Precision Falling with Daniel Murphy part 1 Two tulip spars

[Hendrix92TheUniverse]

I don't know about using a plunge cut on a tree whose diameter is longer than your bar.

[lincoln8376]

this isnt the middle of the woods.i do this stuff also.i make less mistakes than most doctors.this is precise work.not just getting it to fall one way or the other.i dont know what most of these people do but i bet they dont have pressure of knowing you can kill or injure people every day.how would you deal with it if you smash someones house?what if the tree was wind shook and things went bad.no rope you are screwed.if you have a rope om it it could save someone.leave this to the professionals.

[jimtrees1234]

A simple back cut would've worked just fine. Why the half inch pull line?

[bodyshop18336]

why cant you take half inch cable tie to big truck pull slow and not do front wedge cut or may be wedge but not plunge .you did excellant job was wondering if tree went wrong way would that small rope snap

[harryhillyer]

if your cuts are good enough why need the rope? didnt they teach you directional felling?

[Mueiwark]

I would never tie the rope to a vehicle.. Íf the tree falls the wrong way it will always win because of inertia and shear mass. Not only you have a tree falling in the wrong direction (which is reasonably avoidable) you now also have a rope zipping around, and pieces of metal, or the entire vehicle itself flying trough the forest (Teacher of mine saw it happen once...).

[murphy4trees]

@Mueiwark I actually feel embarassed by this video, In that I would never cut a notch that big these days. There has been a lot of debate about pulling with trucks/loaders in the online forums. I would never go back to pulling by hand with MA.. NO WAY.. pulling with equipment is not only easier, it offers a lot more flexibility in approach and planning etc. As with almost everything in this biz, if you don't knwo what you are doing, you can get into a bad situation.

[Mueiwark]

@murphy4trees I understand, I also have felling video which is só outdated I hope ppl don't find it. :p Thankfully that means progression!

[lincoln8376]

a rope come a long is the way to do it.no vehicles.machines running too much noise causes lack of communication.i have pulled huge trees the wrong way with them.that is if ur not to lazy or scared to go to the top.leverage is a wonderful thing.i can pull a tree with the come along that a skidder cant with there chain on it fifteen feet up the tree. isee it happen all the time.now they know and call me.

[bml122]

that is a traditional notch not an open face

[whom9]

Great job. Very pro. If your on Facebook I have some friends you would love to meet hell you may know some of them already.

[nephilly87]

what kind of tree company needs help to drop a log lmao gib probelly never climbed a tree in his life

[cleveroonie]

remember if you have a slight lean to the left or right you can also compensate for that by leaving the hinge thicker on one side and the use of wedges

[murphy4trees]

@4inches4u I have "talked" to Jack about that. He's a great faller, but we disagree on this point. I've done it both ways and will never go back! There are many differences between logging and arboriculture. This is not one of them though. There are very specific reasons for making the angles cut of the face first. Jack hasn't been on youtube for a couple months.. Hope he is just busy.

[vibroking58]

never use a rope on a machine you will never know how much tension is applyied to the rope two guys could easly pull it by hand

[keegstraj]

@vibroking58 we use ropes on machines all the time. but i do line clearance for transmission lines so its alittle different and if u take care of your ropes u can pull damn near anything, atleast with our ropes

[MrBoboj3]

make it fall w/o a rope

[murphy4trees]

@MrBoboj3

now why would I ever want to do that? that is not my thing... I have lots of ropes and use them..

[jmacomber08]

this is why we have the saying hire an arborist let bob joe and gib conasela cut the grass. If a tree care company needs help with felling a spar then why are they even a tree company. I would have rigged down alot more IMO.

[MrWright1086]

Your a tool if you post yourself cutting trees. 25 dollars for a truck load. Thats not even worth your saw gas or oil to cut a load.

[cyoung927]

gah his face cut is huge

[lhollar07]

don't ever stop the chain with the chainbreak while it's running at full throttle. You'll wear out the chain break and won't have it when you really need it. I'm not trying to be overcautious but better to have it and not need it than need it and not have it.

[o56kid]

his saw is cutting slower in 2x than a sharp saw in poplar in norman speed...

[JDJIM]

aim the tree with your flat cut then match your angled cut to it.  overcomplicated a simple face cut.

[o56kid]

I agree, starting with the angled cut is not smart. damn arborists...

[savagenomore]

if you know what you're doing then it's not a problem, I do it every time and can drive a stake in the ground with the spar......