Why you shouldn't let your 'mate' do it.

[Nick Waring]

I got told about the risk Barber chairs on mine

 

and taught the dog tooth to stop it!

[Mozza]

and taught the dog tooth to stop it!

 

Yeah, i should of added the dog tooth bit

[aleach1728]

I got told about the risk Barber chairs on mine

 

thats probably me that cant remember then...

[Mozza]

thats probably me that cant remember then...

 

Hopefully you'll remember this thread then mate, The risk of it, Is something everyone should be able to recognise/be able to deal with!!

[MattyF]

Allways with ash, its the only tree i have ever had barbers chair, once had one reverse barbers chair through the root plate scared the crap out of me feeling that going on under your feet then a buttress root come flying up! letter box or dog tooth all the way even on a slight leaning ash especially in winter!

[Xerxses]

Allways with ash, its the only tree i have ever had barbers chair, once had one reverse barbers chair through the root plate scared the crap out of me feeling that going on under your feet then a buttress root come flying up! letter box or dog tooth all the way even on a slight leaning ash especially in winter!

 

Dont forget alder....risky ones aswell!

[Stephen Blair]

i learned my lesson on a very tall oak, i was my first ever go with an 84 and 36 inch bar, i just got stuck in too excited to look at the job first. not cool

[tommer9]

The best bit is all the cuts seemed correct..ish,

 

Well the gob was ok....but it stopped there!

Like others have said.

They should have put the gob in, then bored in behind it to create the hinge, cut away from the hinge toward the back of the trunk, leaving about a 10% hold at the back, withdraw the saw and then sever the holding timber at the back, allowing a controlled fell, and NO barbers chair. Do this for any tree with a lean or heavily weighted in the direction you want to fell it.

Edited March 2, 2010 by tommer9

[rcarolina]

I love the dog tooth - think I would do it on any forward leaner (always keeping a weather eye out on the top of the tree).

 

Lucky the cutter from the first pic didn't end up with a chin like Bananaman.

[Gareth Smith]

is that there roundabout at the bottom of mousehold in naaaarwich ?