Sis-WHeel on Horse CHestnut?

[woodwizzard]

Don't just tell us how it goes, we need video ?

[wyk]

You'd think the photo of me from a hospital bed would be enough...

[Stubby]

How about the " soft Dutchman " with a tapered hinge ?

[woodwizzard]

47 minutes ago, wyk said:

You'd think the photo of me from a hospital bed would be enough...

You would, but it's not, we want vid!

 

7 minutes ago, Stubby said:

How about the " soft Dutchman " with a tapered hinge ?

Or the midnight stealth step-cut ?

[Rough Hewn]

Is it just me or was that a load of bollocks???
Lower hinge had no effect, tree fell in direction of gob cut.
Might of worked with a partial humbolt?
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[Khriss]

No one wants to see a pro forester in hospital* an there is a simple method fr heavy leaner ( used a jcb loader as a guy rope anchor once ) an directed fells- I always go fr safer option. That cut looked bit fraught with possibilities k

*( but have a go home owners is hilarious !)

[Khriss]

14 minutes ago, Rough Hewn said:

Is it just me or was that a load of bollocks???
Lower hinge had no effect, tree fell in direction of gob cut.
Might of worked with a partial humbolt?

'Bahhh ! Humbolt !  K    

 

Edited December 10, 2018 by Khriss
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[wyk]

56 minutes ago, Rough Hewn said:

Is it just me or was that a load of bollocks???
Lower hinge had no effect, tree fell in direction of gob cut.
Might of worked with a partial humbolt?

You put the face cut directed towards where you want it to fall. It fell about 90* from the lean, which was the purpose of a sizwheel. The extra hinge on that side slowly breaks away from the stump, causing the tree to swing. Assuming it isn't a horse chestnut*cough*

 

[peatff]

I saw a video where the cutter put part of the gob back in the cut and achieved similar results with a lot less messing about and the stump was cut a lot nearer the ground

[wyk]

2 minutes ago, peatff said:

I saw a video where the cutter put part of the gob back in the cut and achieved similar results with a lot less messing about and the stump was cut a lot nearer the ground

That's a hard dutchman. You can get away with it if the tree has wood that won't give easily like in some firs. I've used it often in a fir. But it won't get you 90* from the lean unless you also work the hinge as well. On a chestnut, I can see it breaking the hinge quickly, or causing a barber chair.

Edited December 10, 2018 by wyk