Pine TD

dylanclimbs

dylanclimbs

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Penticton, British Columbia
Hey all,

Morning job went faster than I thought, so we took advantage of a wind-free day to get the top off this pine.

Guy I sub for low limbed it, I cut a path for an uncontrolled speedline, and knocked the top out to about 30' above the tearout.

I will feel better about zipping out the rest of the brush on that bad boy tomorrow, now that some major weight is off the weak spot.

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I'll post the rest of the TD either tomorry or Wed.

I like these kinds of jobs; problem solving that is out of the ordinary. That and a little extra adrenaline!

Oh...and I'll try to get the photographer to adjust for the bluriness...sorry.
 
Lovely job Dylanclimbs, way to go you look stoked up there. I feel the adrenaline like that when dealing with large trees here. Good times finishing it and report back . Paul.
 
Took the old girl down today. I was on the ground from limbing it by 10:30. Cleaned up the brush and rakings (our disposal plan is a little unconventional...it involves a burn permit and 5 litres of diesel haha).

Then dropped the spar when the chit was outta there. Went great, the gun sight method I used with some fenceboard lying around is a dandy to instill confidence in those tight drops, I highly recommend it. That techniques is not mine, but I borrowed it for this drop.

I had to check out a little early (LOOOVE being a contract climber!) and Kevin should have all that wood outta there tonight.

Might go back to help with putting the fence back up tomorrow, but this job got done with lots of time and money to spare! Woo!

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Cool gunning T! You definitely didn't have much space for dropping that spar, nice lay.

Just out of curiosity, do you think that scar on the backcut is from the home construction? Doesn't look like a fire scar to me.

I counted 98 rings.
 
Good question Shanker. Though its more likely an old fence that was tied to the young tree by some rancher back in the day...or an orchardist trying to keep deer out.

I got lucky and just nicked the top of whatever spike they drove in there...you can see the metal still.

Thanks all!
 
Excellent drop.
Perfect hinge. Nice and strate.
Clever technique for 'gunning'.
Notch is too deep for my liking. 80% for me.
Did you favor the right side (looking from the image) of the fence for a reason? (bend in spar, lean)

I made a felling site out of 1/2" OSB and treated it so it wouldn't absorb water. 26" long with silica sand blended in with the shellac on the bottom to help prevent slipping. Small enough so it stores easily. (pic attached)
 

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Yeah...the further away from that shed the better!

The spar did have some sweep, which is why I placed some logs near the top to get it to even out on contact, as well as cutting an open face to allow more hinge control.

80%?? That stick would have taken a heck of a lot of encouragement to tip over had I not sawn lean into like that. The pull line was barely tensioned and the wedges I had in the backcut weren't even driven home. Sawing lean into a spar is pretty much SOP for cutting fairly plumb spars IMO. I agree with around 80% for felling most trees, but spars have a different set of rules. Square blocks don't fit in round holes!
 
80% by volume? I can't imagine doing 80% by diameter for any tree. It seems like that would make a very narrow hinge. I shoot for 65% for most trees unless there is significant back lean.

I agree your hinge looks perfect and Ilike a deeper notch on spars.
 
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Excellent drop.
Perfect hinge. Nice and strate.
Clever technique for 'gunning'.
Notch is too deep for my liking. 80% for me.
Did you favor the right side (looking from the image) of the fence for a reason? (bend in spar, lean)

I made a felling site out of 1/2" OSB and treated it so it wouldn't absorb water. 26" long with silica sand blended in with the shellac on the bottom to help prevent slipping. Small enough so it stores easily. (pic attached)

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Nice. Very nice Norm. Paul.
 
Dylan that was a very tidy and clean professional job. You live in a very beautiful place, my friend. I was born in Canada and have lived in Ontario ( 13 years ) but out west seems that much more spectacular, I am a country boy and that place seems breathtaking with crisp fresh air. My thumbs up dude. Keep posting. Paul down in the islands.
 
Gotta love it when a plan comes together. Nice work. Gotta agree with Norm on the depth of the notch though.
 
Thats fine, brother. To each their own. Its not something I made up, and I think a few here might recognize that the term 'sawing lean' into a tree comes from much more experienced and reputable sawyers with more years felling under they're belt than I've had turns around the sun. But hey, what do I know?

Norm, that sight is great, you might wanna patent it! I meant no offense, but the depth was intentional, and I feel there are plenty of reasons to step outside the 1/3 rule when tipping sections of wood. Why don't you try it out next time you have the chance? If you have a pull line and some wedges in the back for insurance, what's to lose?

I think you'll find that in most cases, a deep undercut on plumb sections yields a pretty labour free trip. I've gone so far as 2/3's on some heavy spars and required neither pull line nor wedge to tip them (though the wedges were set in case!)

Paul, I do live in a beautiful place, the Okanagan is the Napa Valley of Canada. And being from Calgary, the first winter here felt like a vacation in the Caribbean by comparison!

We need to see more pics of that island tree life you got going on there!
 
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