Falling Pics

[Gologit]

looks like a bunch of pungie sticks. thats not ugly it scary.

Yup. I wish we'd taken some pictures before everything got yarded out and cut up for firewood. Talk about a jack-strawed mess! The trees went over in every direction.

This was a volunteer project on an old gold mine restoration for the local Land Trust group. They depend heavily on volunteers for the grunt work. They'd asked me to do some falling and to clean up the mess . After I looked at the stumps and the birds nest lead I made a deal with them...I'd do all the falling or none of the falling.
The guy who fell these meant well but he's better off running a lawnmower or something. Safer, too. I found at least four trees that had 'chaired, quite a few that went over sideways and enough that came straight back over the back cut to make my hair turn gray.
So much for all those people who believe in the slant cut, eh?




I'll bet that the next time SlowP comes down to visit she leaves her saw home. LOLOLOL

 

[paccity]

heres some big stinky cottonwoods we took out of the town park two weeks ago. try to get some fallin pics next week when five more come down.View attachment 183690View attachment 183691View attachment 183692View attachment 183693

 

[2dogs]

I had to cut down a stump farm like Gologit's a few years ago. This was a thinning job done by the wife of the homeowner. They are an extremely wealthy family and could have hired a contractor but the wife is ranch raised and her husband was afraid to run a saw. He drives a Prius and she drives a Sububan and tows the firewood trailer. Her saw skills aren't too good but she is a super down to earth good woman.

 

[paccity]

ouch! looks like certain pro fallers job. ha ha.

 

[slowp]

I may be GOLed and a true expert by the next time!

Need a shorter bar.

 

[STEVEGODSEYJR]

Lots of cool pics here. Keep posting all you can and I will keep learning. Thanks !
Steve

 

[Hank Chinaski]

I may be GOLed and a true expert by the next time!

Need a shorter bar.

and a cooler hat... :hmm3grin2orange:

I'd bet you did great

 

[nw axe man]

Lots of cool pics here. Keep posting all you can and I will keep learning. Thanks !
Steve

Here's one Steve that required a bit of short bar work.

 

[ChrisF]

Here's one Steve that required a bit of short bar work.

That's one beastly piece of wood, no matter how you spin it.

 

[ChipMonger]

Here's one Steve that required a bit of short bar work.

NW Axe Man-

Nice tree you got there. Im curious how long it took you to face that up and get the wood on the ground. Maybe one day ill have the skills and opportunity to fall a tree like that, but until then pics will have to do.

Paul

 

[nw axe man]

NW Axe Man-

Nice tree you got there. Im curious how long it took you to face that up and get the wood on the ground. Maybe one day ill have the skills and opportunity to fall a tree like that, but until then pics will have to do.

Paul

It took quite a while as it was a hazard tree that we had to stop once in a while and let the traffice go by. One of the people claimed that their dog got hit on the road. Sounded like BS to me but we let them pass. Once the undercut was out we had to stop them until I got it down. I would guess it took me about 30 minutes to get the undercut out if I were to just cut and get it out without any stopping. The back cut was the fast part. When it came down it fell apart into the stump about 30 feet of it. Got kind of hairy for a second or two. I got the whole thing on video. I had two video cameras and one guy taking just still shots. I figured I'd better get it recorded as it was quite a toad.

 

[Greenwedge]

Another Vid

Here is a vid my pard took of me cutting a Doug Fir. YouTube - High Banking a Doug Fir

 

[Metals406]

Here is a vid my pard took of me cutting a Doug Fir. YouTube - High Banking a Doug Fir

I was gonna post this video in Burvol's falling thread too. . . If ya didn't mind.

Henderson been working the snot out'a you boys?

 

[Greenwedge]

I was gonna post this video in Burvol's falling thread too. . . If ya didn't mind.

Henderson been working the snot out'a you boys?

You bet! I did not know that this was not Burv's. There are two falling pic threads???

 

[nw axe man]

Here is a vid my pard took of me cutting a Doug Fir. YouTube - High Banking a Doug Fir

Nice video. Where it the Southwick country? Is that in Idaho?

 

[nw axe man]

That's one beastly piece of wood, no matter how you spin it.

Yeah, I've got to admit, those are my favorite kind. The kind that make you feel alive and doing what you're supposed to be doing.

 

[Greenwedge]

Nice video. Where it the Southwick country? Is that in Idaho?

Yeah, just up out of Orofino.

 

[Metals406]

You bet! I did not know that this was not Burv's. There are two falling pic threads???

Yeah, Burv's has a date after it in the thread title.

 

[nw axe man]

Yeah, just up out of Orofino.

Would that be north out of town? I didn't know they had that nice of timber there. Is that a Potlatch mill in town? I spoke to a group of guys back in 1991 at that mill. All contract loggers and cutters.

 

[paccity]

greenwedge, nice, a little slow , the guy in the back ground droped two to your one.