- Location
- Pukalani, Hawaii
when you get tired chunking down a spar, do this
- Thread starter Maui Palm & Tree Care
- Start date
- Location
- Pukalani, Hawaii
skip to 2:30 in the video. they use explosives to bring tree's down!
Tr33Climb3r
Participating member
- Location
- Wisconsin
That guy has one awesome skill of landing all those logs perfectly level!! I am quite impressed...i want that skill...maybe it will come with time
jim454
Participating member
- Location
- The land of Utopia
A fun video.
Thanks for posting.
Thanks for posting.
boreality
New member
- Location
- boreal forest
That level landing skill comes and goes like a good golf game, he's sure got it. I guess those ball caps are kevlar. Some one had to say it. A new report links noise damage to heart disease. Affects males with loud jobs in their forties. FYI. I put the muffs back on my climbing lid.
- Location
- Phoenix Arizona
what a bunch of cowboys
Raven27
Participating member
- Location
- Pittsfield, Ma
we did that in the Army with det cord, shock tube, and C4, took some monsters down..purley training though.
southsoundtree
Been here much more than a while
- Location
- Olympia, WA
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That level landing skill comes and goes like a good golf game, he's sure got it. I guess those ball caps are kevlar. Some one had to say it. A new report links noise damage to heart disease. Affects males with loud jobs in their forties. FYI. I put the muffs back on my climbing lid.
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Muffs with earplugs are my preferred approach for anything but my climbing saw, which I'll often use with muffs along for easy on/off for communication. Muffs are supposed to cut vibration through the skull behind the ear which contributes to hearing damage.
I could believe that there is a positive correlation between loud jobs and heart disease, but I'm skeptical if it is cause and effect.
My friend who was a heavy equipment operator/ lineman isn't into PPE much. Along with occupational noise, he isn't shy about shooting guns, cigarettes, whiskey, or bacon (along with his Crestor cholesterol medication). Being a Viet Nam Vet has probably made him not worry about the smaller risks/ chronic risks.
Muffs and earplugs all the same. A lot of holding my breath when cutting as much as I can to reduce dust inhalation.
I wonder what type of licensing one needs for blasting.
That guy has his skills down from the looks of it. Lots of practice.
That level landing skill comes and goes like a good golf game, he's sure got it. I guess those ball caps are kevlar. Some one had to say it. A new report links noise damage to heart disease. Affects males with loud jobs in their forties. FYI. I put the muffs back on my climbing lid.
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Muffs with earplugs are my preferred approach for anything but my climbing saw, which I'll often use with muffs along for easy on/off for communication. Muffs are supposed to cut vibration through the skull behind the ear which contributes to hearing damage.
I could believe that there is a positive correlation between loud jobs and heart disease, but I'm skeptical if it is cause and effect.
My friend who was a heavy equipment operator/ lineman isn't into PPE much. Along with occupational noise, he isn't shy about shooting guns, cigarettes, whiskey, or bacon (along with his Crestor cholesterol medication). Being a Viet Nam Vet has probably made him not worry about the smaller risks/ chronic risks.
Muffs and earplugs all the same. A lot of holding my breath when cutting as much as I can to reduce dust inhalation.
I wonder what type of licensing one needs for blasting.
That guy has his skills down from the looks of it. Lots of practice.
- Location
- Asheville, NC
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Muffs with earplugs are my preferred approach for anything but my climbing saw, which I'll often use with muffs along for easy on/off for communication. Muffs are supposed to cut vibration through the skull behind the ear which contributes to hearing damage.
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Ive been wanting to beef up my hearing protection, but hate plugs. Anyone know of ways to accomplish this? It seems like the straps on my climbing helmet seem to interfere with the seal between my skin and the muffs.
Muffs with earplugs are my preferred approach for anything but my climbing saw, which I'll often use with muffs along for easy on/off for communication. Muffs are supposed to cut vibration through the skull behind the ear which contributes to hearing damage.
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Ive been wanting to beef up my hearing protection, but hate plugs. Anyone know of ways to accomplish this? It seems like the straps on my climbing helmet seem to interfere with the seal between my skin and the muffs.
southsoundtree
Been here much more than a while
- Location
- Olympia, WA
which helmet and muffs, Niceviews?
I wear a Ecrin Roc with Peltor muffs (adapter kit). works fine. Last with the visor for 2.5 years. Recently broken.
You might add some extra foam within the muffs if there is room.
A customer of mine makes custom ear plugs that cost about $150, but will last for a very long time. They custom mold them in your ears (more of less). Might be the plugs?
My Stihl dealer just started carrying corded rubber plugs ($3/ pair, with little carry case). Nice to tie on the helmet, cord doesn't seem to interfere too much with the muffs, or at all.
They work really, really good if you put them in all the way, and the most comfortable rubbery plugs I've seen. I can insert them with gloves and they work in the rain, too, unlike foam. Partial insertion allows you to vary the dampening for communication. I think over 30 dB reduction.
