Lifting Logs with Bucket

[JeffGu]

 

[climbhightree]

And from what I could see (on my phone) no harness either. So that way when the choker slips or the rigging breaks and all that weight comes off of the bucket at once, it'll catapult him into next week. We've all read about this scenario WAY TOO MANY TIMES, and yet…
Things like this I ascribe to Darwinism: Survival of the fittest. If you're really that stupid, you don't have my sympathy when you kill yourself. Just my anger for putting another black eye on our industry.

Correct, no harness no helmet, and was one handing a rear handled saw (20" bar I think). A couple times, when bucket guy was relaxing, he was sitting on the top of the basket.

One ground guy had helmet, other didn't. Neither did the homeowner who was running in and out getting the firewood size pieces.

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[climbhightree]

I should have had the camera running when he pitched his saw on a 6" branch. He already had the hoist attached, so he used that to change angle of limb to get it out. Then instead of finishing the cut (limb was hanging down some and caught on another) he used the hoist and boom to pull/rip the limb off the tree. It really bucked the boom when it finally popped.

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[frashdog]

I so don't prefer working in trailer parks.

That scene appears amusingly fitting.

 

[welltree]

Seen this today...didn't think it was at all a legit thing till I saw this thread. But pretty sure they took way to much weight. I'm also sure I would never do it.

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A few years ago in our area a guy did same thing , tried to lift a chunk of oak and as he did rope broke on sharp edge and cantapolted him in the air as he undid he's lanyard. Fatal mistake !!
Utility machines are built much heavier than forestry machines that's why they usually don't go as far overcenter. My opinion use a machine for what it is for , if you need a special machine hire it in