Rate My Hinge.

[Mesterh]

Whatever the situation, the dogstooth would have reduced the risk of highchair massively.

 

I am not saying that gob was ideal, it was a little too small for me too, but a "deep" gob may have caused it to highchair earlier, possibly before the backcut was even started.

 

So, i gues i am saying you got it wrong, yes.

 

If it was as you say pulled too hard, a dogstooth would have stopped it splitting. If it had a one sided canopy, weighted badly, the dogstooth would have stopped it.

 

As for the reference to years served, it means jack. As a reference, i have had a driving license for 25 years and never killed anyone, does that make me a safe driver? No, it doesnt.

 

My point is, its wrong to state "improper advice" when many view this forum as a form of education.

 

 

I don't remember giving any advice only commenting on a seriously bad bit of work.

 

So is best to recommend a dogstooh cut on every fell, just in case.

[Stephen Blair]

its all to do with the speed of the cut, if you cant get through the tension quick enough it will pop. There might be a tree where you would use a dog tooth with a 13" bar on an 026 but if you have a 46 sitting with an 25" bar then you can just blast through quick style.

[big fell!]

Hinges are overrated.

 

So are gobs for that matter.

 

Load of fannying about. I'm going straight for a back cut from now on.

[RobArb]

:001_tt2:next one i do i'm just gonna pull it over wit tractor! root ball an all!

[armchairarborist]

found this 3ft dia stump while exploring fc land in scotland, couldn't help thinking the guy could do with a bigger bar..

[Frank]

found this 3ft dia stump while exploring fc land in scotland, couldn't help thinking the guy could do with a bigger bar..

 

That was Stevies attempt at a dogs tooth with a 13" bar on an 020.

Job spec was Lightly prune.

[Ben90]

Dodgy, canker-ridden ash tree, only one direction of fell. Took out a bit of the back weight to compensate for the predictably crappy hinge material. Oh, and as you can see I bored in and left a big hold so I had more time to tart up my hinge

 

In retrospect I probably shouldn't have cut such massive ears into it, it lacked enough sound wood as it is.

Edited September 11, 2010 by Ben90

[Frank]

so I had more time to tart up my hinge

 

 

so why didnt you then????

 

4/10

[Pete Mctree]

so why didnt you then????

 

4/10

 

Talking crap as usual Darren.

Ben. Good face cut, good back cut leaving very good hinge. Only detriment is not putting the sap cuts (ears) well bellow the felling cuts, so not to interfere with the rest of your cuts.

 

7/10 - good work

[Frank]

Talking crap as usual Darren.

 

would you expect any less????