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need some help dropping them where I want them
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<blockquote data-quote="CRESTLINE" data-source="post: 4710472" data-attributes="member: 35072"><p>I don't use wedges, I use a felling jack. I made one out of a cargo jack that truckers use to secure the loads in the trailers. I cut off the rubber padded feet on both ends then made a base out off 2" angle iron to sit on the ground. It is 6" long with 3 v-notches cut into the side touching the ground for non-slip grip. I used a piece of 2" X 1/4" X 6" steel for the top end. I cut 2 v-notches in it and then ground a 45 degree angle on the top to sharpen the points so that it would dig into the tree for a good grip. Just place on the ground at about a 45 degree angle to the tree, operate the jack handle a couple of times to tighten it. Cut your notch just as you would to fell any tree then start your felling cut. When you are almost to the point of the tree falling, add more tension (as you go) until the tree falls. Works great.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CRESTLINE, post: 4710472, member: 35072"] I don't use wedges, I use a felling jack. I made one out of a cargo jack that truckers use to secure the loads in the trailers. I cut off the rubber padded feet on both ends then made a base out off 2" angle iron to sit on the ground. It is 6" long with 3 v-notches cut into the side touching the ground for non-slip grip. I used a piece of 2" X 1/4" X 6" steel for the top end. I cut 2 v-notches in it and then ground a 45 degree angle on the top to sharpen the points so that it would dig into the tree for a good grip. Just place on the ground at about a 45 degree angle to the tree, operate the jack handle a couple of times to tighten it. Cut your notch just as you would to fell any tree then start your felling cut. When you are almost to the point of the tree falling, add more tension (as you go) until the tree falls. Works great. [/QUOTE]
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