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Hairyloon
Joined: 20 Nov 2008
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RichardW
Joined: 24 Aug 2006
Posts: 5717
Location: Llyn Peninsular North Wales
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Hairyloon
Joined: 20 Nov 2008
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Impressive though.
And in case there is any doubt, that is not me: I've got a big saw.  |
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Gervase
Joined: 17 Nov 2004
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Location: Ceredigion, West Wales
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Looks like he's in training for the Darwin Awards. One to keep an eye on for 2011, I feel! |
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Nick
Joined: 02 Nov 2004
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Location: Hereford
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I especially liked the use of appropriate safety gear. Baggy tracksuit from the late 70's and a Christmas jumper. |
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Cathryn
Joined: 16 Jul 2005
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Location: Ceredigion
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Makes me feel sick with worry watching it. (Cheapskate farmers. ) |
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The.Grange
Joined: 13 Sep 2009
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Location: Derbyshire
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looked such a shame to cut down such a big beautiful tree |
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Hairyloon
Joined: 20 Nov 2008
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Location: Today I are mostly being in Sheffield.
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| The.Grange wrote: |
| looked such a shame to cut down such a big beautiful tree |
Depends whether or not you want some big beautiful timber.
I suspect the job was a lot safer and more controlled than at first it looks. It is very rare that a tree falls quickly without warning, and it is surprising how little wood can hold up a big tree.
Not sure I'd want to do it like that though. |
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dpack
Joined: 02 Jul 2005
Posts: 13788
Location: w yorks /earth
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umm
wonder what he does with h e ? |
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Pel
Joined: 29 Mar 2008
Posts: 1045
Location: Nr Aberaeron, Ceredigion
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| Cathryn wrote: |
| Makes me feel sick with worry watching it. |
Glad i'm not the only one.
Though you do get trees that randomly drop limbs which are very dangerous, the wood looked fine but i wondered whether they did drill a small hole in to check the inner wood wasnt rotten.
Bizzare choice of music too. |
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digit
Joined: 23 Aug 2009
Posts: 40
Location: Neath,South Wales
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He had no control where that tree was going to fall, a gust of wind and it could have gone any where. I dont think he would have tried that if there had been buildings or power cables around. |
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Mutton
Joined: 09 May 2009
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With just a set of stills, you don't know if there was a bit that involved rapid running away. Also - don't falling trees have the tendency to "kick back" and the bottom of the trunk comes back towards you? |
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Hairyloon
Joined: 20 Nov 2008
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Location: Today I are mostly being in Sheffield.
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| Mutton wrote: |
| With just a set of stills, you don't know if there was a bit that involved rapid running away. |
With a tree that big there should always be a bit of rapid running away. |
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dpack
Joined: 02 Jul 2005
Posts: 13788
Location: w yorks /earth
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im still in umm mode
very skilled or very lucky i cant decide
i was 2" off landing site at the top of the last one i dropped ,it was much smaller than his
yep ive decided ,bonkers |
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RichardW
Joined: 24 Aug 2006
Posts: 5717
Location: Llyn Peninsular North Wales
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| Mutton wrote: |
| Also - don't falling trees have the tendency to "kick back" and the bottom of the trunk comes back towards you? |
Not normally but yes it can happen.
If you pause it at 2.50 you can see he has reduced the diameter of the tree & then done some normal felling cuts. The tree also had a natural lean & he felled it in that direction. |
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