I've got a co-worker/friend that has been talking to me about this large oak that came down in his yard a couple of 3 years back and his saw (028, I believe) is a bit too small to tackle the rest of the trunk. I've told him for months that I'd help him with it when the right timing came, and we have agreed that I'll help him buck it up with my 044 and he'll buy the 28" ES bar and skip chain...got those this afternoon. Trying to start on Monday; weather is supposed to be just right...
This seems pretty straightforward and we're not worried about the rounds hitting anything on the way down the hill if/when they roll, so that makes it a bit easier. This is the first time I've gone after something this big on a hill. As you can see from the pics, there is a split/branch/secondary trunk (attached) under one end of the log holding it in place. There's a large branch (not attached) that apparently speared into the ground pretty hard when the tree fell that is holding up the other side on the hill. We will probably trim that down a bit so I don't have it in the way of my bar when I'm trying to make cuts from above the main log.
What advice can you guys offer me with this? This is my plan from taking a look at it this AM.
I feel confident (not cocky) about this job w/ a 28". I measured about 39-40" at the stump and right side of the log and about 30" on the left side, excluding the branch/extra trunk growing out of it.
I plan to start cutting right to left (from uphill.) I should be able to lay up against/on top of the log and get a good 1st cut down into most of the downhill side (from above, NOT standing underneath it on downhill side...) before I get on the ground on the uphill side and make a 2nd cut, which should be an relatively easy one with the 28" bar. It might get a little tricky once I get down to the end of the left side, because that split/branch/extra trunk on the back side will make the cut considerably wider, but we also have the option to tie a chain/rope/strap to it and pull it up the yard a little at that point because it will be about twice as light with half the log cut off it. Too big right now for that.
Will have a handful of felling wedges to place in the top of the kerf to hopefully keep it from binding. Oiler is already turned up to the max on the 044, so hopefully that will be sufficient. I plan to T A K E M Y T I M E with this and there is no pressure to get it all done at once, which is nice.
Thanks in advance! opcorn:
This seems pretty straightforward and we're not worried about the rounds hitting anything on the way down the hill if/when they roll, so that makes it a bit easier. This is the first time I've gone after something this big on a hill. As you can see from the pics, there is a split/branch/secondary trunk (attached) under one end of the log holding it in place. There's a large branch (not attached) that apparently speared into the ground pretty hard when the tree fell that is holding up the other side on the hill. We will probably trim that down a bit so I don't have it in the way of my bar when I'm trying to make cuts from above the main log.
What advice can you guys offer me with this? This is my plan from taking a look at it this AM.
I feel confident (not cocky) about this job w/ a 28". I measured about 39-40" at the stump and right side of the log and about 30" on the left side, excluding the branch/extra trunk growing out of it.
I plan to start cutting right to left (from uphill.) I should be able to lay up against/on top of the log and get a good 1st cut down into most of the downhill side (from above, NOT standing underneath it on downhill side...) before I get on the ground on the uphill side and make a 2nd cut, which should be an relatively easy one with the 28" bar. It might get a little tricky once I get down to the end of the left side, because that split/branch/extra trunk on the back side will make the cut considerably wider, but we also have the option to tie a chain/rope/strap to it and pull it up the yard a little at that point because it will be about twice as light with half the log cut off it. Too big right now for that.
Will have a handful of felling wedges to place in the top of the kerf to hopefully keep it from binding. Oiler is already turned up to the max on the 044, so hopefully that will be sufficient. I plan to T A K E M Y T I M E with this and there is no pressure to get it all done at once, which is nice.
Thanks in advance! opcorn: