Putting the brakes on

[Spruce Pirate]

I'm sure I remember someone telling me there is a way of keeping a tree on the stump. Back cut below the hinge??? I'm not sure of this, it might need a winch to compensate for the back cut being low? Like I say, not sure of it.

[Mark Bolam]

Here is a tulip tree on a bank... We took out the branches last week and leave a stick of around 70ft. To stop this log skidding too far, we setup a braking anchor.

 

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eU8DOMqAqqQ]Falling Tulip stick on a slope - YouTube[/ame]

 

If anything would have snapped, I dont think the wood would have gone much further... We used Slings and rope rated to 18000 lbs. We retired the sling.

 

If anything had snapped, and you were felling that due east, I reckon it would have hit Cornwall.

 

Good back up Benn, well worked.

[MOG]

nice some serious forces there, i wonder if it would work better with a more open Gob at the bottom? to take out the little kick and the end? if you know what i mean, or doing gob back to front.

 

properly just be the same snap. and friend of me told it takes out some of the forces as this/normal way when the tree is is fully closed on the Gob then it snaps the fibres rather then if it was more open it could keep going without the sudden pop at the end.

[scotspine1]

i wonder if it would work better with a more open Gob at the bottom? to take out the little kick and the end?

 

properly just be the same snap

 

Tulip Poplar (brittle), the hinge would've snapped at roughly the same point even with a open face notch. The distance the trunk was thrown was due to the slope. If the garden was level the stem would've stopped right next to the stump (see 1st pic).

 

Reg's suggestion about building up a few logs further down the garden combined with Ben's braking rig would've probably been the best option.

Edited June 8, 2013 by scotspine1

[mistahbenn]

Building a bank of logs, it would have had to be 10 ft high, and could lead to logs being fired in every direction when the stick hit. I definitely think a more open gob would have resulted in the stick hitting the ground more perpendicular, but it still would have bounced.... What about a load of tyres?!

Edited June 8, 2013 by mistahbenn

[scotspine1]

Building a bank of logs, it would have had to be 10 ft high

 

just stand that 10ft piece on it's end, support it with the hiab, works a treat every time we've done it

[teepeeat]

nice video with the slow-mo to have a good look at what was going on

[mistahbenn]

just stand that 10ft piece on it's end, support it with the hiab, works a treat every time we've done it

 

Haha good one Tim

[RC0]

Building a bank of logs, it would have had to be 10 ft high, and could lead to logs being fired in every direction when the stick hit. I definitely think a more open gob would have resulted in the stick hitting the ground more perpendicular, but it still would have bounced.... What about a load of tyres?!

 

The logs dont have to be on the level with the falling cut Ben....the stick just has to hit the logs before any other part touches the ground. Sometimes that means making the cut a little bit higher. The logs getting blasted out everywhere, rarely happens. Easy to assume that but is often a non-event. Next to a car or window, you probably wouldn't. Its all good mate, you're the only one who was there. Just tryin to bug you.

[mistahbenn]

Ha you don't bug me mate.