big tops and interesting cuts

[Steve Bullman]

a friend at another forum posted this so i thought id post it here. some big tops coming over, pay particular attention to the cut on the first tree

 

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNV5gnZpMSo]YouTube - falling large tree tops 3.mov[/ame]

[David oakman]

I like that Steve a good video:001_smile:

[skyhuck]

Interesting, I'm guessing it was cut that way to be sure there would be no chance of the hinge holding??

 

With many of the trees, I wonder why they where not just felled at ground level??

[Tom D]

how long before skyhuck comes on to say the gobs are too small?

 

 

 

He didn't.

Edited May 31, 2010 by Tom D

[Steve Bullman]

Interesting, I'm guessing it was cut that way to be sure there would be no chance of the hinge holding??

 

With many of the trees, I wonder why they where not just felled at ground level??

 

it did say on the youtube listing they were felled where there was no decayed wood. they do look like they'd fell to be fair but i guess theres a limit to what we can see

[Frank]

So in affect it was a directional step cut. Did make sure it jumped off the stump over the shrubs I suppose.

[Steve Bullman]

So in affect it was a directional step cut. Did make sure it jumped off the stump over the shrubs I suppose.

 

im assuming that was its purpose. never come across it before

[Tom D]

Not that impressed tbh, as dave says: why?? most looked like streight fells, and using the tensile strength of buttress wood is preferable to felling higher, especially with an unevenly weighted crown.

secondly why does he always do a 45degree gob, far better to adjust the gob and land them flat if possible, especially with some of the big round crowned ones in case they come back, landing them tip first is not good. don't get me wrong I enjoyed watching some big stuff coming over, but why risk being tied to a tree when you could fell it from the ground.

[Samuel]

great video, cheers for uploading what is that first cut i have never seen it before ?

[armchairarborist]

am i right in thinking the gob was cut, then bored through to create hinge, then the last cut low for some reason i cant work out yet, they jump because the gobs have closed up..?