Rftreeman
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62' 9" is my guess........
Help estimating height of white Spruce w/pic
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Do we have a pool going here? I have 62.1 Ft.
And yes, Jack, I have to say it....BE CAREFUL! Dead trees can lose their integrity. Pay attention to the feel of the wood your spikes are going into. Halfway up should be sufficient to set your line.
Sylvia
And yes, Jack, I have to say it....BE CAREFUL! Dead trees can lose their integrity. Pay attention to the feel of the wood your spikes are going into. Halfway up should be sufficient to set your line.
Sylvia
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63' 2".
Also, if you are going to rappel down or belay down, stay close to the tree. Ease down, don't shock the rope or be rough with it.
Also, if you are going to rappel down or belay down, stay close to the tree. Ease down, don't shock the rope or be rough with it.
Kunes
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64.577658766ft. cut it already the suspense is killing me.
Jack_Shaft
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Sorry guys, it's going to be a while before it drops, probably September or so.
I'll just have to hang you up in suspense until then :greenchainsaw:
I'll just have to hang you up in suspense until then :greenchainsaw:
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you could use a string to find the hight . say from this vantage point hold up a string and mark with your thumb and fingers the top and bottom . holding the bottom of the string steady pull the top 90 degrees over to one side and find a landmark or have an assistant drop a marker . now measure over from the base of the tree to the marker with a tape measure .
Jack_Shaft
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Almost cuttin' time
Well, after a lengthy pause, we're almost to the point where this tree is going to come down. This weekend, I'll be installing the preload line and pulley so the tree can have a little push in the right direction, then notching, wedging and falling this tree.
I will have pics and will definitely be taking an accurate measurement of the length to give closure to this thread LOL
Well, after a lengthy pause, we're almost to the point where this tree is going to come down. This weekend, I'll be installing the preload line and pulley so the tree can have a little push in the right direction, then notching, wedging and falling this tree.
I will have pics and will definitely be taking an accurate measurement of the length to give closure to this thread LOL
highasatree
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How far up north is to far to go? Barry's Bay ON.
Lawnmowerboy48
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Tell me if I am wrong or color blind but that tree does not look dead. If bark feels dry and flaky, congratulations you have touched the bark of a spruce. What is the history of the site recent construction, logging, etc?
moss
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Throwing my height estimate into the pool, 74 ft., what's the prize?
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-moss
Komitet
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walk out from the tree, put your head between your legs, ass facing the tree, when you can see the top through your legs measure the distance from your ass to the trunk.
Oh and I say 72'
Oh and I say 72'
Nosmo
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I blew the picture up and measured the height from the ground to the yellow mark which is 4 feet 6 inches (4.5 ft.). The height of the tree from the ground to the tip is 6-3/4 inches.
Each 1/2" in height represents 4-1/2 feet so each 1" would represent 9 feet.
9 x 6.75 = 60.75 - my guess is the tree is 60 feet 9 inches tall.
Nosmo
Each 1/2" in height represents 4-1/2 feet so each 1" would represent 9 feet.
9 x 6.75 = 60.75 - my guess is the tree is 60 feet 9 inches tall.
Nosmo
Jack_Shaft
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Labrador. And the site is accessible by snowmobile or boat only, no roads.
Jack_Shaft
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There is a lot of discussion in this thread as to why the tree looks green, read it all and think about it some more.
This spruce is dead, dead, dead. I am not a Professional Arborist, but I cut a lot of firewood and can easily tell dry from green. This sucker is sahara dry.
It will come down this weekend.
stihlman32
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Measuring in acrobat with a 1" to 4.09' scale comes out to 68.86'....
Whats the prize?
Whats the prize?
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Things went well!
As promised, the tree in question came down yesterday. I am just getting back tonight to update this thread.
Depite a rainy night and part of the morning, Saturday presented Southerly winds and a good opportunity to knock this thing down. I climbed the tree about 35' and rigged a 5/8" rope to it, across to a tree that was in the right direction, through a pulley and then back into a safe zone where a friend of mine could pull if needed.
I notched the tree in the direction I wanted and then proceeded with the backcut, keeping a close eye on my hingewood thickness as to coax the tree away from my shed when it started to fall. I then had my disappointment of the day when I tried my plastic felling wedge (which I assumed were Stihl b/c of the orange color, I was wrong) and on the second smack it cracked clean off :censored:
I continued to cut anyway and the tree I was cutting started to fall towards the tree that is behind it and quite alive (about the same size). I continued to cut and got a greater pull from the line I had rigged and it rolled right off and onto the ground, successfully.
Upon measuring the height of the tree, it was 76' including the stump, +/- 1ft.
Here are some pics of the festivities. I am saving a 12' log that I will tow home in the Winter and mill some komatik runners from it.
As promised, the tree in question came down yesterday. I am just getting back tonight to update this thread.
Depite a rainy night and part of the morning, Saturday presented Southerly winds and a good opportunity to knock this thing down. I climbed the tree about 35' and rigged a 5/8" rope to it, across to a tree that was in the right direction, through a pulley and then back into a safe zone where a friend of mine could pull if needed.
I notched the tree in the direction I wanted and then proceeded with the backcut, keeping a close eye on my hingewood thickness as to coax the tree away from my shed when it started to fall. I then had my disappointment of the day when I tried my plastic felling wedge (which I assumed were Stihl b/c of the orange color, I was wrong) and on the second smack it cracked clean off :censored:
I continued to cut anyway and the tree I was cutting started to fall towards the tree that is behind it and quite alive (about the same size). I continued to cut and got a greater pull from the line I had rigged and it rolled right off and onto the ground, successfully.
Upon measuring the height of the tree, it was 76' including the stump, +/- 1ft.
Here are some pics of the festivities. I am saving a 12' log that I will tow home in the Winter and mill some komatik runners from it.
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Jack_Shaft
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The tools I used (besides PPE and rigging)
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And the wood pile + log for milling.
This things was very white in color and was a nice, dry White Spruce. I didn't have the heart to make this thing entirely into firewood, so I saved the butt for some lumbermaking this Winter.
This things was very white in color and was a nice, dry White Spruce. I didn't have the heart to make this thing entirely into firewood, so I saved the butt for some lumbermaking this Winter.
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