a nice cut for hung trees

[Dan Earp]

Its was one cut we was showen in our cs34 just another way for taking down a leaning /uprooted/hung up tree which is leaning in the direction of the fell

[daltontrees]

Definitely two gobs creating a triangle pointing inthe direction of fell, then as you do the back cut and get closer to teh hinge going there is less and less chance of a twist in the stem jamming the saw. Magic! Wouldn't have tried to do it on the tree in the video, yoyu would have to be just about under the stem to get the gobs in!

I think I might have done the Dadio dart much further back towards the butt, degraded or not and with 2 wedges in the top to stop pinching.

 

I had to titter at the 20 second boast, what do you have to jump out of the truck, start the saw while running to the tree, cut it and run back to the truck to press the buzzer and wina prize all within 1 minute? I would have spent a good few minutes sussing out the lean, tension and compression and whatnot so 10 seconds saved on the cut would be trivial, wouldn't it. Aye, you're a long time dead...

[ben lightfoot]

some things are predictable but doesn't mean we can move quick enough

 

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[colemanjessenz]

I don't know for sure but two gobs doesn't sound much use and isnt the coos bay for making a quick back cut by having less to get through - surely a conventional back cut is going to be the same amount of cutting whether one gob or two?

 

We've used a twist on that cut in the picture for bringing down stems or smaller trees down slowly on the hinge by leaving the hinge triangular in that way and a wide faced gob. Works well on chewy imbers like Birch, Leylandii, Cypress etc and where the drop zone is fairly fragile (driveways, lawns etc).

 

we use the triangle cut in nz for euc limbs etc which are prone to splitting out or if we want to drop a large limb straight down without it folding. The theory of this is due to the triangles shape and how it holds longer then a straight undercut.

I am no expert on the matter but with having the shape hold longer it alows the peice to 'pop' off instead of fold like a face cut of an undercut .

 

With the triangle cut all three have to match up perfectly and the top cut must be fast for it to be used safely and effectively

[18 stoner]

Nice one Ben, but don't be too critical on Daniel there, at least he kept hold of the saw!

[ben lightfoot]

Not a dig at dadio, just showing some people cant read things as well as others and use his cut in the wrong scenario

[Dan Earp]

Not a dig at dadio, just showing some people cant read things as well as others and use his cut in the wrong scenario

 

Lol great video, and yes should of cut left of the under cut i.e cut to the side which will move the least and it wont happen like it did in the vid. Great ppe aswell lol.

[mistahbenn]

I guess none of you have read the fundamentals by Jerry Beranek, or heard of the great man?

Edited January 3, 2013 by mistahbenn

[silky fox]

Yes heared of him...but not the Fundamentals book...is it to be found online? Do you have a link mate?

[mistahbenn]

Do a search for fundamentals of general treework mate. He also has 3 sets of fantastic dvd's.