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Felling Limbing Trees (oh yeah, with an N)

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rasputen

04-30-2002 18:02:01




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I was looking for a "brush" up on my felling technique. It has been years since I did any serious felling(with a monster Mc 20" stone age chain saw).
I found this excellent OSHA site that to my supprise is very good and has a lot of step by step directions. I am quite impressed with the info on common INCORRECT cuts and their effects.

This is Dangerous stuff, and I hope this will help others work SAFELY as well as it helps me.
Gonna get me a "goallie suit".
bd

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Mike8_N

05-01-2002 08:16:24




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 Re: Felling Limbing Trees (oh yeah, with an N) in reply to rasputen, 04-30-2002 18:02:01  
I spent years working for a tree company. I hand climbed, ran a bucket truck, and hung from a crane. I fell many a tree. Never used an angle back cut. A horizontal back-cut allows you to use a wedge or felling lever. A horizontal back-cut will also prevent a tree from falling backwards. If an angle cut is used, the top of the cut(where the cut starts) creates a folcrum point. If the tree desides to lean back this could cause the hinge to snap Prematurely and the tree to fall in the wrong direction.

Mike

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Brian-2N

05-01-2002 07:41:13




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 Re: Felling Limbing Trees (oh yeah, with an N) in reply to rasputen, 04-30-2002 18:02:01  
Rasputen,
Cool site. The backcut is ALWAYS horizontal. You do have different options for the face cuts. The face is less shallow than people think-about 1/3 into the tree. The backcut is longer and DOES NOT go all the way through. That's how the tree lowers itself to the ground and dosen't jump the stump (called the hingewood). For equipment and the protective gear you want, check out Bailey's. You'll want ballistic chaps for your legs and ballistic gloves for your hands (chains can break and cut you very badly). Get a hardhat with a face shield and earmuffs attached. This protects against kickbacks (the worst danger you face) and hearing loss. In my personal opinion guys who do without this stuff are not heros, but jerks. Protect yourself and have fun-we need all the Ford guys we can get.

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Barnstormer

04-30-2002 19:16:36




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 Re: Felling Limbing Trees (oh yeah, with an N) in reply to rasputen, 04-30-2002 18:02:01  
Sure glad you pointed out that OSHA site. I'm sending the info to the friend building a log cabin whom I've helped with felling a number of 70 to 80 foot trees. The thing that I noticed on all three techniques is that the back cut is always level to the ground. He has a habit of cutting downward.



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Salmoneye

05-01-2002 04:38:29




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 Re: Re: Felling Limbing Trees (oh yeah, with an N) in reply to Barnstormer, 04-30-2002 19:16:36  
And so do I.
And I will continue to backcut at an angle.
Watch a couple trees kick back off the stump.



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ChadNC

05-01-2002 05:00:30




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 Re: Re: Re: Felling Limbing Trees (oh yeah, with an N) in reply to Salmoneye, 05-01-2002 04:38:29  
Yep, that is why that they stress making the open face (your first two cuts) so wide. If your notch closes up on you when the tree falls and the hinge wood is not thick enough she'll kick every time. Forestry Association down here has an excellent logging trainer that goes around to the crews and really makes a difference.
FWIW,
Chad



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