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Like I said it leaned probably 45 degrees down the hill, and was over 5ft on the stump. The center was rotted, I bored my backside and right behind the face (vertical bore). A boring back cut is fantasy land for a tree of this caliber and for the situation I was in. Did I mention the top was burning?
Thanks for the comments.
 
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Cool pic...

Whats the story on the 660... I wonder if its stock :spam:


I can't help but to wonder how loud that was went it ripped and went
 
Tree Sling'r said:
Here's a pick of a doug fir I cut on a fire this past summer. I was using a 42" bar on a MS660. The tree was probably 5+ ft on the butt and seriously leaned at probably a 45 degree angle toward the road. A shallow under cut and the end result is...
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Hey Slinger,
Hope ya don't mind.
But, I'm gonna use that pic on my desktop.

Also, yer Stihl looks DANG Impressive in that last pic.

And I'd like to add...

This is what Arboristsite is all about...
 
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Tree Sling'r said:
Like I said it leaned probably 45 degrees down the hill, and was over 5ft on the stump. The center was rotted, I bored my backside and right behind the face (vertical bore). A boring back cut is fantasy land for a tree of this caliber and for the situation I was in. Did I mention the top was burning?
Thanks for the comments.
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No offense w/ the "boring back-cut" comment. I'm the first to admit I have NO experience w/ trees that big. Simply a technique that's worked good for me on our "considerably smaller" Montana leaners. :)
 
Awesome pic!

When I was in my twenties I saw the guy I worked for cut two barber chaired, huge poplars that were blown over by a storm. The trees were 4' and 5' in diameter DBH. They splintered and the popping sound was deafening. The second one shot back, hit him in the chest and drove his foot in the ground... Buried it. He too finished work that day!
 
Tree Sling'r said:
Like I said it leaned probably 45 degrees down the hill, and was over 5ft on the stump. The center was rotted, I bored my backside and right behind the face (vertical bore). A boring back cut is fantasy land for a tree of this caliber and for the situation I was in. Did I mention the top was burning?
Thanks for the comments.
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i didn't mean anything bad by asking. sorry if it came out wrong. looks like it must have been a good show to watch. are you on a hot shot crew?
 
Hey Sling'r.....Here's a hot one still after 4-500 gal. helicoter water bucket drops. Wrecked the soles on my calked boots cuttin it.

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Tree Sling'r said:
Like I said it leaned probably 45 degrees down the hill, and was over 5ft on the stump. The center was rotted, I bored my backside and right behind the face (vertical bore). A boring back cut is fantasy land for a tree of this caliber and for the situation I was in. Did I mention the top was burning?
Thanks for the comments.
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And that's why I didn't say any more about it before. There are way more variables in cutting a burning tree than a green one or even just a snag.

Anybody who's not a believer in the full wrap and big dogs, take a closer look at his pics. NFW you could do that with a single sissy dog and half wrap.

Here's a pic of me cutting a burned out at the bottom and burning up top 4' grand fir. 440 w/ a 28" bar.

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Yup... waiting to go to Cali...
 
Tree Sling'r said:
Heres two more, looked at smoke stack over my right shoulder on the second pic.
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Wow,,,, That old Cedar got its start from a Nurse Log of some pretty good size as evidenced in the first pic,,, are you bore cutting to set your hinge in the first pic then going to have the release/trigger on the outside?????

She was steady Smoldering as you were cuttin,,,,,

Smoke em if ya got em BoyZ!!!!!


You Go Jasha,,, Really Cool Pics,,,
 
Dennis Cahoon said:
Hey Sling'r.....Here's a hot one still after 4-500 gal. helicoter water bucket drops. Wrecked the soles on my calked boots cuttin it.
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Nice Pix Dennis,,,, You guys have my utmost respect,,, to hang in there like that,,,Must have Huevos as big as all outdoors!!!!!!! :clap: :clap: :clap: Ive cut a few bad/severe head leaners that pulled pretty Bad and you couldnt chase the hinge fast enough,,, May be with an alky saw,,,, but never any that were on fire,,,,



Will they replace your boots????
 
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