Cutting in South Scotland

[Donnie]

14 minutes ago, Mike Hill said:

 

I don't have many photos if felling jobs here. The steep ones are when you have to leave high stumps to stop the logs free falling sideways.

Yeah that looks absolutely awesome. Almost Canadian spec I'd say. 
 

Biggest regret of my life so far was passing up chokering in BC and went rigging in Alberta instead when I was out there! Idiot. 

 

That is mega steep, I'd love to do that. I'm guessing that's all for helis and skylines?

[Donnie]

Fair size of crop in this bit I was at today. 24 inch bar. 585. Can quite easily run out of fuel within 5-6 hours. 
 

Found some baby squirrels yesterday

[Donnie]

Here's a few from last Monday. Blew up a light bar and fought the wind all day. Plenty fences were harmed that day. 
 

Edited September 10, 2023 by JDon

[AHPP]

54 minutes ago, JDon said:

 

 

 

In the world of hairy outsiders, how does that one rank? It looks heavy to me.

[Donnie]

33 minutes ago, AHPP said:

 

In the world of hairy outsiders, how does that one rank? It looks heavy to me.

The photo below is that exact tree over on it's side.
20 tonne bottle jack, had to reset it three or four times. Kept putting the jack plate up and through the butt of the tree. I've since made a new jack plate, that is 150x150mm instead of 100x100 that will give more spread hopefully. 
 

I've had 2 20 tonne bottle jacks and all my wedges in a tree before that was a little bit worse than that one but heavily back leaning. Took a two fills on 70cc saws to sned it out half way. 

Edited September 10, 2023 by JDon

[AHPP]

Fairly bad then.

[Mike Hill]

You don't always have to put the jack right at the back. If you know it's going to be tough. Cut your jack seat halfway between the hinge and the back on the side the lean is favoring.

 

When you have cut that corner our put some weight on the jack. Then keep cutting out the remaining quarter putting wedges in as you go.

 

 

[Donnie]

32 minutes ago, Mike Hill said:

You don't always have to put the jack right at the back. If you know it's going to be tough. Cut your jack seat halfway between the hinge and the back on the side the lean is favoring.

 

When you have cut that corner our put some weight on the jack. Then keep cutting out the remaining quarter putting wedges in as you go.

 

 

Aye that is what I normally do. Cut half or just past where I want the jack seat to be and jack it up so it won't pinch. 
 

I've once put my jack too close to the hinge and it can be a bit of a pain... 

[Donnie]

36 minutes ago, Mike Hill said:

You don't always have to put the jack right at the back. If you know it's going to be tough. Cut your jack seat halfway between the hinge and the back on the side the lean is favoring.

 

When you have cut that corner our put some weight on the jack. Then keep cutting out the remaining quarter putting wedges in as you go.

 

 

Here's one I cut on a wind day. Leaning and weighted on that jack side and blew off the hinge as it was going over with the wind. 

[Mike Hill]

Have a trial of not leaving a step between the bottom of the gob and your back cut. It seems to make them tip easier.

 

No that it would have helped much on that last one.