reading a trees movement in crown breakdown

[nuggsy]

was breaking down a crown today and had a near miss, hold my hands up should have stopped and looked again but wasnt really sure how it was gonna go so i took a chance.

 

so im wondering if anyone has any tips on how to read the behaviour i suppose of the tree ie tension and compression and how to drop it to the ground without getting hurt ????

 

i wasnt hurt but it could so easily have been worse

 

live and let learn

[Mesterh]

What happened then? I couldnt make it out from your post what the problem was.

[nuggsy]

i was half way through breakdown and had looked at it and thaught yeah il take the wieght of the end and carry on just getting smaller n smaller i cut through and it sat down and closed the cut up so i gave the piece a kick and the whole lot dropped towards me narrowly missing me because i thaught it would sit up with the amount of branches still on it

[skyhuck]

IMO, breaking down the crown of a felled large hard wood is far more dangerous than climbing.

Edited March 28, 2009 by skyhuck

[Johny Walker]

IMO, breaking down the crown of a felled large hard wood is far more dangerous than climbing.

 

& whys that dave ? ps shouldnt that say large felled hardwood ?

Edited March 28, 2009 by Johny Walker

[Mesterh]

Ok shot in the dark here, so you were rigging a limb down and thought you had it balanced but it wouldn't go on the hinge so you kicked it and it spun around and nearly clobbered you?

[skyhuck]

Ok shot in the dark here, so you were rigging a limb down and thought you had it balanced but it wouldn't go on the hinge so you kicked it and it spun around and nearly clobbered you?

 

Felled tree, I think.

[Johny Walker]

Felled tree, I think.

 

were on the same wave lenth for once , i thouhgt he was discribing a felled tree !

[Joe]

i think that it will come with experience to be honest mate, start off with smaller trees, and just take your time and think about the forces involved.

[Mesterh]

Maybe its a cryptic question type thing.(maybe crystal maze style)

 

I thought with the title of crown breakdown it was a rigging down puzzle.