Would you have tried this?

[Stephen Blair]

EXCELLENT!! i have never thought to call it a tapered hinge, i struggle to describe that to others. I love the rake technique, i usually put the rake down and break a branch the length of my arm and then hold that up.ha ha.

[Mark Bolam]

After the last few posts and vids, I've changed my mind a bit.

 

That is a pro in action, alright.

 

Welcome Daniel, thanks for posting your stuff.

 

[dadio]

Thank you Mark.. and Monkey D...

[skyhuck]

He stole that rope technique of Dean!!

[Graham]

I,ve sat and watched some of Daniel's vids...too much time on my hands:001_smile:

 

A lot of the winching techniques are what were used when I was felling with a team of old fallers. Used to get the adrenaline going cutting halfway up a backleaner with the Matador line attached.

 

Good vids and good felling work.

[Danavan]

Hats off to the man. He knows the game.

[Pete Mctree]

FAIL. Tree ONLY just reached vertical before breaking off the hinge. Rigging using shackle instead of pulleys also risked the premature breaking of the rigging line - gives a poor bend radius, rough surface which to draw the rope and excessive friction.

 

Lucky guy. He is not going to get away with that very often

[Taupotreeman]

I've done a couple of trees like this with a big back lean but I have the use of a 12 ton forestry forwarder with an eight ton winch on it. Even with that I don't think I'd have risked it with the live lines behind. It would only take one thing to go wrong to risk bringing the lines down. Live lines on the floor (if the fuse didn't blow) is not a scenario I want to have to deal with not withstanding having to explain myself to the utility company. I think I would have taken the extra time to dismantle with the EPV and saved myself the prospect of soiled undies and some serious explaining. Isn't that what an insulated EPV is for? To make the job safer and reduce the risks?