Stonewoodiron
ArboristSite Operative
I’ll start off by saying “I’m nuts”
Arboristsite has been a big part of this journey so I figured I’d tell the story here. Besides, I started to tell my wife and she was just worried about the house being clean.
There is no logical reason that any sane person would do what I did if they didn’t have to. Picked up a “farm” saw on New Years day 2021-my first time with a chainsaw. Freehand cut a 4x4x48” out of a downed beech branch. 7 months later, milled 70-90 slabs out of downed trees in the neighborhood. This progressed to climbing and felling. Just like addiction- Cronic, progressive, and fatal. Hopefully not the fatal part. I’m not saying this was the most effective way of getting it done but it was the way I felt comfortable doing it. Not a good first tree for a number of reasons but, hey, it’s what I had. I spurred up with a flip line, tied a lanyard above, and cut off a limb- all the way up. 2 tie ins. Religious with the chain brake. The top left with a crack when halfway through and the tree shook and so did I!!! I did rope it halfway up and did an open face notch while standing on a 2x10- not easy to pound wedges. Had a very safe retreat and actually used the rope to finish the job- good hand tug. Fell where planned in spite of its back and side lean. The whole process was exciting, worrisome, exhausting, and exhilarating. Very exhausting! They never look that high from the ground, do they? Now, this wasn’t a whim. I planned this and rehearsed in my head over and over. Read books, watched videos, asked questions, had all the ppe, used quality equipment, slept well, ate and hydrated. What a great feeling. Now to mill it up!!!! Thanks for letting me share
Arboristsite has been a big part of this journey so I figured I’d tell the story here. Besides, I started to tell my wife and she was just worried about the house being clean.
There is no logical reason that any sane person would do what I did if they didn’t have to. Picked up a “farm” saw on New Years day 2021-my first time with a chainsaw. Freehand cut a 4x4x48” out of a downed beech branch. 7 months later, milled 70-90 slabs out of downed trees in the neighborhood. This progressed to climbing and felling. Just like addiction- Cronic, progressive, and fatal. Hopefully not the fatal part. I’m not saying this was the most effective way of getting it done but it was the way I felt comfortable doing it. Not a good first tree for a number of reasons but, hey, it’s what I had. I spurred up with a flip line, tied a lanyard above, and cut off a limb- all the way up. 2 tie ins. Religious with the chain brake. The top left with a crack when halfway through and the tree shook and so did I!!! I did rope it halfway up and did an open face notch while standing on a 2x10- not easy to pound wedges. Had a very safe retreat and actually used the rope to finish the job- good hand tug. Fell where planned in spite of its back and side lean. The whole process was exciting, worrisome, exhausting, and exhilarating. Very exhausting! They never look that high from the ground, do they? Now, this wasn’t a whim. I planned this and rehearsed in my head over and over. Read books, watched videos, asked questions, had all the ppe, used quality equipment, slept well, ate and hydrated. What a great feeling. Now to mill it up!!!! Thanks for letting me share
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