sendero
Gold Member
Ok, I've cut down a boatload of trees. But I have one that's going to need some special care.
This tree has to fall a certain direction, because there is a power line that it *might* touch if it doesn't. And I've learned the hard way that if a tree WANTS to fall a certain direction, you can notch it like the book says and it will IGNORE you. This tree would definitely prefer to fall toward the power line, having a slight tilt in that direction.
So, I assume I need to tie a rope to it, maybe a few feet off the ground, and put some tension on it in the direction you want it to fall.
But what else? Do you then use the same notch technique? Seems like it might be better just to cut it across it this case.
Any advice y'all would have about doing this I'd appreciate. I've had a couple of close calls cutting larger trees, and I'd really prefer not to create any new problems
Merry Christmas everyone.
This tree has to fall a certain direction, because there is a power line that it *might* touch if it doesn't. And I've learned the hard way that if a tree WANTS to fall a certain direction, you can notch it like the book says and it will IGNORE you. This tree would definitely prefer to fall toward the power line, having a slight tilt in that direction.
So, I assume I need to tie a rope to it, maybe a few feet off the ground, and put some tension on it in the direction you want it to fall.
But what else? Do you then use the same notch technique? Seems like it might be better just to cut it across it this case.
Any advice y'all would have about doing this I'd appreciate. I've had a couple of close calls cutting larger trees, and I'd really prefer not to create any new problems
Merry Christmas everyone.