My first whole tree dismantle, its a monster.

[Rob D]

Good job well done

[Tommy Hutchinson]

May be if I had two or three days just to rig it that would have been good experience as well but as I had limited time (one day) and my groundy was not experienced in Arb work and as this tree was especially dangerous I opted for the free fall, big limb dismantle.

 

Rigging this tree would of been a bigger challenge, which I would have loved, but may be next time with more competent Arbs that lessened the chance ofaccidents.

[Eddy_t]

Just a note for future, bore out the centre of the tree when diameter is >2x guide bar, makes it easier to tip

 

 

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[Tommy Hutchinson]

Yes I carried out a letter box felling cut for this one.

[mistahbenn]

Letter box is the term I use too.

[Tommy Hutchinson]

Gives me a piece of mind for the big diameter trees (cutting the middle from the front), there actually was a little bit of holding wood there but not much, would of been nice to fell with 88 but i think its good to utilize a smaller bar/chainsaw if you can.