Hook or tongs

[David Goss]

 

 

Oh and don't forget a felling bar/wedges!

 

Get the big felling bar cos the other mickey mouse one is no good unless its always small stuff your cutting. At least 1 high lift wedge and a selection of others and dont forget something to hit them with.

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

tongs all the way, can pick two rings up at once and carry a balanced load

[Mark T]

Tools as listed below, but basically get as many tools / spares in your toolkit as possible.

 

As for hooks or tongs... used properly, 2 well sharpened pulp hooks will out perform tongs any day. They're suprisingly versatile when you know how to use and maintain them.

[Sam Thompson]

Get the big felling bar cos the other mickey mouse one is no good unless its always small stuff your cutting. At least 1 high lift wedge and a selection of others and dont forget something to hit them with.

 

Meh hilifts pielifts

 

x1 10" Oregon wedge (big yella)

x1 6" Oregon wedge

x1 BIG felling bar

Files

Husky file guide

First aid

Tongs. Bacho ones, Stihls broke on me.

Pulp hooks not worth using, I can use one end of tongs if necessary but they are handy on softwoods.

 

 

Dent, what sort of cutting do you do?

[Ford Forester]

A felling lever/ breaking bar is pretty useful for taking down trees that are hung up. Can find them for around £30 if you shop around. Good investment

[David Goss]

Meh hilifts pielifts

 

x1 10" Oregon wedge (big yella)

x1 6" Oregon wedge

x1 BIG felling bar

Files

Husky file guide

First aid

Tongs. Bacho ones, Stihls broke on me.

Pulp hooks not worth using, I can use one end of tongs if necessary but they are handy on softwoods.

 

 

Dent, what sort of cutting do you do?

 

whats wrong with highlifts? i think they are great:thumbup:

meh file guides shmile guides:001_tt2:

[dent]

we do anything and everything

but i was always taught if its small enough end over end it into a pile for the fowarder if not just leave it nothing to be shorter than the fowarder bunks on comercial jobs

with domestic or tree surgery work dut to whichevr size is most efficient to handle

i think there is one felling bar between everyone in the lock up but most the time wedges are used

[Andy Collins]

and just cut the logs to the appropriate size that u just pick it up with ur hands

/QUOTE]

 

Not so easy if your cutting and stacking for a forwarder

[dent]

no i meant thats when were on tree surgery jobs

nothing goes for the fowarder that is small enough to do anything other than top and tail

[Andy Collins]