split beech tree

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Here's a job we did over the last 2 saturdays, quite a contrast in the weather as you'll probably notice. 17 pictures in all so hang in there. BTW, it all went to plan.

 

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scrambling up

 

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The limbs to the right of the picture all originate from the split section, so it had done well to hang on.

 

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a step cut

 

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The branches on this limb were weighted back towards the tree so I had to take them off individually as opposed to taking them as one. There was not room to cut that limb off at the fork. Here I'm climbing back down.

 

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Loui comes up to take some video, his helmet had just fallen off

 

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The main split

 

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Better weather today

 

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mid fall

 

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The split section

 

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I neede the 88 on a 36in to be able to work from the one position, you'd never believe it looking at the picture

 

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Someone taught me to pull the cord left handed when I first started using chainsaws in my late teens, never been able to break the habbit.

 

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Cutting out the face

 

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Boring the middle

 

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starting to fall

 

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the hinge breaks

 

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Last one...thank heavens, that took forever.

Mistakes, only one. The split extended a long way down the butt and I'd fully intended to bring a ratchet/strap to keep it in place while I mad the cuts. Anyway, I forgot it but compensateted to an extent by tying it up with a rope and cutting away very carefully in anticipation of any changes in compression etc.

Also, I did rush the top on the first day because I was worried about the winds that had been forecast, they never came.

 

[Marc_H]

That looked like a fun one. How big/ old was that Beech? I don't think I've ever seen one that big. Nice work.

 

[RDMOTT]

That was one fat Beech. WAs that a 288 hanging from your belt in the split trunk photo?
Nice pics - thanks for posting!!!

 

[TLHamel]

Monster tree! Job well done.