well, i arrived to this.
Put out my cones, and assessed the situation. Quick clearing of the small branches so I can see what I'm dealing with.
That stub underneath was about 8" and forked just into the grass. There was a decent amount of pressure on it, but it was predictable. The main trunk was floating about 5' up. People are stopping while I'm working, and I quickly let them through. Lots of thank-yous so that was nice. Some would ride under, some walked.
On the left side of the pic, the downed tree is leaning on another tree - not the ground. On the right, it had broken off the rest of the tree ( split trunk,) which was somewhat elevated. When released, this was going to drop, and possibly roll. If it rolls, it was going to come towards the camera.
So I start the cut - and stop just before the final release - the saw hasn't even wound down. A person comes blazing through from behind me, no warning, under the tree. I got a little freaked.
I looked around then go to finish the cut - about 2 seconds in, the whole thing comes straight down. Really close to a Darwin Award winner there.
I cut the opposite side, and had the log loose - perfect timing, someone stopped and offered to help move it out of the way!
Thank you! (he was strong - i was going to have to cut the log again to move it.)
Wasn't too bad. 40 minutes including walking in and back out.
The log should be moved farther off the trail, because it is going to trap water. maybe it will flood and move itself.
Put out my cones, and assessed the situation. Quick clearing of the small branches so I can see what I'm dealing with.
That stub underneath was about 8" and forked just into the grass. There was a decent amount of pressure on it, but it was predictable. The main trunk was floating about 5' up. People are stopping while I'm working, and I quickly let them through. Lots of thank-yous so that was nice. Some would ride under, some walked.
On the left side of the pic, the downed tree is leaning on another tree - not the ground. On the right, it had broken off the rest of the tree ( split trunk,) which was somewhat elevated. When released, this was going to drop, and possibly roll. If it rolls, it was going to come towards the camera.
So I start the cut - and stop just before the final release - the saw hasn't even wound down. A person comes blazing through from behind me, no warning, under the tree. I got a little freaked.
I looked around then go to finish the cut - about 2 seconds in, the whole thing comes straight down. Really close to a Darwin Award winner there.
I cut the opposite side, and had the log loose - perfect timing, someone stopped and offered to help move it out of the way!
Thank you! (he was strong - i was going to have to cut the log again to move it.)
Wasn't too bad. 40 minutes including walking in and back out.
The log should be moved farther off the trail, because it is going to trap water. maybe it will flood and move itself.
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