West Coast Faller v Mancunian Hacker

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Not only did the Bailey's old dog expert say that, so did my old time logging expert that now runs my local Stihl dealership, an old friend of mine, along with his younger brother who used to sponsor our local tree seminars.

I tend to believe these old timers know exactly what they're talking about.

My apologies if I'm cluttering up your thread Reg?

jomoco

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No problem Jon. The video was just two guys bull$hitting afterall
 
Important to remember that when using the sight you are looking at your target at an angle compared to being directly behind the tree. I was taught that the sights on a saw are sighted in for 50 feet. That's super important because if you go alot shorter or farther than that your impact point will change. I took a GOL class years ago and we did spend some time " sighting in" our saws to confirm this. We used a small stick with a flag ribbon tied on for a target with the idea being aim small miss small. We also had to pick out where the tree would hit the target vertically like a knot or a crotch. Suprisingly most guys only missed by a foot or less vertically and most nailed it side to side.

Great vids Reg n X
 
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Reg, you mentioned that you had a reason for making all the videos you did back in the day. Were they for Stein promotional stuff mainly?

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A small proportion was for Stein obviously, but everyone has their reasons right?

So whats yours Brian, and Bonner (if you read this) ?

Brendon they were the cheapest, lightest ones I could find to keep me on the right side of the law. Front protection only, made by stihl. Canadian Standards I assume....so much, much lighter and cooler than the Euro stuff I'm used to wearing.
 
Thanks. Just curious. I do some logging in the winter for firewood logs, and loose chaps get dangerous and cause me to trip.
 
Yeah Reg, everyone has their reasons. All vids are different. I guess I video stuff for so many different reasons. I think partly because every job, and tree, and cut is different, keeps things interesting. Talk about it and learn from things. For fun. Partly for the business, but mostly to have a collection for myself, it helps me not forget. Nice thing is you know it's all real.

Reason I was asking is because I've seen a shifting trend in your vids, almost as if you've been loosening up a bit. It's good to see.
 
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Yeah Reg, everyone has their reasons. All vids are different. I guess I video stuff for so many different reasons. I think partly because every job, and tree, and cut is different, keeps things interesting. Talk about it and learn from things. For fun. Partly for the business, but mostly to have a collection for myself, it helps me not forget. Nice thing is you know it's all real.

Reason I was asking is because I've seen a shifting trend in your vids, almost as if you've been loosening up a bit. It's good to see.

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I think whether you're selling stuff, trying to win somebody over, or trying to bug somebody else....so long as its honest Brian. If you partake in the forums as such, then you should at least put something in of worth. Some people say a lot, that means very little.
 
most of mine are vanity videos... "be right and look good", its the American way Reg... its only fair to offer the viewer something in return.. hopefully people can learn something if they watch closely with an inquisitive attitude.. if not, at least they can make fun of 'em..

Watching an event in 2-d on a little screen, its often difficult to understand what is going on.. But if you were there (you know how you made the cut, how you set the rigging etc) and then can review the tape in slow motion, there is a lot to learn... this has been the greatest unintended result of my videos.. They have taught me SOOOOO much..
 
I remember how disappointed I was with my helmet cams inability to portray what it's really like up there by any stretch.

Admittedly it was a cheap helmet cam, but even the best POV and GoPro vids I've watched of far better riggers at work up top, pale in comparison to reality, IMO.

But then what we have today is so much more than 20 years ago, that 20 years from now?

Guess I'm just spoiled rotten compared to what the old timers had to do the same work in the 40's and 50's.

I can't even imagine what it must have been like to top out a 200 foot conifer with an axe and bow saw! Feel the tension man...what a ride!

jomoco
 
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Yeah Reg, everyone has their reasons. All vids are different. I guess I video stuff for so many different reasons. I think partly because every job, and tree, and cut is different, keeps things interesting. Talk about it and learn from things. For fun. Partly for the business, but mostly to have a collection for myself, it helps me not forget. Nice thing is you know it's all real.

Reason I was asking is because I've seen a shifting trend in your vids, almost as if you've been loosening up a bit. It's good to see.

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I think whether you're selling stuff, trying to win somebody over, or trying to bug somebody else....so long as its honest Brian. If you partake in the forums as such, then you should at least put something in of worth. Some people say a lot, that means very little.

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You got it Reg, honesty is always the best policy.
 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWRoASX9Q4c

OK.. here's my latest entry Reg...
gotta one up ya here...
the cut starts at 7:10 ish...
never walked away from the tree to check the gun (your rule)..
as a matter of fact there was no gun to check.. NO NOTCH..
cut made at shoulder height..
faller (me) walked away from the cut and was well out of the DZ when the tree was tripped...
nailed the target log perfectly..
 
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWRoASX9Q4c

OK.. here's my latest entry Reg...
gotta one up ya here...
the cut starts at 7:10 ish...
never walked away from the tree to check the gun (your rule)..
as a matter of fact there was no gun to check.. NO NOTCH..
cut made at shoulder height..
faller (me) walked away from the cut and was well out of the DZ when the tree was tripped...
nailed the target log perfectly..

[/ QUOTE ]. That videos years old Dan. Not a valid entry, sorry. You've had all this time since the thread was last active and the best you can do is deliver some old video that's long since dead and buried ? Wouldn't surprise me if you have somethig else up your sleeve, ready to upload, and that old video is just your way of building it up? I hope so, because that was quite the anti climax, mate.
 
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