Nearly lost a saw today on a big oak removal

I was up in a 60 foot red oak in Racine, Wisconsin doing a top-down removal, and my 461 got wedged bad in a bind. I had to leave it hanging there and climb down to grab a second rope and a pulley to tension the branch free. It took me almost 45 minutes to get it unstuck without dropping the saw. Anyone else ever get their bar pinched that bad and have to get creative?

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hollym1215d ago

@parker_foster53 ratchet straps save the day, hate when hydraulics blow.

parker_foster5315d ago

Blew a hydraulic line on my skid steer last week doing the same kind of work. Had to rig up a ratchet strap just to get the bucket down.

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