Rate My Hinge.

[button1803]

again some great pics!!

[mistahbenn]

Had to wait 5 hours for the log truck to show yesterday, finished off the back cut and the tree was on the floor within a few minutes of him arriving, I had prepped everything for his arrival, just needed him to put some padding logs around a wall for the stick to lie on.

 

We were out of the by 9.45 pm!

[RobRainford]

Virgin Conny bashing

 

Just over 25" at thickest point. Counted 29 rings and this tree was 50' tall.

 

 

[ContractArb]

Not quite what you're expecting here, but technically it's a hinge!

 

 

With thanks to Phil Dunford:thumbup1:

[18 stoner]

Dare I ask, what was that meant to achieve?

[ContractArb]

That's called a Mortise & Tenon felling cut..

The tree gets 'locked' into the stump due to the wedge shaped piece below the hinge line.

You can just see the fibres of the hinge at the top of picture 2 after it has snapped and sat into the stump.

 

Cut at chest height, this tree now forms a very secure bench on which to fell a rack or line of forestry trees.

[18 stoner]

That's called a Mortise & Tenon felling cut..

The tree gets 'locked' into the stump due to the wedge shaped piece below the hinge line.

You can just see the fibres of the hinge at the top of picture 2 after it has snapped and sat into the stump.

 

Cut at chest height, this tree now forms a very secure bench on which to fell a rack or line of forestry trees.

 

Very good. In the right place it makes sense:thumbup1:

[silky fox]

I,ve never seen anything like it:confused1: But like 18 stoner says..."Very Good!" Bonkers yet Brilliant And for it,s purpose it makes good sense.

[Stephen Blair]

That's cool!

[Mark Bolam]

That is cool.

 

Could you explain the cutting sequence please ContractArb?

 

Ta.