Bore cut felling?

[stihl 440]

Lol my grandpa has told me about a poplar they cut that one log loaded a flat car.
BUT when was the last time they cut 10dbh trees from spring boards in PA?
I am establishing a pattern of imaginary incidents, by some one who pounds wedges into bore cuts LOL.

I never said that i cut a 10ft tree...WTF are you talkin about?????...get your facts straight :censored:....i said that a company nearby us did....it was the owner and 2 of his workers that told me...the cutter and the skidder operator....THEY said THEY cut one on a big tract...i think he said it was a state forest cut over 150 acres...he said it was waaayy up on a ridge...and he told me that the tree was dead and buckskin when they cut it....but he DID TELL ME that it was like 9ft dia on the stump...i didnt believe him either...but i've heard the same thing from a couple different people now...he said it was white oak...

 

[stihl 440]

Was this before or after you where using spring boards to cut 10' dbh trees in PA?

I never said that anyone used springboards to cut 10ft trees.....man do you think a good story up...i bet you could sell that ocean front property in arizona that i have..sure you could...huh?? LMFAO wow

 

[DangerTree]

Many of the hard leaner's of the day's of old were conventional cut. The under cuts were not on the downhill side they were cut so the holding wood ran perpendicular to the lean and the strap was left thickest to the heavy side. The ground had to be prepared for the tree as it normally meant a side hill fall. Ropes and beasts of burden were were normally employed to ensure proper fell direction. Some of the bad leaners were blasted and then cut and split on the ground for transport.

 

[RandyMac]

whip it, whip it good

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[056kid]

hosses. . . . I would not want a fist coming from any of those dudes. Probably would feel like getting whacked by a pneumatic piston.

 

[RandyMac]

A punch would be bad enough, but if one of them got ahold of you with their hands, they would pinch your head right off. Swinging an axe or hammer will give you a super grip, I learned this first hand (ha ha) when I worked in a Redwood splitting yard, we used 10 and 12 pounders, swung them like we were addressing a fastball.

 

[056kid]

haha, never even thought of that!

 

[RandyMac]

My Dad was a sawfiler at PL's "B" Mill where the OG Redwood was sawn, he did that for 30 years, not fast on his feet, but his upper body strength was off scale and he was a giant like drilldaddy. I learned to be polite or be quick, if he got a piece of you, it was over.

 

[DangerTree]

Many of those guys had white finger disease and carpel tunnel syndrome. And to top it off, arthritis, mostly from squeezing and pounding. The cold weather would wreak havoc on them. Some guys get that today I have been very lucky so far just some minor back problems. I can be strong as an ox today and put my back out tying my shoes tomorrow!

 

[Greystoke]

Cool pics, big wood, steep ground.
I like the way you took the undercut out in two pieces. Was the stem to the right an Alder or BL Maple?
John

Hemlock

 

[Greystoke]

I can't speak for Cody, but typically myself and my guys use springboards or sometimes some makeshift scaffolding. We will cut the guts out of them from the undercut, especially on the big spruce. If you don't have every piece of fiber that needs to be cut on a Sitka Spruce, you'll be pounding wedges until the sun goes down! They will simply be sky bound!

Yep, you can speak for me pard Dang spruce are stringy!

 

[coastalfaller]

Yep, you can speak for me pard Dang spruce are stringy!

 

[bitzer]

Great info on eastern old growth kid! I knew there was some big wood out there back in the day, but I had no idea how big.

I think I'm gunna go practice some bore cuts now to get ready for the real thing. Top of the tip right?

 

[hammerlogging]

Top of the tip right?

All the time. Just the way it is. depends on how you can get your saw into the tree based on where the face is and where the slope is behind you to manage to get your saw onto the tree.


Blah blah not recommended. Done all the time. I hate those trees you have to bore, need a low stump and don't have #### for space to work with to get your bore in.

 

[bitzer]

All the time. Just the way it is. depends on how you can get your saw into the tree based on where the face is and where the slope is behind you to manage to get your saw onto the tree.


Blah blah not recommended. Done all the time. I hate those trees you have to bore, need a low stump and don't have #### for space to work with to get your bore in.

Theres so many rules I break with a saw on any given day. I was doing that type of stuff before I knew it was something I wasn't supposed to do. I'm sure you could teach me a new one or two as well with the type of ground/trees you get to play with.

 

[hammerlogging]

Rain day.

BitzerBob, don't worry, they're not rules anyhow, just suggestions. Like the yellow line. And stop signs on private property.

 

[Gologit]

Rain day.

BitzerBob, don't worry, they're not rules anyhow, just suggestions. Like the yellow line. And stop signs on private property.

That's good advice. There are some basics that are iron-clad rules but the rest of it is mostly common sense and paying attention to the tree. The tree is indifferent, it doesn't care if it kills you or not.

It's kind of like shooting pool or playing chess...you want to be thinking a couple of moves ahead all the time.

LOLOL...you can fall 100 trees that do exactly what you'd planned for them but that 101st might have you running for your life. Those are the ones that humble you and a little humility never hurt anyone.

 

[Tzed250]

That's good advice. There are some basics that are iron-clad rules but the rest of it is mostly common sense and paying attention to the tree. The tree is indifferent, it doesn't care if it kills you or not.

It's kind of like shooting pool or playing chess...you want to be thinking a couple of moves ahead all the time.

LOLOL...you can fall 100 trees that do exactly what you'd planned for them but that 101st might have you running for your life. Those are the ones that humble you and a little humility never hurt anyone.

Great post. Humility has saved my tail a few times...


.

 

[GASoline71]

Yup... sometimes Humble Pie can taste pretty good actually...

Gary

 

[Jacob J.]

A punch would be bad enough, but if one of them got ahold of you with their hands, they would pinch your head right off. Swinging an axe or hammer will give you a super grip, I learned this first hand (ha ha) when I worked in a Redwood splitting yard, we used 10 and 12 pounders, swung them like we were addressing a fastball.

My great grandpa's first job was in a blacksmith shop in Arcata cold-riveting boilers by hand with 7 & 9 pound hammers. He was 13. Later he went to work for J.D. Turner in Eureka in their fabrication shop and eventually ended up building several of the big steam donkeys. He could "palm" a large watermelon and just about twist your arm off with his grip.