This Was NOT An Accident

[SkyPup]

We put down a 110 foot tall laurel oak (a weed tree) in order to open up some light into the pasture where we replanted with Bahia seed.

The Husky 372 with 28" bar-chain did a great nonstop job safely putting this tree down on the ground.

Took me about two hours to clean up the mess with my Kubota L-39 with a SkidSteer hydraulic grappler, probably 100,000 pounds of tree.

It is a short 7.5MB WMV video.


Watch the slo-mo of the tree fall in the video...


http://www.phossil.com/thom/Timber II.wmv

 

[Treemonkey1000]

I wish all of my tree jobs came with painted on face cut and back cut lines.

I guess missing that little pen was what you wanted.. Nice work.

 

[SkyPup]

Believe it or Not, that pen surrounds the water faucet for irrigation.

There is a 2" PVC pipe plumbed out to it from the well pump.

When the laurel came down, it drove a large 8 inch diameter limb about six-feet underground, severing the water pipe!

Was aiming right to the right of the water faucet pen and it came down pretty much right on target.

That was the only non-anticipated result of the taking the tree down....

 

[dave1949]

Nice job! Sorry about the speared water line, but who woulda guessed?
Dave.

 

[Treemonkey1000]

Sorry I had to laugh about the branch sticking in the ground. I ask people if there are any underground pipes or wires because those branches can stick in the ground. I have seen them poke through asphault. They are a real bugger to get out of the ground when driven in like that. Sometimes I just saw them off close so the mowers don't hit them.

 

[SkyPup]

Ha Ha, you got that right. I had to dig the bugger out with the BH.

 

[MossRoad]

I enjoyed the video, and don't get me wrong, I'm not complaining or anything... but I don't think that tree weighed anywhere near 100,000 pounds.

 

[SkyPup]

The 100,000 pound estimate came from the 50+ trips my TLB made carrying over a ton each time in the grappler, each six-foot section of the trunk was over a ton based on the inability of the FEL hydraulics to lift it more than two feet off the ground.

But your right, that was just a wild guess...

 

[20 20]

I enjoyed the video, and don't get me wrong, I'm not complaining or anything... but I don't think that tree weighed anywhere near 100,000 pounds.

I have to agree I did use the log weight tool on a wood forum I visit. If the tree were 36" diameter for 110 feet it would only weigh in at around 50,000lbs. Now that means the diameter would have to be 36" the whole 110 feet. I would quess that tree was closer to the 30,000lbs scale, maybe even 40,000lbs???

SkyPup; I'm not knocking your thread enjoyed seeing a SAFE felling of a huge tree. I also figured your largest 6' lengths would be in the area of 3,000 lbs. but not every load could have been a trunk piece

I was also wondering did you just burn up the whole tree?

 

[kebo]

Nice job, but couldn't the wood have been burned in a fireplace?? Surely someone would have liked to get that wood??? I just hate to see good wood go to waste, no telling how many years it took that tree to grow that size and in less than a day it's a pile of hot ashes. I'm sure some people inthe northern part of Florida have fireplaces?????

 

[SkyPup]

Not only that, but laurel oaks are also one of the most diseased insect and fungus infected trees in the Southeast USA that KILL MORE PEOPLE than any other tree when they collapse after their short life time, in addition to killing the centuries old Live Oaks....

University of Florida News – UF study: Live oak trees struggle for survival in growth areas

 

[jimmysisson]

SkyPup, I thought the reason you posted this in Safety was the cutter stayed what appeared to be pretty close to the stump as the tree started to fall. I usually retreat a dozen yards or so if I can so I don't get whupped. I love to see a tree fall, though, can't get enough.
Jim

 

[Thomas]

Like the saying goes.."If I didn't have bad luck I wouldn't have any luck at all"..but honestly you had the best of luck dealing w/something which could be so deadly at any moment.

 

[brin]

You fellas are picky - picky & picky...I am sure going to avoid ever posting any weight or length estimates from now on...This thread has been a learning experience...the Picky Police are among us:laughing::laughing::laughing::confused2:

 

[milkman]

You fellas are picky - picky & picky...I am sure going to avoid ever posting any weight or length estimates from now on...This thread has been a learning experience...the Picky Police are among us:laughing::laughing::laughing::confused2:

Good post, the picky police do hang out here a lot and also the "trailers and transportation" forum. Don't even mention drilling or welding on a ROPS, they'll be all over you.:confused2:

 

[20 20]

. Don't even mention drilling or welding on a ROPS, they'll be all over you.:confused2:

WHAT !!!! ARE YOU SAYING SOMEONE IS EVEN THINKING ABOUT DRILLING OR WELDING ON A ROP ?

Just kidding :laughing: :laughing: :laughing:

 

[horse7]

Not only that, but laurel oaks are also one of the most diseased insect and fungus infected trees in the Southeast USA that KILL MORE PEOPLE than any other tree when they collapse after their short life time, in addition to killing the centuries old Live Oaks....

Don't have the same trees up here, but have the same problem. Short lived (20-30yr) trees that shoot up, die, and become hazards. My field is surrounded by them, dry stick fingers pointing at the sky waiting for insects, rot, and a high wind (or passing tractor) to drop them onto the unwary. Part of the reason for the FOPS I have, a 4" diameter widowmaker falling off a 50' tree could ruin a person's day.

 

[Maine wild blueberries]

Great post
don't let the picky police ruin your day

 

[SPYDERLK]

You fellas are picky - picky & picky...I am sure going to avoid ever posting any weight or length estimates from now on...This thread has been a learning experience...the Picky Police are among us:laughing::laughing::laughing::confused2:

Thats probably a good idea. ... Those darn picky people who comment when something is off by only a factor of 2.
larry