Channel 5, 7.30, Chainsaw Kings

[josharb87]

I just wonder how many climbers would make the grade from over here?.

 

id give it a bloody good go!

[Mick Stockbridge]

I think your right there. Yet there was a 62 year old guy out cutting all the young guns

 

A some try to say you can't be a production climber past 40, IMO, that utter rubbish

 

At 46 climbing is easier now than its ever been, the problem is the next day I feel dogged. As the years go by recovery time gets longer.

[AJarb]

Sky +d. Good work

[Dean Lofthouse]

I don't think there was any more skill needed on the climbing side, any numpty can spike up a big tree, the skill comes in handling the big saw and knocking off big lumps, I,m sure there'll be a few among the casualty figures that have been squished when a stem has split and opened up because they have got the cut wrong.

 

I always follow through once the top is on it's way and gets to about 45 degrees before the hinge closes

 

There's many that can't line up cuts on the gob and backcut on the ground never mind 90ft up on spikes

[skyhuck]

I always follow through once the top is on it's way

 

 

 

 

Really!!!!!!!!!

 

Must be a pain having to change your pants after every tree

[bob]

I don't think there was any more skill needed on the climbing side, any numpty can spike up a big tree, the skill comes in handling the big saw and knocking off big lumps, I,m sure there'll be a few among the casualty figures that have been squished when a stem has split and opened up because they have got the cut wrong.

 

I always follow through once the top is on it's way and gets to about 45 degrees before the hinge closes

 

There's many that can't line up cuts on the gob and backcut on the ground never mind 90ft up on spikes

that is not the optimum angle to get the gob to close as it will extra force on the tree and increase the twang factor

[Dean Lofthouse]

that is not the optimum angle to get the gob to close as it will extra force on the tree and increase the twang factor

 

 

 

I don't allow the gob to close, I follow through (with the cut) and cut the hinge before, no twang factor.

 

If I want it to jump out a bit I wait for the "twang" and then cut on the return.

[skyhuck]

I don't allow the gob to close, I follow through (with the cut) and cut the hinge before, no twang factor.

 

If I want it to jump out a bit I wait for the "twang" and then cut on the return.

 

If want it to jump I just cut a shallower gob.

[skyhuck]

Not as big as theirs.

Edited December 26, 2008 by skyhuck

[Mick Stockbridge]

If want it to jump I just cut a shallower gob.

 

Likewise and when its in full leaf it can sail away from obstacles.