Tree Felling Accident

[Blinky]

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I blame training programs for overteaching bore cuts.

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I agree. They tend to teach what's cool and innovative rather than tried and true. I worked with a guy who trained with Arbormasters and he bore cut practically everything, always used a 70 degree face and backchained all his stumps. "because the sawdust supports the stump while I cut it." Never mind that I could do two stumps to every one of his with just a wedge or two.

Yeah, that's real cool that you can do the stump without a wedge... very slowly with twice the effort.

Nothing against Arbormasters but they should teach fundamentals more and cool tricks less.

 

[CleanupPro]

What size was the rope and what kind of condition was it in? How tight did you have the rope? Must have been a pretty large tree if you couldn't reach the top with the bucket. your operator must not love his truck as much as this operator loves his. (Maybe you were doing traffic control with the trucks?) Sorry you had a misfortune, glad no one was injured.

 

[KyLimbwalker]

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Yeah, that's real cool that you can do the stump without a wedge... very slowly with twice the effort.

Nothing against Arbormasters but they should teach fundamentals more and cool tricks less.

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OMG lol. IYF, AM!

 

[Jamin_Mayer]

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Bore cuts are only appropriate when the tree is leaning in the direction you want it to fall!

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I agree.

Can we get some pics?

 

[mark_sauls]

The bore cut is safer on heavy leaners (side and forward lean) because it allows you to carefully establish the hinge thickness. Too thick and the tree will barberchair. How long does it take to move a truck? How long does it take to replace a cab? Once you cut the notch and noticed a decayed hinge all bets were off and it was time to think of plan B or C. Another tag line opposite side lean. Recut the notch up higher until you find some viable fibers. If the truck is smashed it was parked in the wrong spot. Being a Tuesday morning quarterback is easy, but there were other choices. We rely on hinges and lack of necessary hinge strength has caused a lot of problems for tree fellers. There are other techniques for dealing with suspect hinge fiber strength. How far from the root flare was the cut?