"I'm a Lumberjack and I'm..."
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Some really dumb ones in there.
The very first one is not. Some of the big Stihl saws do not have a compression release starting aid. You get those suckers in the wrong piston position and they just don't want to turn over. I'm not the best safety guy. I start a saw by dropping it (still holding the handle) and pulling the cord at the same time. Sometimes, those old Stihls will jerk your arm almost out of the socket.
The rest of that clip is mostly idiocy, done by amateurs. You never limb or try to top a tree on a ladder. You use a bucket truck or you use climbing spurs and safety off before cutting. You never stand directly behind a tree after you cut it...A) you cut your notch so it doesn't kick back, but feces happens (hard wind shift, etc.) and B) you get away from the tree at a 45 degree angle. If there's two guys working, usually the wedge guy leaves first and the saw guy is second, but I have had to wedge a tree down with gluts...Either way, you want only one guy around the tree when it starts down and he has to get out of the way.
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The thought of me cutting down my own tree is so ridiculous it’s not even something I’d contemplate. We had three taken down when we moved and watching them at work emphasized this point quite strongly.
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The thought of me cutting down my own tree is so ridiculous it’s not even something I’d contemplate. We had three taken down when we moved and watching them at work emphasized this point quite strongly.
@Doctor-Phibes said in "I'm a Lumberjack and I'm...":
The thought of me cutting down my own tree is so ridiculous it’s not even something I’d contemplate. We had three taken down when we moved and watching them at work emphasized this point quite strongly.
It all depends...If you're working with a tree that's not a problem (clear area to fall, symmetrical limbs) and you're just trying to get it on the ground, it's not too hard. Just don't try it on a windy day.
I do keep a 100' cable out in the shop, just in case we have to pull one. You do that for pulling through limbs on other trees or when you really want one to fall in a small, designated spot. You tie your cable up the trunk fifteen feet or so, then pull with a winch, come-along or with a tractor, as the cut is being made. Depending on the tree, I may have to add one or two 25' chains to the cable for length.
But tight corners around the house? Having to top one out and take it in pieces? I grit my teeth and let the guys with the equipment do the work. Last big pine took a crane and cost me $1800.
