Holly that IS a fish tail but not what I was talking about.
What I'm calling a fish tail is when the log hits something (the stump in this case) or a hump in the land or edge of a hill and kind of does a teeter totter pivoting on that point and either flipping up and or to the side. You really notice it alot on tall single trunk trees like this. Sometimes with the lay of the land it is inevitable. Just know what it will do and stay out of the kill zone. Its pretty cool to watch a tree fall down and then the but flip up 20 ft in the air. The flex of the tree magnifies the energy of the flip.
In this case it was close enough to the butt to not be a big problem but not smart.
What I'm calling a fish tail is when the log hits something (the stump in this case) or a hump in the land or edge of a hill and kind of does a teeter totter pivoting on that point and either flipping up and or to the side. You really notice it alot on tall single trunk trees like this. Sometimes with the lay of the land it is inevitable. Just know what it will do and stay out of the kill zone. Its pretty cool to watch a tree fall down and then the but flip up 20 ft in the air. The flex of the tree magnifies the energy of the flip.
In this case it was close enough to the butt to not be a big problem but not smart.
- Location
- kissimmee florida usa
Well said diesel
Norm_Hall
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- Wauconda, (Chicago),IL,USA
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From what I see I would have easily done it. Of course I've got years of experience doing selective logging where you are doing exactly that kind of thing all day. I would have cut the first stump down a first and drop it right on top of the first one which didn't hit anything it looked like. He did hit the first stump risking a fishtail. His cut failed because of too little hinge and maybe mis-aimed as well.
Don't try it unless you have done it hundreds of times not near a house!
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I agree on the stump lowering.
After a thorough tree risk assessment, I might do it. Depends on wind, lean, structural integrity and soundness.
From what I see I would have easily done it. Of course I've got years of experience doing selective logging where you are doing exactly that kind of thing all day. I would have cut the first stump down a first and drop it right on top of the first one which didn't hit anything it looked like. He did hit the first stump risking a fishtail. His cut failed because of too little hinge and maybe mis-aimed as well.
Don't try it unless you have done it hundreds of times not near a house!
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I agree on the stump lowering.
After a thorough tree risk assessment, I might do it. Depends on wind, lean, structural integrity and soundness.
