The fellow in this video is a certified arborist out on the west coast, and he does a lot of tree removals, and makes a lot of YouTube videos. He should know how to drop a leaner without it barber chairing, but west coast fallers, and it seems most arborists won't bore/plunge cut the trees they cut. The primary key to prevent barber chairs is to establish a hinge of proper thickness before the tree is released and set into motion. That requires bore cutting. There is real resistance to bore cutting, even though it is an easy skill to learn, and it is a technique that sets us apart from the axe and crosscut saw methods. I hope to keep preaching the use of proper, safe methods while I can still crank a saw.
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Here's the link to the full video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BhYggnpWYJs
And the video embedded.
8 comments:
Thank you for your videos; they're more than informational
I do wish that you'd check the volume before you go out of bounds when sound drops to zero.
We moved out of NYC to an area ~ 30 miles East of Portland, OR and had ~8+ acres in Doug fir which I was constantly thinning (away from the house and the driveway), save where it required climbing (sometimes the diameter wasn't all that "thin").
I was a dentist who enjoyed the exercise and wanted wood for our four fireplaces; electric, particularly during a winter storm was somewhat less than reliable 90 % of the time and I was always happy to share with my neighbors.
I learned the "bore" technique from a neighbor who was a professional logger (also thought I was crazy to do my own).
Even I saw several things I won't do in that video. Clear exit being first one. Agree on plunge / bore cut being good choice
I will work on getting myself closer when I speak. I am usually by myself and I need to be more careful about speaking to the mike. Doctors and chainsaws is a topic. I know some surgeons, and I tell them to never run a saw. You lose fine motor control and sensitivity from gripping and vibration, though the new saws have good dampening. One of our most important doctors is a semi-retired ophthalmologist who did multiple retinal surgeries on Susan and our son. He is the most mellow person we have ever met. He religiously avoids caffeine to avoid any tremors in his hands. One of the nicest people we know! Portland Oregon! We are adopting out of a large dog confiscation in Eagle Point January 6. If you want to adopt a young Schipperke, fill out an application and see if we can help you! https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf-Bur4VbSZ2p8ADmyTefZfPdPKRfPGjTvApue7X5HznMh6Lg/viewform?fbzx=7482488226123027091
David, appreciate the saw vids. Always learning. For some reason, this vid won't play for me. Maybe cause I don't do FB? I have to drop a dead ash for a neighbor so plunge cut a must. I've seen where guys plunge straight thru the face cut. Thoughts on that? Thanks.
Hey Booms, I added the complete YouTube video. I bet not being on Fbook is the problem. Until recently Fbook didn't have an embed feature, and I would have to look for their vids on YouTube. It is always something! Cutting out the center of the hinge with a plunge cut does a couple things. It lets you cut down a tree with a bar that is not long enough, because you can cut out the center with the plunge. That is why I learned to do that sometimes, making sure that the tree could tip. It also eliminates the danger of a barber chair if your hinge is a bit thick and the tree wants to split. If cutting trees isn't a joy, we need to work on our techniques! I am still learning and trying to get better.
Thx David.
As I mentioned I'm going to take down a dead ash for a neighbor and I know ash is prone to barber chair so obviously looking to avoid that. But now I know when I can use either technique. What's the tick situation your way?
We always have ticks. The winter was cold and lots of snow, so we had a few tick-free months. I did a little over a mile walk yesterday in the woods and pulled a couple of tiny ticks out of my hide last night. Susan has been pulling ticks out that she got in the garden. You have to be vigilant.
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