Interesting tree felling method

[chopped]

I found this interesting..
Tongue and Groove Tree Felling Technique - YouTube

 

[kco]

Interesting. I was not aware of that method. I will keep it in mind and give it a try. Most of my firewood trees are the size of the one in the video or smaller.

 

[gwdixon]

That method might be interesting but looks dangerous to me.

Unless the tree is just the right diameter the plunge cut to insert the wedge is going to weaken the tree enough that it MAY fall toward the "bird's mouth". The hinge is considerably weakened with that plunge cut.

It may be goodbye saw or goodbye you.

I'm not a safety police guy by any means but once that bird's mouth goes in you won't catch me on that side of the tree under any circumstances.

 

[jdjdjd]

Anyone notice that it was a Palm Tree. Not a real tree.

 

[rekees4300]

Anyone notice that it was a Palm Tree. Not a real tree.

Around here we call those weeds.

 

[Don87]

That is an interesting way of felling.

 

[dmccarty]

That method might be interesting but looks dangerous to me.

Unless the tree is just the right diameter the plunge cut to insert the wedge is going to weaken the tree enough that it MAY fall toward the "bird's mouth". The hinge is considerably weakened with that plunge cut.

It may be goodbye saw or goodbye you.

I'm not a safety police guy by any means but once that bird's mouth goes in you won't catch me on that side of the tree under any circumstances.

I agree. I don't see the point in the technique. Standing in front of the tree after the notch is cut is not something I do. The only "advantage" I see to this technique is that pounding of the wedge can be a slow process so one could see how the tree is gong to fall. Course you can do the very same thing with a conventional technique with a wedge or by slowly cutting the back cut.

The other risk with the technique is the plunge cut. Plunge cuts are sort risky in the first place and cutting with the top of the bar pulls the saw towards the top of the saw which would usually be to the left if the saw is horizontal. If one were not real careful one could over cut the notch for the wedge further weakening the hinge. This would be more likely on smaller trees that don't have much diameter in the first place.

Tis interesting but I won't use this technique.

Later,
Dan

 

[dmccarty]

Around here we call those weeds.

Down in FLA, those "weeds" sell for quite a bit of money. :laughing::laughing::laughing:

I never did like the looks of palm trees but people pay some big money to have them transplanted. :confused3:

Later,
Dan

 

[RalphVa]

Neat. Could do without the horrid noise.

Ralph

 

[cqaigy2]

Looks like it would reduce spinning of the tree while it's falling.