Be careful cutting dead/standing trees...

Xfaxman · Nov 5, 2013

/pine said:
Just a reminder...a local man will killed this week when a dead standing (hollow) tree split when he was felling it and he lost his footing trying to get out of harms way...

That is why I push them over. http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/...our-technique-removing-trees.html#post3356253

And with the stump bucket: TODAYS SEAT TIME - Page 263

dave1949 · Nov 6, 2013

Xfaxman said:
That is why I push them over. http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/...our-technique-removing-trees.html#post3356253

And with the stump bucket: TODAYS SEAT TIME - Page 263

That's not safe. Even with your extending boom and grapple, if you were pushing on a tree and something snaps of breaks away quickly, you could get whiplash in the upper part of a taller tree. If there is a weakness up in the tree, it can break off and fall on/toward you.

Xfaxman · Nov 6, 2013

dave1949 said:
That's not safe. Even with your extending boom and grapple, if you were pushing on a tree and something snaps of breaks away quickly, you could get whiplash in the upper part of a taller tree. If there is a weakness up in the tree, it can break off and fall on/toward you.

Yep, I know that from nine years ago. When I was dragging dead trees to the burn pile, that I had pushed over with the tractor.

I saw a old dead one and tried to push over with the TORO, it moved a little, so I backed up and ran into it, The top ten feet broke off and landed right next to me!

Two feet closer and I wouldn't be here now.

From 2009 before I put the loader on it,

At least now I have FOPS! (Falling Object Protective Structure)

I usually push them with the stump bucket, it gets me farther back, out of the way. :thumbsup:

And I can pick them up and move to the burn pile.

farmgirl19 · Nov 6, 2013

Thanks for the reminder. I usually run the chainsaw alone. Where I am, buzzards would be circling before anyone made it this way to check. Might rethink that now.

dave1949 · Nov 6, 2013

Xfaxman said:
Yep, I know that from nine years ago. When I was dragging dead trees to the burn pile, that I had pushed over with the tractor.
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I saw a old dead one and tried to push over with the TORO, it moved a little, so I backed up and ran into it, The top ten feet broke off and landed right next to me! Two feet closer and I wouldn't be here now.

That's quite a machine, but still, pick your battles carefully. :thumbsup:

Xfaxman · Nov 6, 2013

dave1949 said:
That's quite a machine, but still, pick your battles carefully. :thumbsup:

Yep, thanks. I learned not to bump into dead trees! :laughing:

I used it a lot dragging stuff to the burn pile.

Some cedar limbs.

With the loader added to it, I could carry limbs and make bigger piles!

Mace Canute · Nov 7, 2013

There's always the "Here...hold my beer and watch this!" method of felling those risky trees as demonstrated by these guys!

LiveLeak.com - Cutting Down Trees with Tannerite Explosions

check · Nov 7, 2013

I alwas try pulling them down, with a big enugh rope/chain to be out of harm's wat.

rd_macgregor · Nov 7, 2013

You mean like this: Vidéo • Palm tree falls on bakkie ?

I'd be tempted to get off to the side somewhere and use a long cable AND a snatch block.

Bob

Scott85 · Nov 7, 2013

Nothing but good advice on this tread. I've pushed over trees with a rented T-190 and will do so again in the spring to extend a food plot. Here is what I do I dig with the bucket on the side I want the tree to fall then I go on the other side and push with the bucket as high as I can, I do not push hard and if it doesn't work I will go and dig out more. The biggest tree I have done this to is a 15" diameter cherry most are 8" to 10" ash and elm.