elmerinva
Member
Isabel blew a number of poplars and oaks on my property so that they are tilted and leaning on ajacent trees. The root ball is intact so when I tried to cut a notch and back cut, the tree just slammed down on the chain saw bar. I managed to free the chain saw by wrapping a chain around the tree and pulling it free and down with my tractor.
So my next plan is to cut a notch on the up side of a tilted tree, with one cut of the notch parallel to the ground, and the other vertical. Then on the down side, make a matching cut with the cut in line with the cut parallel to the ground on the other side but not touching so that the whole thing is now held by a thin slab. By cutting the slab from the top side, the tree should slide along the cut parallel to the ground, and come gracefully down.
My wife thinks I'm crazy to try this, but the tree cutters in the neighborhood are gouging everyone.
They want thousands of dollars to cut trees, and I can't afford them nor do I want to encourage their greed.
Any comments or better ways to do this?
Maybe this should be in the safety forum.
So my next plan is to cut a notch on the up side of a tilted tree, with one cut of the notch parallel to the ground, and the other vertical. Then on the down side, make a matching cut with the cut in line with the cut parallel to the ground on the other side but not touching so that the whole thing is now held by a thin slab. By cutting the slab from the top side, the tree should slide along the cut parallel to the ground, and come gracefully down.
My wife thinks I'm crazy to try this, but the tree cutters in the neighborhood are gouging everyone.
They want thousands of dollars to cut trees, and I can't afford them nor do I want to encourage their greed.
Any comments or better ways to do this?
Maybe this should be in the safety forum.