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wtnhighlander Posted March 15, 2014 Report Share Posted March 15, 2014 Done a little of that, although in much smaller trees. Never been more tense than when topping out a tree I was tied to. Never worked harder that hoisting myself up into a live tree with only a climbing rope (no spikes) and a chainsaw dangling from my belt. Gotta respect those guys that make a carreer of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rapid Roger Posted March 15, 2014 Report Share Posted March 15, 2014 Very entertaining and informative! I enjoyed every minute of that film. Thank you for posting it. Rog Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chopnhack Posted March 16, 2014 Report Share Posted March 16, 2014 Great video, thanks for posting :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 16, 2014 Report Share Posted March 16, 2014 very cool. I had no idea the Russians colonized California as recently as early 1800s. Learn something new every day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted March 18, 2014 Report Share Posted March 18, 2014 It would have been my luck to have cut the rope that held me to the tree. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted March 18, 2014 Report Share Posted March 18, 2014 It would have been my luck to have cut the rope that held me to the tree. Even worse is having the trunk split and pull you into it while you are desperately TRYING to cut the rope! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tpt life Posted March 18, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2014 I saw a guy fell a fir that cracked all to pieces when it fell. I wonder how much does not successfully survive the fall? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted March 18, 2014 Report Share Posted March 18, 2014 A lot depends on the tree species and condition. Also the number of branches and surroinding trees that might slow the descent. What tree felling I have observed seems to indicate more impact damage when the felled trunk is twisting as it hits the ground. Experienced timber cutters get pretty good at cutting square so the tree falls straight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tpt life Posted March 18, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2014 What did I miss that brought a comment about Russians? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 19, 2014 Report Share Posted March 19, 2014 somewhere in the middle of the video they showed a fort in northern california built by the russians out of redwood in 1812 or so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tim0625 Posted March 28, 2014 Report Share Posted March 28, 2014 Great video ...thanks for posting! I also had no idea the Russians were once in CA. Also, think about having one of those huge slabs about 2 inches thick for a dining room table! One more thing...With all of the modern technology we have now, it's not too different today from the way these men were getting it done. They looked just as fluid and productive as anyone does today. It did make me wince when they said that redwood is used for railroad cross ties because it's resistant to the embers from the trains....cross ties! And......somewhere out there......those cross ties are still there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Crawford Posted March 28, 2014 Report Share Posted March 28, 2014 Russians in California - Fort Ross http://www.fortross.org Those cross ties may not still be there - Redwood is resistant to rot but not to termites. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric. Posted March 28, 2014 Report Share Posted March 28, 2014 You can almost see Russia from the Redwood Forest... I worked for a tree service for a few (horrible) years while in college. Felling trees is scary business...no matter how good you get at it, you can never fully predict what it'll do. It's wood. We all know how uncooperative it can be. I witnessed a couple disasters...fortunately they were not trees I cut. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tim0625 Posted March 29, 2014 Report Share Posted March 29, 2014 You're right Eric.....My dad taught me to 'read trees' and how to cut them to make them fall where you want them to. The thing we all know that doesn't always work! When I've almost cut through the tree, I watch the top and it's easier to tell when it's beginning to fall. When it starts to move, GET OUT!!! because you never know where the butt is going. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted March 29, 2014 Report Share Posted March 29, 2014 I can tell which direction a tree will fall every time.Down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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