Possibly the worst felled tree

[Stereo]

So what is that tree? Sycamore, Ash or mature Hazel? I think it's Syc. Any other votes? Alder can behave like that quite often but it's not an Alder tree I don't think.

[skyhuck]

Some species are more prone to barber chairing than others yes. My last one which was either the end of last year or beginning of this one (cant remember exactly) was an ash. Ash are probably the worst for it and I am usually on the ball when doing the thinnings as I was doing. This particular tree had no signs at all that it would do it and it was pretty much exactly the same as the previous 100 trees in the same woodland that I had previously done. Gob in, back cut done, tree starts to fall, I get out the way, all perfectly textbook stuff till the tree reaches about 40 degreese in the fell, then boom it splits up about 3 meters through the centre of the tree.

Anyone telling me that I should have foreseen that exact action is talking through a hole in their backside. We have our escape routes planned exactly because these things happen without warning so to give someone a hard time for it and say it will never happen to you because your too super fantastic is just completely naive and you will get a shock some day.

 

Why were you not chasing the hinge???

[Adam Bourne]

can honestly say in 14 years i have never had it done nor seen it done, only just been pics and videos, i understand how its done there for i guess thats why i've never done it.......

[Stereo]

So is this just because he pulled the saw too soon? It looks that way to be honest.

[Adam Bourne]

So is this just because he pulled the saw too soon? It looks that way to be honest.

 

the tree had a lean on it and should of used a dog tooth cut to relieve the pressure on his hinge......and yes he could of gone a bit further which may have prevented it ..... or not......

[David Goss]

Why were you not chasing the hinge???

 

Because I didn't feel the need and I was safely out the way. You show me in your CS units where it tells you to chase the hinge? I know I do it sometimes as do most of us but it's not something that you should be explaining to a rookie that's on his 10th fell of his life. He should be getting the hell out the way as soon as that tree starts moving and learning from everything he sees. I don't think being the awesome cutter you obviously are that you should be condoning bad practice. Say some rookie reads this and chases his hinge then the tree hits the ground and comes back, hitting said rookie and killing him because he didn't know that can happen and was too busy learning his hinge chasing technique. Or he doesn't chase it fast enough and catches the barber chair in the face?

I know what your saying Huck but I don't particularly care for giving bad advice on a public forum. Barber chairing can happen to anyone and you have been lucky if it has not happened to you it's that simple.

[David Goss]

So is this just because he pulled the saw too soon? It looks that way to be honest.

 

Yes he never chased it:lol:

[skyhuck]

Because I didn't feel the need and I was safely out the way. You show me in your CS units where it tells you to chase the hinge? I know I do it sometimes as do most of us but it's not something that you should be explaining to a rookie that's on his 10th fell of his life. He should be getting the hell out the way as soon as that tree starts moving and learning from everything he sees. I don't think being the awesome cutter you obviously are that you should be condoning bad practice. Say some rookie reads this and chases his hinge then the tree hits the ground and comes back, hitting said rookie and killing him because he didn't know that can happen and was too busy learning his hinge chasing technique. Or he doesn't chase it fast enough and catches the barber chair in the face?

I know what your saying Huck but I don't particularly care for giving bad advice on a public forum. Barber chairing can happen to anyone and you have been lucky if it has not happened to you it's that simple.

 

Nonsense, IMO.

 

Also if you are cutting correctly a BC should not hit you in the face, your head should be no where near the back of the stem and you can chase the hinge and still be well away from the tree when it hits the deck (provided you saw is sharp)

[David Goss]

That's fair enough in your opinion... Thanks for making I BC that makes it so much easier

[skyhuck]

That's fair enough in your opinion... Thanks for making I BC that makes it so much easier

 

Its the only one I have