The things that we do and why...

k0ua · May 24, 2016

oldballs said:
Thanks guys.........Guess it wasn't my time. BTW, the power company guys did a great job of restoring electricity....in less than four hours. The nice thing about downed and dead trees ...............It's Fall Party & Bonfire Time!!!
Cheers,
Mike

Glad you are still around Mike, roast a hotdog for me later..

gsganzer · May 30, 2016

In almost all the cases, someone failed to first make an undercut when cutting a limb off, so they lost control of it and it landed tip first. Properly cutting a limb typically requires three cuts. The first two cuts are to remove the limb and are slightly out from the final cut. The removing cuts are an undercut, and then a top cut slightly out from the undercut. This should result in the limb breaking off cleanly and landing butt first (or nearly so). After the limb is removed, a final cut is made to remove the stub at the "branch bark collar".

This is also true when using a manual pole saw. Sometimes you have to adjust the blade (change the angle or flip it around) so you can make the undercut first.

PILOON · May 30, 2016

k0ua said:
Smart men learn from the mistakes of others, not so smart men learn from their own mistakes, and idiots do not learn from either.

LOL, and you can't cure stupid!

Oldpath05 · May 30, 2016

gsganzer said:
In almost all the cases, someone failed to first make an undercut when cutting a limb off, so they lost control of it and it landed tip first. Properly cutting a limb typically requires three cuts. The first two cuts are to remove the limb and are slightly out from the final cut. The removing cuts are an undercut, and then a top cut slightly out from the undercut. This should result in the limb breaking off cleanly and landing butt first (or nearly so). After the limb is removed, a final cut is made to remove the stub at the "branch bark collar".

This is also true when using a manual pole saw. Sometimes you have to adjust the blade (change the angle or flip it around) so you can make the undercut first.

I was thinking that the limb might of come down better that way to, but that high up on a ladder, I don't know, still might of went wrong if Murphy was there.

Redneck in training · May 31, 2016

k0ua said:
Smart men learn from the mistakes of others, not so smart men learn from their own mistakes, and idiots do not learn from either.

Idiots learn from each other.

CalG · May 31, 2016

Of course the true idiot ignores all the evidence and experience of others , and gets in his automobile and drives less than 3 miles to his death.

Familiarity is often a supplement for the sense of safety. As I heard it best (and still rings true) "Keep your wits about you".

kevin37b · Jun 1, 2016

If you do it once and it does not work out , that is ignorance . IF you do it again that is stupidity .

PhysAssist · Jun 2, 2016

kevin37b said:
If you do it once and it does not work out , that is ignorance . IF you do it again that is stupidity .

However one of the definitions of insanity is repeating the same action expecting a different outcome.

gsganzer · Jun 2, 2016

Redneck in training said:
Idiots learn from each other.

I think you're right there. They also seem to breed pretty fast.

Oldpath05 · Jun 20, 2016

I wonder which one of the TBN member's this is, making an educational video of trying to cut down a dead tree?, I know it's not me.

How NOT to cut down a rotten tree - YouTube