I wear a Ecrin Roc with Peltor muffs (adapter kit). works fine. Last with the visor for 2.5 years. Recently broken.
You might add some extra foam within the muffs if there is room.
A customer of mine makes custom ear plugs that cost about $150, but will last for a very long time. They custom mold them in your ears (more of less). Might be the plugs?
My Stihl dealer just started carrying corded rubber plugs ($3/ pair, with little carry case). Nice to tie on the helmet, cord doesn't seem to interfere too much with the muffs, or at all.
They work really, really good if you put them in all the way, and the most comfortable rubbery plugs I've seen. I can insert them with gloves and they work in the rain, too, unlike foam. Partial insertion allows you to vary the dampening for communication. I think over 30 dB reduction.
- Location
- Asheville, NC
Ive got the same set up as you, including the visor. Ive also got Rockman Forestry helmets for the ground and there is a nigh and day difference in the protection levels. Ive used the rubber plugs before and those are def a lot better than the foam, Ive never had good insertion success with them. Ive thought about putting more foam in my muffs to see if that helps. Maybe Ill just have to get used to plugs.
- Location
- Bend, Oregon
that guy's from my current hood (bend)... never seen him working though. severe ppe hemorrhaging for sure!!
- Location
- North of Seattle
No PPE foe sure. Wonder if his insurance agent is watching? Makes me remember being called into the L&I office and the lady had printed photos from my website. She wanted to know a little about our safety protocal. Scary moment but all is good on my crew. She did fine me $2k for not having complete payroll documents. I am still fighting that one almost a year later. Watch out - the State is broke!
-p.s. I do love his chunking flips
-p.s. I do love his chunking flips
Treespotter
New member
- Location
- Houten, The Netherlands
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That guy has one awesome skill of landing all those logs perfectly level!! I am quite impressed...i want that skill...maybe it will come with time
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I second that. I was amazed by his 'droppings'
too.
Is blasting away tops the American way of producing the British Coronet pruning wounds.
That guy has one awesome skill of landing all those logs perfectly level!! I am quite impressed...i want that skill...maybe it will come with time
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I second that. I was amazed by his 'droppings'
Is blasting away tops the American way of producing the British Coronet pruning wounds.
southsoundtree
Been here much more than a while
- Location
- Olympia, WA
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No PPE foe sure. Wonder if his insurance agent is watching? Makes me remember being called into the L&I office and the lady had printed photos from my website. She wanted to know a little about our safety protocal. Scary moment but all is good on my crew. She did fine me $2k for not having complete payroll documents. I am still fighting that one almost a year later. Watch out - the State is broke!
-p.s. I do love his chunking flips
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What did they require for "complete" payroll documents?
$2K ouch.
State is broke. I've heard a "story" about bogus state prevailing wages issues, where the owner was accused of not paying everyone according to what they did (he claims that only one person used a chainsaw, and the others hauled brush, so one faller/ bucker, and the others as laborers) with a $10K fine.
No PPE foe sure. Wonder if his insurance agent is watching? Makes me remember being called into the L&I office and the lady had printed photos from my website. She wanted to know a little about our safety protocal. Scary moment but all is good on my crew. She did fine me $2k for not having complete payroll documents. I am still fighting that one almost a year later. Watch out - the State is broke!
-p.s. I do love his chunking flips
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What did they require for "complete" payroll documents?
$2K ouch.
State is broke. I've heard a "story" about bogus state prevailing wages issues, where the owner was accused of not paying everyone according to what they did (he claims that only one person used a chainsaw, and the others hauled brush, so one faller/ bucker, and the others as laborers) with a $10K fine.
- Location
- above the KY rhizosphere
Aawww, them were the good ole days.
macswan
Been here a while
- Location
- Champlain Valley, VT
You think he has some measurement system or just got the eyeball down? I pride myself on being able to land logs flat most of the time, but those were precise.
Tony
Carpal tunnel level member
- Location
- Lancaster, PA
Casey,
Landing logs flat like that is a function of log length vs height. Gerry's excellent book The Fundlementals Of Treework. Has the best explanation I have have seen to date.
Tony
Landing logs flat like that is a function of log length vs height. Gerry's excellent book The Fundlementals Of Treework. Has the best explanation I have have seen to date.
Tony
chris_girard
Branched out member
- Location
- Gilmanton, N.H.
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Casey,
Landing logs flat like that is a function of log length vs height. Gerry's excellent book The Fundlementals Of Treework. Has the best explanation I have have seen to date.
Tony
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I agree Tony, and Gerry's "Working Climber DVD Series" shows it as well.
Casey,
Landing logs flat like that is a function of log length vs height. Gerry's excellent book The Fundlementals Of Treework. Has the best explanation I have have seen to date.
Tony
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I agree Tony, and Gerry's "Working Climber DVD Series" shows it as well.
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