Dead Elms

[RPA]

looks like you were at the underside of the tree when felling the middle stem out, never seen that before. i always like to be at the topside, much safer imo. looked proper dead. hard as hell usually but yet still chewy.

 

Was actually tied in behind the back stem and moved round to the dide to make felling cut easier. Any movement would have put me safe round the back. A bit deceptive on the vid.

[RPA]

Classic crash and burn...looks like nice firewood.

Seems like u use a shallow scarf ( face cut) 1/4 diameter hence the big backcuts? Is that standard over their or some other reason?

 

Just found the face cuts right for the job.

 

The lad I did the climbing for ended up giving all the firewood away bar a couple of T I managed to get away

[Stephen Blair]

Was actually tied in behind the back stem and moved round to the dide to make felling cut easier. Any movement would have put me safe round the back. A bit deceptive on the vid.

 

sorry mate, didnt mean to criticise, but i had to mention it, it was bothering me.. i knew if you had been doing this for 20plus years you would know what you are doing:001_cool: videos and pics never give the true scale and an idea of lean and angle. i wonder if you would of shown the vid if the trunk had ended up through the fence:001_tongue:

[RPA]

i wonder if you would of shown the vid if the trunk had ended up through the fence:001_tongue:

 

No offence taken

 

Yeh I would have. It would have made the stupid get acting as banksman at the bottom run even faster!

 

(must admit I did get a slight twitch when the stem took off so fast - dead wood, loose bark, 45 degree slope n all that stuff)

[Stephen Blair]

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(must admit I did get a slight twitch when the stem took off so fast - dead wood' date=' loose bark, 45 degree slope n all that stuff)[/quote]

 

 

i find if you hold your breath and clench your butt cheeks, 4 ton of wood doing 20mph will stop where you want it too.

[Highland Forestry]

Nice Sugoi!! looked a nice job, good fun.

[skyhuck]

i find if you hold your breath and clench your butt cheeks, 4 ton of wood doing 20mph will stop where you want it too.

 

That works for me too!!!!!!!!!!!