Snedding
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In the final part of the tree felling series David Rossney trims the limbs from the main trunk. Using the forester’s measuring tape and chainsaw he then cuts the trunk into 2 metre lengths
Transcript
David Rossney: When we're doing the training courses, we spend a lot of time on hung up trees. Because when people are working, it's one of the areas where over the years we've had the most trouble bringing down the accident rate. Because it's a part of the job that is quite fraught with difficulty. There are lots of temptations to do things that actually turn out to be dangerous, lots of short cuts that sucker people into doing the wrong thing. So, as I say, we spend a lot of time on it. When people are doing their assessments to check whether they're ready to get their tickets or not and be certificated, there's a lot of time spent on that and a lot of detail involved. So it's a side of the job that is not to be taken lightly really, but it's an often neglected side of the job. Anyhow, tree's down and it's safe. So I'm going to start to take the limbs off the tree, which is what we call "snedding" in forestry language, and I'll measure up this tree at the same time. I'll probably just cut this into two meter lengths which are handleable, and still a useful size. I'll see you later. OK? Thanks very much.
[chainsaw noise]
David: This is where the tongs come in handy.
David: All right. Thank you very much.
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8 comments so far
centerfirer
December 26, 2009
IF you are a instructor WHY did you start your saw with your right hand ?
jimbohill1
April 8, 2010
your suppose to start the saw with your right hand
hippie nixon
December 3, 2010
great short film i do start my HPTC cs31 on monday and this i feel has helped alot
kaw0210
January 8, 2011
the techniques taught in these videos are for passing your test in accordance with the nanny state health and safety rules that make us brits look soft. i ignore most of what i learned on my course because when time is money and you get paid per post or strainer or per ton iam afraid to say safety is secondary to putting food on the family table. and this guy needs to bend his legs more. i would be in trouble if i did my 6-7 tankfuls a day in that position. but everyone is different i suppose
tomkettlewell
May 24, 2011
Because you do start the saw with your right hand, go do a chainsaw course before come out with critical comments like that
seizetheweakened
October 29, 2011
SNEDDING? Is that anything like limbing? haha
ds357ful
November 1, 2011
Have read the previous comments posted, I passed my CS30 last month and you must start the chainsaw as shown in the video (for hot starts only). However in the commercial environment speed must take over to actually get some production, but health and safety must still be taken into account.
muskrat411
January 23, 2012
Up her when it is -30C we use the back end of an axe and the branches just fly off.