Not falling. Today's example is that I came upon a Doug-fir probably 18" diameter where it needed to be bucked at. A blowdown, on the road. Somebody had already taken just enough to fit a car through. The chunk I was bucking off was about 4 feet long, because that is where there was clearance between the tree and the pavement. I forgot my camera today.
I have Twinkle and falling wedges for equipment. I start bucking, the saw does not get stuck, but the tree just settles when I have cut through. The cut off chunk does not break loose. It is cut all the way through but held tightly against the rest of the tree, because of the settling.
I try to cut another chunk off, a bit farther up, same thing. All the way through, but stuck.
I'm wishing for a peavey, or Tippy the truck with the blade, but that's not going to happen. The only thing I can do is proceed to carve an opening --widen the kerf, so I can get the chunk loose. This works, but takes time and doesn't look so good.
Is there a secret cut that would cause it to come apart? Somehow, I have my doubts on this but many of you have years and years of experience and might have the secret bucking method to kick it loose. