Felling a Tree - Poorly

[petefrom bearswamp]

Right on hackberry.
Caution is the by word.
My situation when this occurs is always in my woods with quite a lot of room, a 85 hp tractor, Farmi winch and 150 feet of cable.
Keeps me a good ways out of harms way.
I almost always have help but when alone just a fair amount of tension before felling works.
Looking out for widow makers and fool killers of course.

[limbrat]

I like a zebco 808 with a 7ft rod 17lb. test and a 1oz. weight. If its viney its a real pain, but them widow makers scare me. I like to get a line in them and give the tree a few hard jerks before cutting it. Them limbs and tops dont blow the horn on the way down to let you know there coming.
Thanks for posting about the problems you had a lot of people would not have.

[Forrest277]

german engineering >>

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iI8ATaC9VpU&feature=endscreen&NR=1

special for backleaners

whaddyathink

[mesquite buckeye]

Oh my God!!!!    8) 8)  I want one. How much????? ;D

[enigmaT120]

Oh my God!!!!    8) 8)  I want one. How much????? ;D

...me, too.  What keeps it from just slipping out?  Those outer parts must look like cheese graters or something.

[Forrest277]

Oh my God!!!!    8) 8)  I want one. How much????? ;D

...me, too.  What keeps it from just slipping out?  Those outer parts must look like cheese graters or something.

no idea on price etc or exactly how its constructed, but I can see that it might be handy ... hence the post... the rest as they say is over to you guys ... it looks like it could be a homemade device but certainly specialist tooling