Soft Dutchmen

A very small old growth fir that has about 5' of head lean to the right. I am using a "soft" Dutchmen to swing it around 180 degrees to the left without wedging it. The term soft is used because of the additional saw cuts in the undercut on the left side. They are cut in pretty much parallel to the the top of the face cut. Each successive cut is sawed in about 2" less than the previous one. This allows the tree to to set down on the stump wood more gently and helps to prevent the holding wood from breaking prematurely.
Thanks for watching!

Category:

Entertainment

Tags:

• Old
• growth
• second
• fir
• redwood
• felling
• falling

[whitnerw]

1stimber here. You got any more videos on soft dutchmans?

[hotsaws101]

@whitnerw "Ultra Soft Dutchman"

[hotsaws101]

@whitnerw "Ultra Soft Dutchman"

[quickvid3664]

man i love watching you fall timber. Hey so you still interested in tuning my 066?? im me and let me know what it might cost. THanks man.

[hotsaws101]

Yah I can help you out with an 066. I need to know some particulars, like how much time is on the saw, how you want it to run, etc. etc. Send an email to my in box with contact info. See above for the average Joe thoughts.

Thanks for watching!

[berettako]

Another fine video by the "guru" himself. You never cease to amaze me with your skills.

[hotsaws101]

Thanks for the complement, but I am just an average "Joe" timberfaller with a few tricks up my sleave (well not any more)... The reason I can "get" away with some of the things is I have probably tried it or something similar. Maybe even WRECKED a tree in the process of the maneuver. The benefit is you generally know what will and will NOT work in advance. The caveots are endless, can you get the timing right, enough weight on the butt to do what's needed, the top in the right spot etc., etc.

[MrRmh3481]

Always exceptional work. Your mental attitude is great too.  Best wishes for continued success!

[treecutter3333]

i have watched all of your videos and really enjoyed them all. really like the way you give God all the glory.... that doesnt happen too much any more!!! God Bless and hope to c more videos from you.

[rwdyer1981]

Wow. that was beautifully excecuted. You are a real artist. Nicely done and great training video. I didn't see hearing protection but maybe you have earplugs but other than that I didn't see anything wrong. Hope you have more videos.

[Zaneathankid]

PLEASE MAKE MORE VIDEOS!!!!!

[nytreeman]

Nice Job!

[stihl460bertha]

i found u....... again finally 2 weeks of searching im gonna try this soon on a big poplar tree.

[highcountrytimber]

Nice job. The dutchman technique is one of my favorite tricks for heavy weight leaning trees.

[maninaboysbody]

THIS GUY CAN CUT TIMBER SUCCESSFULLY IN A TRAILERPARK!!!

[345MEdigger]

that's artwork  just amazing!!!!!!!!!!

[shuber16]

very impressive. how far around the side of the tree do the 3 seperate cuts need to go?

[photolot]

Great video, thanks for showing.