Sequioa fell with 72" GB bar

[Ben90]

Yeah, that's a sequoiadendron giganteum. The timber's not as widely used as Coast redwood, but I know carver's like it for it's sheer size.

[Ben Ballard]

:thumbup1:GREAT work rob looking forward to seeing the solid benches

[Big J]

10 stone? Aw bless! If 880s with 6ft bars are going to be used routinely, it's time to pack on some serious weight!

 

Cracking fell - wise with the brash mat regardless of the lawn as sequioa is supposed to be quite brittle (though very durable).

 

Jonathan

[Rob D]

10 stone? Aw bless! If 880s with 6ft bars are going to be used routinely, it's time to pack on some serious weight!

 

Cracking fell - wise with the brash mat regardless of the lawn as sequioa is supposed to be quite brittle (though very durable).

 

Jonathan

 

Well I've been doing tree work for 8 years and no packing on of much muscle as yet!! In fact I think I've lost weight!

[Gray git]

Thought my 54" took a bit of holding on too but 72" you need big gun's too hold that for any length of time. you could swop the bar tip and sprocket and run 3/8 chain as this is wot i do when milling and it dont seam to stress the saw as mucch as.404. always hate to see a big tree go but on the outher hand i do love cutting them down, looking 4ward to part 2.

[Ian Flatters]

Good work Rob, Thats got to be one of the biggest trees i've seen posted on here (felled).

[old snake]

Thats a proper sized bar!!!.........................just think though,old Gerry Beranek used to have bigger than that a 150ft up a tree!!!

[BrendonV]

Wow that was a big bar. I get exhausted dragging around a 28" bar.

 

BTW, from what I understand your supposed to use the big shot the other way around. Less likely the wack you in the face if the rubbers break, and the line doesn't drag against the body of the BS and possible stop dead and wack you in the head.

[Paul Jenks]

I've got some cool pictures of a sequioa take down but am having a challenge with uploading pictures.

[liamjordan]

nice one rob! was the saw oiling alright with that size bar on?