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[dadio]

A couple back leaners and on quick top and drop.. Nothing too crazy.

 

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6KAbjJ485c]YouTube - backleaning pawlonia_oak_fall.mov[/ame]

[Frank]

Another great video. Thanks for posting.

[Brushcutter]

Great Video. Out of interest why do you make your felling cuts so high? I can see the point for comming up a bit to avoid any funny butress fibers or rot holes low down. But surely upto waist hight would be ok rather than struggling at near sholder high? But some ace felling none the less.

[dadio]

I meant to mention that in the description. The oak was cut high because there was a fencepost that would have blocked the saw from swinging around where it needed to be to make the back cut. Not the fence in the fore ground. I AM actually leaning on the problematic fence post, as I make the cut.

 

I often make high falling cuts to reduce the length of the fall in a tight LZ, or to avoid decay areas in the base.. It was an awkward cut and the tree kept sitting back on the bar, then as the hinge got near ready, the side lean pinched the bar which had to be overcome with wedges. The back lean was over come with the pull line. The hinge held perfectyl and the retainer line never came into play.

[Ian Flatters]

Hi Daniel,

 

Just a question, why didn't you have the top handle stropped onto you? Does this not a) increse risk to poeple below b) run the risk of dropping your saw from height?

 

Regards

 

Ian

[dadio]

Went 20+ years without dropping a saw.. then dropped a brand new ms 200t last summer.. Thing fell 50' and speared the bar tip 6" into the ground. .. had to bend the bar back a bit... got lucky...

 

Its good to have a strap if you need to drop the saw after making the cut... I have a couple of the elastic break away lanyards, but do not like the restriction in movement. I should make a longer strap for dropping the saw when needed.

 

I'll clip the saw to either side of the saddle, which ever is easier. I like that flexability..

[Ian Flatters]

Went 20+ years without dropping a saw.. then dropped a brand new ms 200t last summer.. Thing fell 50' and speared the bar tip 6" into the ground. .. had to bend the bar back a bit... got lucky...

 

Its good to have a strap if you need to drop the saw after making the cut... I have a couple of the elastic break away lanyards, but do not like the restriction in movement. I should make a longer strap for dropping the saw when needed.

 

I'll clip the saw to either side of the saddle, which ever is easier. I like that flexability..

 

Blimey, lucky it was only the bar and not the whole saw.