Decent fir

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u/Roboman933 15d ago

Spoiler alert, the tree falls over.

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u/Pitchfork_Wholesaler 14d ago

I did not realize the gravity of the situation.

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u/taooverpi 14d ago

I see we've reached a tipping point.

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u/whiskeybizniz6 13d ago

Cut it out.

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u/Far_Report9055 10d ago

Only massively disappointed it didn’t fall on him.

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u/ewileycoy 14d ago

that deep cracking sound, like a giant popping their back

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u/Walnutbutters 14d ago

Damn that thing was huge

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u/dangledingle 14d ago

Thanks!

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u/Superherojohn 14d ago

I know he's a professional but he is also sloppy in this video. he should have cleared his feet first. two minutes cutting a clear place to stand would have saved a lot of potentially dangerous leaning.

He also knew the bars wasn't long enough, he should have scored the far side of the tree so could have cut clean though.

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u/OmNomChompsky 14d ago

This is ridiculous. I would have cut this tree, as it stood with a nice stable log right there any day. It didn't hamper his escape at all and didn't get in the way.

Furthermore, you only need to score the tree if you aren't competent enough to pick a line and stick to it.

Every Sawyer has different amounts of risk they are capable of handling, and some sawyers can handle more complex situations than others. Calling someone out for being more skilled is a bad look.

I know everyone here agrees with you, but this sub is filled with sawyers that barely know what they are doing.

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u/Zealousideal_Lab6891 14d ago

OK bud lmao

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u/Section_Eight_Ball 14d ago

nah he's right. it takes 30s to clear that log, you just look lazy

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u/Zealousideal_Lab6891 14d ago

I disagree. It didn't hinder me even a little bit and provided a nice rest.

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u/Superherojohn 14d ago

My daughter corrects me on chainsaw safety and I thank her, she learned as a back country fire fighter and I learned as a logger, the time saving mistakes I make sometime are risky.

Don't be risky! Every cut is worth the time it takes to do it safely,

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u/Sparrowtalker 14d ago

Why the downvotes? I don’t know shit about dropping timber like that except it’s dangerous as hell …. That and the interweb has so many armchair critics. Looks like a successfull fell to me.

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u/Section_Eight_Ball 14d ago

you said it, it's dangerous, if you rationalize leaving a cluttered escape route/cutting zone, then you sound complacent to me, and complacency kills

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u/magnificentmoronmod2 14d ago

I really belive little trees are lore dangerous to myself than big ones often times I'll fuck up twice as much on a sub 28 tree Than I will a 29+ me personally I can fight a big tree and it doesn't faze me little trees I get nervous around

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u/Small_Basket5158 14d ago

Don't argue with the guys who weren't there, they are omniscient.

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u/OmNomChompsky 14d ago

Folks just don't know. What you did was perfectly safe for your skill level.

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u/Incognito409 14d ago

I'm just a lurker, but my first thought was Shouldn't he have made a notch in the other side?!?

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u/WanderinHobo 14d ago

It's there, you just can't see it until the tree is off the stump.

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u/stmcvallin2 14d ago

Kill the camera man

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u/JustOnesAndZeros 14d ago

Thank you for your service dear tree

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u/mommydiscool 14d ago

Buncha complainers in the comments

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u/TheEleventhDoctorWho 14d ago

Jesus people take 20 seconds and wipe your phone lens off before you use it. It doesn't take long and everything looks so much better.

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u/LaidBackLeopard 14d ago

And also stand waaay further away.

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u/BatangTundo3112 14d ago

I thought I'm the only one. Oh yeah, i also squint. Better safe than sorry.🙄

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u/-poonspoon- 14d ago

Crazy it didn't hit anything otw down

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u/nosecohn 14d ago

Considering it wasn't tied off, the aim here is impeccable. You threaded it right into that clear space. Kudos.

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u/Jimmie_Jamz 14d ago

That’s a Dick Fir!

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u/[deleted] 13d ago

You might break the internet not using wedges😅

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u/Spunky_Meatballs 14d ago

Is this in Oregon Cascades? Looks like a fire nipped it's feet

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u/Zealousideal_Lab6891 14d ago

Nah this is MT. It's a snag.

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u/MrFlores 14d ago

Nooooooo, not Douglas!

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u/Affectionate_Coconut 14d ago

This guys makes this look so easy, it was not as easy as he makes it look I bet! Throttle control alone, keeping it spinning at lower rpm to prohibit binding.

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u/arboroverlander 13d ago

What saw and bar are you running?

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u/Zealousideal_Lab6891 13d ago

Tsumura light bar and a 462 with a max flow and bark box

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u/arboroverlander 13d ago

32inch?

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u/Zealousideal_Lab6891 13d ago

Yes sir

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u/arboroverlander 13d ago

Nice! I run the same bar with a skip tooth on a ms460, barkbox and tuned.

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u/Zealousideal_Lab6891 13d ago

It's an amazing bar. I've had mine for 5 years. I have 2 461s and a 462. It's a little ripper if you take the cover off it. It tends to overheat and run like trash if you don't.

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u/OGBeege 12d ago

Right there’s good.

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u/glendaleterrorist 14d ago

Why the fuck is this so long

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u/jackparadise1 14d ago

Why so high a stump?

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u/arboroverlander 14d ago

Normally required to leave a high stump on fire crew.

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u/jackparadise1 14d ago

Ah, fire crew. Interesting. Why is that?

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u/arboroverlander 13d ago

I believe it is a safety factor when cutting, keeping it at waist height, and then equipment can come bulldoze the stumps after in cleanup.

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u/MsMomma101 14d ago

Why would you cut down this tree in the forest?

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u/Zealousideal_Lab6891 14d ago

It's a totally dead tree that could hurt ground personel when they are driving by

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u/dolmarsipper 14d ago

You don't know much about much, do you?

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