Hawaii Tree Work

Just wanted to share these pictures with fellow buzzers. Grew up in Hawaii and did some work while on vacation over christmas
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The tree is an African tulip (Spathodea campanulata) it was pretty nasty, covered in vines, and humid. The wood on these trees is really soft, half the top had broken out a few years prior and the large limb on the left was badly included (which was my reasoning for no initial climbline) Any comments, input, criticism, insight is appreciated.

Aloha!

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I figured someone would catch that... it was so humid that day, they would fog bad within seconds. It was more dangerous to wear them, than not
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Josh-
Yeah, nasty trees and plenty of them... There's 2 more 70 footers on the property with gnarlier vines and over the deck that need to come down. I'm always down to climb, family's on Oahu though, remember seeing you're on Maui? Maybe the next tcc...
 
Some advice on your backcut. If you make the backcut level with the bottom of the face notch it's easier to set hinge thickness and avoid a possible overcut. Or if the tree is a twister it could split into the face notch. I realize what your doing is supposed to prevent the butt from coming back but I think the issues I'm talking about are more likely and dangerous. I also see a shadow at the, what's the word, apex or inside of the face notch. It's hard to tell from the photo probably not a factor but as you know when the notch closes the hinge pops. So a slight kerf inside the notch can be enough to cause a premature hinge release. And advice #3, side kerf cuts a couple inches below the cuts to prevent splitting.
 
Thanks boreality! I have always learned to place my backcut 1-2 inches above the face (in this case, it's more like three or four). I agree, a backcut closer to level or an inch above certainly is easier to set the hinge. I hadn't thought about the twisting effect, though That could pose some potentially gnarly hazards with a high backcut...


Bugz- Good idea, haven't thought about or worn those since I was a wildland firefighter.
 
Know how you feel, I took about a ton of elephant's ear and climbing cactus off a Tamarind...seven truckloads (4yd trucks)
I at least have a mesh visor for those days when glasses would fog up or fill with sweat, protect your face and eyes however possible!
 

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