marlinspiker
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- Pennsyltucky
Yea camera died. I just got the bigger battery backpack for the gopro so shouldnt be a problem next time.
Winter Storm Damage,
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Bixler
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- Nevada City, CA
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When I am doing crane removals I only make 1 cut to remove a piece, i.e. I don't make a snap cut or notch just the back cut. For me this seems to get the saw stuck less often and is quicker. Obviously you want to start the cut from where you would expect the cut would open and then cut fast, never slow down before you finish the cut.
Another thing that this video made me realize is how much I love my communication system, no more hand signals. You and the OP are on the same page all day long.
Glad you were climbing, not me as I hate cold.....
Good job.
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Paul, I like to slow down as I'm finishing the cut. Slower the separation the better. Often I can tell when the CO has too much tension before I sever the last bit of holding wood.
Mike, that's a 50 ton?
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When I am doing crane removals I only make 1 cut to remove a piece, i.e. I don't make a snap cut or notch just the back cut. For me this seems to get the saw stuck less often and is quicker. Obviously you want to start the cut from where you would expect the cut would open and then cut fast, never slow down before you finish the cut.
Another thing that this video made me realize is how much I love my communication system, no more hand signals. You and the OP are on the same page all day long.
Glad you were climbing, not me as I hate cold.....
Good job.
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Paul, I like to slow down as I'm finishing the cut. Slower the separation the better. Often I can tell when the CO has too much tension before I sever the last bit of holding wood.
Mike, that's a 50 ton?
Crane work =
marlinspiker
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- Pennsyltucky
I don't make the same cut every time. there is a time and place for multiple cuts in a crane job. I generally cut from the crane to about one third in and then cut towards the crane matching my cut on the finish. With using spider legs you sometimes get multiple points of tension. this particular job was less then perfect and my saw gets bound a bit. it was the last crane job of the year and we were down to only three chainsaws. some days the bear eats you and some days you eat the bear. on long overextend cuts making a shelf or snap cut will help you get out of the way as the piece comes off. The only reason I notched that first cut was because i thought it might roll that way as the legs were not tight on one side. usually i can correct how the piece goes by the cut if the legs are not perfect,
Bixler, this is a 35 ton and we were probably 50' to the pin. Most cranes I use around Philly are 35 ton with a few exceptions. They are easy to maneuver in our tight infrastructure.
As far as communications I am really looking to add some radio sets to the helmets in 2014. i know a lot of people retrofitting motorcycle radios to tree helmets. i gotta find some dough before i make this happen. i spent all my money on christmas this year!
Bixler, this is a 35 ton and we were probably 50' to the pin. Most cranes I use around Philly are 35 ton with a few exceptions. They are easy to maneuver in our tight infrastructure.
As far as communications I am really looking to add some radio sets to the helmets in 2014. i know a lot of people retrofitting motorcycle radios to tree helmets. i gotta find some dough before i make this happen. i spent all my money on christmas this year!
