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Originally Posted by bigshea13  if i remember right i think that the osha logging page gives description of dutchman and swinging dutchman. i dont think its what you think but then again maybe what your describing isnt what i think |
Maybe what I saw wouldn't be a dutchman but it looked like he was using the thick end of the hinge to control the direction of the fall. Like the tree was falling to the side.
I've alway used a traditional notch and hinge to control a tree. That fellow's technique didn't look like anything traditional I ever saw!
He was doing something right because every tree he cut fell into the lot he was cutting in and I never noticed him cutting any V notches, at least on those trees along my property line. Even the skid driver never crossed any property lines which was impressive to watch as well!