Tractors and wood! Show your pics

dragoneggs · Mar 13, 2015

Sawyer Rob said:
AGAIN, when using the jack PROPERLY, you "set the jack" BEFORE you even start the back cut!! SO, there's no need or place to set a wedge "before you set the jack"!

SR

Of course! But you don't know the force on the jack that might increase significantly during the cut. You are the pro so I don't doubt your skill and knowledge. Enjoy your posts and I am always learning. I come from the aerospace business and we believe in a secondary means of restraint. When you are in the air and something breaks, there is a backup.

Oldpath05 · Mar 13, 2015

If I could afford one of those tree jacks, I'd want it to work like a jack jack instead of a crank crank, just don't seam natural for me to crank a jack, seams like the jack would twist out easier if I was cranking instead of jacking. I cut 8 cord or so of firewood/year+ logs, and out of every 2 cord I cut, I could use one of those tree jacks, but for the past 8 years I've been getting by with the L3400 tree jack, this one runs on hydraulics.

Green Acres Homestead · Mar 14, 2015

Sawyer Rob said:
AGAIN, when using the jack PROPERLY, you "set the jack" BEFORE you even start the back cut!! SO, there's no need or place to set a wedge "before you set the jack"! SR

question.... when cutting the tree under the pressure from the jack the tree may move forward then the jack may slip from the holding area on the tree and come down and hit you on the head. Does that ever happen and is it something you have to watch.

Sawyer Rob · Mar 14, 2015

gaproperty said:
question.... when cutting the tree under the pressure from the jack the tree may move forward then the jack may slip from the holding area on the tree and come down and hit you on the head. Does that ever happen and is it something you have to watch.

NO, not even once, the jack is set in the tree, it's not going anyplace when you are cutting........UNLESS, you stay under it and watch the tree fall....if you are that stupid, then maybe a knock on the head, will knock some sense into you... lol

To those nay-sayers, (not you gaproperty)

I could go on about how well it's designed and works, and how much better it is to have a crank over a jack ect... But, I guess i'll let those that have NEVER used or even seen one in the flesh, tell how dangerous it is and how they could design it better ect. ect...

SR

arrow · Mar 14, 2015

Sawyer Rob said:
NO, not even once, the jack is set in the tree, it's not going anyplace when you are cutting........UNLESS, you stay under it and watch the tree fall....if you are that stupid, then maybe a knock on the head, will knock some sense into you... lol

To those nay-sayers, (not you gaproperty)

I could go on about how well it's designed and works, and how much better it is to have a crank over a jack ect... But, I guess i'll let those that have NEVER used or even seen one in the flesh, tell how dangerous it is and how they could design it better ect. ect...

SR

It's probably safer than the chainsaw. It's like anything else. If a person is uninitiated or not experienced enough with tree falling techniques and thinks to that a tool such as a tree jack is the solution to that 10' back lean, cuts the tree incorrectly with a tool set incorrectly and now has a device on the tree that could spring anywhere once 3000 -5000lbs of inertial force takes over as the tree leans and starts falling into the tool, then it's dangerous. But what caused the danger? The device or unclear human thinking. Bleach is an excellent solvent, germ fighter and cleaner. Mix it with the wrong thing and the fumes can kill you (ammonia). There is absolutely no difference with potentially dangerous tools. Mix those with the wrong person and it can get ugly.
The tool itself carries absolutely no danger. It's when it gets into human hands is where the trouble can start. This is a great tool and has many useful properties used correctly and smartly.

Creamer · Mar 14, 2015

It looks like a great tool! I am a little nervous about the foot slipping out but if someone like Sawyer Rob uses it and swears by it it must work. It sure would be handy in many circumstances. I wouldn't mess with the design though as the strength is critical to not have it buckle when you start working on a large tree. Not one I would want to make myself unless I got to look over an existing one real well.

dfkrug · Mar 14, 2015

Sawyer Rob said:
I could go on about how well it's designed and works, and how much better it is to have a crank over a jack ect...
But, I guess i'll let those that have NEVER used or even seen one in the flesh, tell how dangerous it is and how they
could design it better ect. ect...

Well, I have never used one, and you have. That's why I asked, and I value your opinion.

If I had one, I would use one, and they would probably work better than my current method:
steel cables. The problem with cables is that, once the tree starts to fall where you are
guiding it, the cable does not let go like a felling jack would.

Underdog57 · Mar 20, 2015

Hired some pro's to help me clear some land for a house I'm building for my daughter. Now I've got a lot of logs to haul about 1/4 mile back to the house. Spent 7 hrs today hauling and probably have 10-12 hrs. Left to do this weekend (lots of tractor time.

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