Labman
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George A. Finn III from expertvillage.com must have fell that tree.
Expert village? There was a big fuss about them on a dog forum I hang out on. Their dog experts are idiots.
George A. Finn III from expertvillage.com must have fell that tree.
I don't really remember why , but I did that some when learning with the idea it would help the tree go the other way. I did learn though that once in a while the butt end would be pushed off the stump kinda sliding down the ramped angle when the weight of the tree dropped to contact the angle. Basically the tree would still be mostly upright , the but slides off the stump (usually, but not always when wedging ) and the tree usually falls the wrong direction rapidly. If your saw happens to be in the cut, its at the mercy of the tree and you better figure and scoot in the right direction very quickly or you just may only have God's mercy for hope. Its a very reckless situation when it gets to that.I did a chipping job that the homeowner did all the cutting , every tree was cut like that with the tall side on the side that you wouldn't want the tree to fall so I just figured the theory is the tree can't fall that way against the wood .
Not sure why, but stumps like that are everywhere.
My $0.02 cents worth...
George A. Finn III from expertvillage.com must have fell that tree.
After thinking about this awhile.... When a tree leans back, a fulcrum is created where the sides of the back cut touch. The tree then acts as a lever against the fulcrum, pulling on the hingewood. A sloped cut raises the fulcrum and the force exerted on the hinge would be more sideways against the hinge and towards the notch.
With a level back cut and lower fulcrum, wouldn't the tree leaning back create more lifting force on the hingewood and therefore be more apt to pull upwards on the hinge, making it more likely for the tree to break off and fall? I really believe any difference would be minimal and any gains may be offset by other hazards created - like the force of the tree breaking off the wood below the sloped backcut.
You're assuming that the two sides of the backcut are somehow touching. If they are the tree has already set back and you're screwed any way you look at it.
The back cut should not close up and all you've done is make an ugly stump and an even uglier stump shot to buck off the butt log.
you mean you guys don't so it the way shown in this clip, I thought that guy was the felling king?I found a video by an "expert" that shows me how I have been felling is wrong .
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7rnon9_qAAg
you mean you guys don't so it the way shown in this clip, I thought that guy was the felling king?
To waste time? Energy?? Or just plain stupid. Or am I missing something?
Is there any reason to make the felling cut this way???? I don't.
Come on guy's. Can't you see the tennon sticking up from that stump?
You would make a cut like this only if you were replacing the tree with another of same size & shape.
Cut a mortise in the bottom of the new tree, and match the angled back cut. That way you can drill through the piece sticking up in the back, and drive green wooden peg's through the tennon to hold the tree until it graft's itself to the stump. No replanting.
Well, it sounded good when I was typing. That's the only reason I can think of for a stump like that.
Andy
+1 for thinking outside the box .
I found a video by an "expert" that shows me how I have been felling is wrong .
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7rnon9_qAAg
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