Falling a 200ft Doug fir off springboards

[Rich Rule]

why cut so high ?

 

There is always one...

 

Great pictures BTW.

[Hodge]

I do that everyday, on bigger trees obviously !!

 

Awesome guys!!

 

Can't wait for Mark Bolams version though!!!

 

 

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He would just stack up the Stella cans to stand on!

 

 

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[Reddog]

why cut so high ?

 

My guess is it has Laminated root rot, the reason it is being removed. So the higher you go up the stem the better the sounder the wood is for a hinge.

[evo0001]

Really Cool!

 

Were you recovering the Timber?

No it was in a national park all the timber stays it was pretty rotten only about 4in sapwood where i cut it

[evo0001]

Great pics - I was looking for a vid a few months back just to see how springboards 'work' - what sort of cut you make, what the end of the boards look like etc... but no joy...

 

 

Any links kindly accepted

You just fall a small tree rip a board out of the center about 3 in thick then cut in to the tree 5 - 6 inches three lines top middle and bottom 3 in high break the bits out with an axe and put you board in if its loose ad a wedge under it its that easy

[evo0001]

why cut so high ?

The tree was badly rotten at the base and it was also 10 ft across and 10 ft up it was better wood and only 6 ft across and i didnt want to do it off a lanyard as the tree was so decayed i wanted to be able to get the f out of there if it started to collapse

[Mike Hill]

Did you chip it with a Timberwolf?

[evo0001]

Did you chip it with a Timberwolf?

No mate 6in greenmech thrashed through it in no time!!

[Paul Jenks]

why cut so high ?

 

a)because it looks cool

b)because it's quicker than taking off all the buttresses and he only had a little saw

c)because the base was rotten and needed some decent wood

d)because he only had a drop zone 190 feet long and needed to make sure the tree would fit

or e)because he was just setting up the cut for the forester, who's actually 20' tall, has a bad back and can't bend down too much