Intentional Barber Chair

Treetopflyer said:
I knew I feller who could In tentionally barber chair a giant oak inside spitoon...and it fit a time or two..are you feeling lucky ....well are ya ..............
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He cut one up high half way in front like a face ..for a smidge of relief ...haha and one 10 feet lower near ground for backcut...Bing bang boom , tree in tight place, with mini or conversion van no less
 
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Had a couple more trees to intentionally barberchair .. small trees, front leaners, but not too heavy, and wide open DZ. Really couldn't hurt anything, especially me.. they came down a little easier on the lawn and the one that stayed up was easier to buck up. And then I used a piece of the second one for a step to make a small cut that was just out of reach on the third tree.
 

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rico said:
Very Dangerous.
Pointless.
Ineffective

Did I mention dangerous?


I could go on and on here, but I think ya get the point!
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Not sure why Dadio continues rediculous off the chart nonsense. His best stuff I enjoyed was near balance point rigging but he lost the plot around 2012. I think near balance pt rigging was Dec 2011. I was on vacation in the UK. Made for interesting banter. This is senseless.
 
swingdude said:
Not sure why Dadio continues rediculous off the chart nonsense. His best stuff I enjoyed was near balance point rigging but he lost the plot around 2012. I think near balance pt rigging was Dec 2011. I was on vacation in the UK. Made for interesting banter. This is senseless.
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I personally like Daniel, and enjoy his enthusiasm and different ideas/views on things, but this one is just crazy (sorry Dan).
 
one of the lads up here got hoisted about 15 feet in the air and ended up with a flailed chest by a 10" wide maple tree! damn near killed him! 60' tall skinny little bean pole of a maple. But ripping trees down from a safe distance is ... well... for the benefit of science? Barber away I suppose? But I can say this for sure, you don't have to try that hard to get a zipper tree here!
 
RopeShield said:
if you cut a 1/3 or more perpendicular to the lay and through the side you want the bc to settle onto and finish the cut opposite, it has been my experience the tree fall opposite of you, leaving the a bc between you and the dropped stem
I call it notchless felling but more importantly for me in removal of long over reaching limbs with the tendency to barber chain. call that around the world cut.
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Great info.... thanks for sharing... I just took a closer look at this and realized how on top of this you are.. I have a few cuts I use for notchless felling...
 
I myself have recently developed a super secret technique I like to call " The No Undercut, No Backcut Felling Method'. If you want to become enlightened to this truly 25th century, cutting edge technique all you have to do is purchase my Ebook for $29.95. Available at Amazon Prime. While supplies last you will also receive a free complimentary tee-shirt with our logo- Undercuts? Backcuts? Who Fucking Needs Em !
 
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rico said:
I personally like Daniel, and enjoy his enthusiasm and different ideas/views on things, but this one is just crazy (sorry Dan).
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And likewise.. You are the whole package.... Its a pleasure to be able to share info with men on your level of experience and skill . The internet allows us to do that.

And whenever I see what someone else is doing out there I always try to keep an open mind. The other guy has his own unique set of circumstances. Much of it influenced by the types of trees and terrain he deals with, but also his skills, equipment and his market (how he gets paid).

In the late 90's a new guy showed up in my market that was paying his guys $10/hr x 40 hr weeks on the books, and everything above that cash under the table, and working 14-16 days. Heavy into advertising, big bucket trucks, chippers and cranes. Rumor was he was washing $ through the tree biz. He brought the price of big removals down a third or more.. The guy at the local saw shop said he had received death threats.

I didn't have much equipment or knowledge at the time, but I was forced to change to survive in that market. SO I learned how to fall and rig trees and dialed it in more and more over the years. I would give huge credit to John Grier (AKA Big Jon), who really opened up a new world of rigging and climbing for me, though not as great a faller.

The thing I love best about this work is that it allows us to use creativity to solve problems. And there is always a challenge to find the fastest, safest, easiest way to get a tree down. I'll bid a job and then sit in bed or in the shower and think on it... running scenarios over and over in my head.

Some here may remember when I put up a thread about making the falling cut from the hooks... Tree has decay at the base, or is 10' taller than the DZ, just spike up a few feet and make the cut. Of course you have to have your falling skills dialed in before you trust your life with them.. Many here originally objected to that method. (bunch of boy scouts HAHA).

Now I can't stand in the hooks anymore (which falls under the category of personal circumstances, skill etc). I have fasciitis. My feet have been sore since the last time I stood in the hooks, which is almost two years now. Maybe I should try a new pair of boots or plates or something, but I don't want to take the chance. Its been painful and slow to heal.

So the wheels start turning, how can I stay on the ground and shorten up the fall... That's pretty much where the idea of using an intentional barber chair started. It may have other benefits as well... Having the pulling power to create a BBC with the wave of a hand helps too.. We put the skid loader on most every bog job. Ours has turf tracks so lawns are no problem. That's another circumstance unique to me.

Many of the things I showed in videos from 2009-2012 were originally received with a lot of skepticism, criticism and sometimes outrage. At the time they were innovative and tree guys as a whole are slow to change. If I were to post many of those videos now, they'd be boring. Tree guys have learned what is possible from watching videos from around the world and sharing info online. They have now integrated the knowledge and skills.

SO I'll keep at it ... When expected or intentionally initiated with a pull line BBC is predictable enough to be used safely. And BBC has qualities that I can use to my advantage.. It shortens the DZ, and greatly reduces the impact in the LZ, can be used to bridge a shrub, or split a trunk to make it easier to handle.

I enjoy experimenting with new techniques to gain every bit of knowledge I can including finding their limitations. Have also come to appreciate the controversy, as at least it gets people thinking...
 
And here is my super secret cut...

20"+front leaning top, stone dead falling apart ash... cut made from the hooks in 30 seconds, and released with a push of the hands... you won't find that in a book either

 
rico said:
I myself have recently developed a super secret technique I like to call " The No Undercut, No Backcut Felling Method'. If you want to become enlightened to this truly 25th century, cutting edge technique all you have to do is purchase my Ebook for $29.95. Available at Amazon Prime. While supplies last you will also receive a free complimentary tee-shirt with our logo- Undercuts? Backcuts? Who Fucking Needs Em !
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Have 1” bull rope in 12” tree and 5 ton truck, I don’t need no stinkin’ chainsaw!
 
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