is bigger better

[dadio]

Personally, I would rather climb at a steady pace and keep everyone busy than wack off huge chunks and twiddle my thumbs while the groundies clear up.

 

Each to their own though.

 

We run a different way.. One groundie stays with the mewp op or climber at all times and the skid steer grabs the entire piece and feeds the chipper, mostly in one piece... So as soon as the piece is untied, the mewp op can tie off the next one and start cutting...

 

That particular job was done for a landscaper who was re-grading the entire backyard, so turf damage was not an issue, but in general this skid steer is very light on lawns, with little or no damage. On particularly wet, soft or sensitive areas, we'll lay mats for turning or bridging.

[dadio]

Back to this video, looked to me as if thee was a danger of the stick popping back onto the bucket as you were cutting such a big piece. I'm sure you'll tell me you were out of harms way so that's fine.

 

Well of course....

 

I did think a bit about the cut and bucket position before making that first cut. It could have been made with a narrow notch, under 20 degrees, which would have insured that it came down flat, or even but first. That was not however needed for this piece, as the limb was so long that it simply could not get enough rotation (from that height) to cause the but to kick back towards the bucket. Which ties in nicely to the thread title. Sometimes bigger is safer. There is also something unusual about the cut, which no one has mentioned....

[RobArb]

it ripped...

 

the first 8 seconds of the vid show don't show the gob very well but a normal gob would not rip the way that one did

[18 stoner]

Daniel, what was the skid steer doing at 0.41 and 1.01?

 

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[RC0]

Here is a 92 second video of some work from last week. Big is in the eye of the beholder, so some might and some might not consider this big. I think it can be important, when working from a mewp at full extension, to cut a piece big enough to keep it balanced or butt heavy. I do it all the time

 

Not at all Dan. Balancing can reduce shock loads, negate the need to create lift, capture far out limbs while providing maximum clearance by reduced line angles. Plenty of room there, low risk, good work:thumbup1:

[dadio]

it ripped...

 

the first 8 seconds of the vid show don't show the gob very well but a normal gob would not rip the way that one did

 

You got that right!

[RobArb]

so what super phantasmological upside down through an thorugh step bore jump cut did you do this time?

[dadio]

a secret one! LOL...

[skyhuck]

a secret one! LOL...

 

I have some of those!!!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Normally when I cock it up

 

Thats why I always flush cut my stumps and chip the evidence!!