Unorthodox techniques

[Stephen Blair]

you can still crank over a back lean from half way, a bit unnerving but quite do able. alot easier than gauging where to stop your back cut, especially if it's leaning in the direction of the gob. i'd be more worried about not cutting enough. you've got one piece being pulled one way while your trying to fell the bottom piece the other direction. way too dodgy.

 

Climbig a 10 foot birch will look way to dodgy to some bi standers, i think this guy is just in a league of his own. I dont think he is into doing anything for a shortcut, look at his other work, strapping a tree with dozens of straps, some of his jobs must take days if not weeks just to co ordinate. That takes patience and a lot of skill. I have felled a lot of big trees and done a lot of ballsy stuff, i bet most of us have. But i sit with my jaw on my lap watching his work.

[munkymadman]

i'm not here to say he's some random nut he's a legend no doubt about it. were all better drawing sketches of tree's. i'm just trying to justify his technique's.

[Mr Ed]

It was to do with the structure of the road and the time taken for the closure. He had a giant manlift in to do the cuts and set the ropes. The trunk and top were big enough to straddle the road leaving no damage to the surface.