A bike helmet in the woods....oh no...

[irhunter]

Gosh I hope I don't sound careless.

Hope springs eternal.

Good luck!

Roy

 

[user 188535]

I agree with the guys who say...the solution to tops landing 5' from you is not a helmet. People die from getting hit by tops which break off and are slung willy-nilly by the other trees. No realistic escape route will solve that problem, either.

My take, one either cuts enough other trees to open up a clear path for the snag to fall into, or one cripples the tree and uses a long rope to break the strap...and, start the tree falling. Long like 200'.

I imagine there are other options.

In any case, Andrew, I don't think cutting ash snags, in a closed canopy, is a reasonable way to develop the experience you need for the safe cutting of ash snags in a closed canopy.

Roy

If you have a tractor you can get a winch like a Tajfun or Wallenstein

 

[spongemark]

I wore my bike helmet all last month working on a roof twenty feet in the air. But in your situation I might wear my WWII Civil defense fireman helmet.

 

[TheJollyLogger]

If you have a tractor you can get a winch like a Tajfun or Wallenstein

Mets, you really don't want to winch an EAB ash...

 

[littletimber]

Thank you all for the words of wisdom. I'll, likely, put a proper helmet on the Christmas list. Thank you thank you!

 

[Billhook]

I consider a ski helmet to offer the most protection from say a smallish rotten limb falling from the top of a tree in a wind or the initial movement of felling. I wear mine for cycling as well