F?llen einer L?rche mit 60 cm BHD. Eine Husqvarna 372 xp bringt sie zu Fall.

[Gypo Logger]

Fällen einer Lärche mit 60 cm BHD. Eine Husqvarna 372 xp bringt sie zu Fall.

The stump looked good, but throughout the video, I was wondering what he was doing walking around the base of the tree a dozen times.
Gypo

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[Burvol]

Because he has a 20" bar :greenchainsaw:

 

[Gypo Logger]

Because he has a 20" bar :greenchainsaw:

All the better. He only needed to walk around the tree once.
Gypo

 

[pioneerguy600]

He may not win any prize for speed and effeciency but he got it to go over in the direction he wanted and as far as I can tell no one was hurt so thats considered fair game in most guy`s books. He did not jamb the saw, did not use wedges but actually made more sense than a lot of these You Tube video`s that I have seen posted. Always room for improvement but not bad overall.
Pioneerguy600

 

[Gypo Logger]

He may not win any prize for speed and effeciency but he got it to go over in the direction he wanted and as far as I can tell no one was hurt so thats considered fair game in most guy`s books. He did not jamb the saw, did not use wedges but actually made more sense than a lot of these You Tube video`s that I have seen posted. Always room for improvement but not bad overall.
Pioneerguy600

I didn't think he did bad either. The tree went down where he wanted it. So it's all good. He wasn't a speed demon, but what's the big hurry?

I wasn't impressed with all the fancy plunging though.
Gypo

 

[tlandrum]

definately not a production faller at that pace but not a bad looking cut

 

[Erick]

Looked like a good safe drop to me?? :dunno:

Don't know that he needed to spend the time trimming the root flare, but hey... to each his own.

 

[pioneerguy600]

I didn't think he did bad either. The tree went down where he wanted it. So it's all good. He wasn't a speed demon, but what's the big hurry?

I wasn't impressed with all the fancy plunging though.
Gypo

He certainly wasted some time and made a few unnecessary cuts along with the fancy plunging but we don`t know who taught him either. He may be self taught or maybe someone he trusted and looked up to taught him what he knows. As I always say, "there is room for improvement", I have done woods work for 45 years and can still improve and learn, that fellow can also.
Thanks for the post John.
Pioneerguy600

 

[Haywire Haywood]

How about this one... it should be an advertisement for hard hats.

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[eyolf]

They only have like 7 trees left in Germany; he had to make it last!

 

[pioneerguy600]

How about this one... it should be an advertisement for hard hats.

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Dumm Kopft!!!
Pioneerguy600

 

[Haywire Haywood]

Dumm Kopf!!!
Pioneerguy600

bloody kopf is more like it

Ian

 

[Jtheo]

Some of the instruction manuals suggest trimming the flare roots in that manner.

Not sure why though?

 

[pioneerguy600]

bloody kopf is more like it

Ian

Self inflicted, hence Dumm!!
Pioneerguy600

 

[Gypo Logger]

Some of the instruction manuals suggest trimming the flare roots in that manner.

Not sure why though?

I think the reason why they cut out the flare is to reduced the effective diameter of the tree. I've done this on valuable stems. It just seems to give a little more control. If we cut out a flare where the undercut should be placed, does the tree differentiate between that and a conventional knotch, or just the same thing? I think a 90 degree flare cut is no different than a textbook notch. It's the holding wood that does the talking.
Gypo

 

[Burvol]

I think the reason why they cut out the flare is to reduced the effective diameter of the tree. I've done this on valuable stems. It just seems to give a little more control. If we cut out a flare where the undercut should be placed, does the tree differentiate between that and a conventional knotch, or just the same thing? I think a 90 degree flare cut is no different than a textbook notch. It's the holding wood that does the talking.
Gypo

I do the same thing on really big roots. Low stumps are the best. A slick trick to try when you have bigger timber (conifers with thick bark) that you know is gonna need wedging, try shaving your bark off in a similar fashion to clear a workspace for your wedges.

 

[Gypo Logger]

They only have like 7 trees left in Germany; he had to make it last!

He was prolly poaching. Lol

 

[Gypo Logger]

I do the same thing on really big roots. Low stumps are the best. A slick trick to try when you have bigger timber (conifers with thick bark) that you know is gonna need wedging, try shaving your bark off in a similar fashion to clear a workspace for your wedges.

I'm a low stump guy too Burvol. It just makes for more volume and grade I find. I seldom used wedges unless I got the heeby jeebies or the tree needed some friendly persuasion. Falling timber as you know is a huge rush and I never tire of it.
I'm living proof that idiots are alive and doing well. Lol

Gypo

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[Andyshine77]

That's a big saw for such a rinky dink little Cherry tree.:hmm3grin2orange:

 

[Gypo Logger]

That's a big saw for such a rinky dink little Cherry tree.:hmm3grin2orange:

Ya, it was just a 16" cherry being beat up on by an MS650. I liked that saw, but the 385 won out and not because it was the better saw. It's just that Stihl's seem effeminate as opposed to their masculane Husky counterparts for some reason. Go figure! lol
Gypo