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Nearly lost a spar last week from a bad notch cut
I was up in a big red oak in Portland last Tuesday, doing a takedown over a garage. The homeowner wanted me to piece it out, but the guy I was groundie for that day cut a notch that was way too deep on the back side. The spar started splitting before I even got my saw out, and I had to bail off my lanyard fast. Anyone else ever had a groundie mess up a notch so bad it nearly cost you the tree or worse?
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fionafoster2mo ago
Last season I had a groundie cut a face notch so lopsided I called it the "college try" notch before I even got up the rope. Spar looked like it was doing the limbo before I could even untie my lanyard. Guess we both lived to tell the tale though, barely.
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stella222mo ago
Ngl I've been there too. What finally worked for me was just sending the new guy over to watch a couple proper fellings and then having him practice on some smaller stuff where a lopsided notch wouldnt end up with the tree doing the limbo like yours. Also made sure he knew to stop and ask instead of just guessing. A little training upfront beats chasing a bad hinge any day.
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daniel_cooper342mo ago
Heard a guy at a safety meeting say a bad notch is like asking for a hospital bill you didn't plan on.
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