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Got on to this big dry Redgum which was on the edge of the creek,leaning towards the creek and cant get around the back of it,probably why it was still there in the to hard basket.

The tree with winch cable attatched
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Cant get around the back so made a bore cut which just made it out the back with a 36'' bar so we could put a wedge around there
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Have a look at the lean going towards the river,managed to get a wedge around the back.The river was about 15 feet down allmost ended up there a couple of times.

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Check out the lean the wrong way
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Hanging on trying to get the wedge in the back of the tree.
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Did a cut around the back on both side a good pull with the landcruiser and down it came all is good.
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Stump
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Nice hard dry dusty Redgum
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making a bore cut from the open face of a big dead gum takes some guts - I hope there was something bigger than a hilux on the other end of that winch cable ;-) They sure can get snappy when they're dead, very unpredictable holding in the hinge.

Shaun
 
Noice, only a little'un but still noice all the same. Even looks fairly solid right through!!! most places now days you aren't allowed to cut them dead standings. Saw one a while back a mate cut athat would have made that look like a twig and even after being standing dead like that for a lot of years, (at least 10) when it was cut the water/moisture still ran like it was still alive.
 
So, what was the cutting technique that you used to drop the tree? It appears you may have fanned a bore cut into the back of the tree to create a 'back cut' - and used a wedge to keep it from setting back while you worked both sides of the 'back cut'. Tell us how you did it.
 
This one has been dead for 8 years at least (thats how long this bloke has been there) there has not long been a flood there so the tree has sucked in some water, so it wasnt to bad as in it held on and wasnt brittle i suppose you could say.
 
Terry Syd said:
So, what was the cutting technique that you used to drop the tree? It appears you may have fanned a bore cut into the back of the tree to create a 'back cut' - and used a wedge to keep it from setting back while you worked both sides of the 'back cut'. Tell us how you did it.
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Thats how we did it,with the help from a landcruiser and cable a long way back.
 
The only problem know is there is a bee hive in a hollow brank,there is a bee keeper coming to take them to his other bee hives.
We are cutting it up tuesday will take more pics as we go,then bringing the splitter down to split it all up.

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Just kidding. Looks like you had the cable well up the tree and the Landcruiser well back from the action.
 

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