140ft Ash fell

[Mark Bolam]

In total.

 

60ft backleaner gobbed, split level partway and wedged.

 

80ft leaner felled into above.

 

Ash-dominoe-tastic![ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nhmo4dUuW2M]YouTube - Stevo Ash dominoes![/ame]

[Stephen Blair]

proper job there Mark:biggrin:

[Dean Lofthouse]

I expected a lot more celebratory dancing, well dissappointed

[Mark Bolam]

That's 'cos I was on the camera Dean.

 

If I had been felling, that clearing would have turned into a disco!

 

Nice to be working in the woods, not bothering about denting lawns or busting bird tables.

[Bolt]

Was there not a practice in New Zealand called "power felling" where a whole forest hillside would be prepared with sink cut and a partial back cut?

 

The trees remained standing due to dense creapers growing between them.

 

The 'holding' trees were at the top of the hillside where then cut, and the whole section fell over at the same time.

 

Apparently, the creapers stopped the trees from being felled individually.

 

Fun to set up.....

Great to watch.....

 

Turns out, not so good if you are sat at the bottom having a picnic!

 

 

'Course, it may just be a myth. :-)

[Mark Bolam]

Now that I would love to see....

[Bolt]

Now that I would love to see....

 

Or do!!!

 

Often wondered if there is a place in the market for Arb or Forestry holidays.

 

It would be great to loop over a couple of rainforest monsters before they are all gone.

 

But then I come to my senses....

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

....None of us lot are ever going to willingly pay to cut trees!