fell or climb?

[Tom D]

Just so you know, this tree is now safely on the deck, I was interested in others views.

 

RE feling, cut and hope wasn't an option as there were targets to avoid, an access road being the main thing. The stem was divided into 4 sections, by explode I mean the back section that was under the most tension would have pinged out at high speed I couldn't begin to estimate what the others would have done.

 

Interestingly this tree was climbed by a bat inspector last week, it was a calm day and as I said the cracks had elongated since then. He had refused to climb another beech that was standing dead. This got me thinking, how we all approach things differently, I would have climbed the dead beech no problem but would have had more qualms about this one...

[Stephen Blair]

Yes, it would just sit down on your saw. Same with a coos bay, can't think of a less suitable tree for that.

 

1 that isn't split and telling you what it wants to do,

[Matthew Burton]

Totally leftfield idea, fell it in two halves, so gob one side up and start the back cut by boring through the centre of the stem, then once the first half is on the ground do the same with the other half but in the opposite direction. Winch would be handy as you couldnt use wedges.

 

Just what I did on a smaller ash last week. Except the first side to fell needed to go a bit sideways to the direction of lean so it had a winch on. the second half was easy. Worked a treat

[mikecotterill]

Totally leftfield idea, fell it in two halves, so gob one side up and start the back cut by boring through the centre of the stem, then once the first half is on the ground do the same with the other half but in the opposite direction. Winch would be handy as you couldnt use wedges.

 

That's what I thought too

[Peter]

Just so you know, this tree is now safely on the deck, I was interested in others views.

 

So how did you tackle it?

[Tom D]

This was how I did it, we used the hobbs to hold the stem together as it has a good strong strap and an nice long bar for the ratchet. I spiked up the beech and tied in to a pine nearby, I had to stay stropped in to the beech for work position...

 

 

[Mark Bolam]

Big balls.

 

How did you tackle the bottom (worst) half?

[Tom D]

with all the weight of the top it was sa straight fell, it sprung open slightly but that was all.

[Mark Bolam]

I reckon you have had us all over and it was a 14' cherry in a garden.

 

You made the 'splits' with a Dremel.

 

 

Fair play mate, from the footage I would have walked.

[shanks]

Is it my eyes, or was that split opening and closing in your first video??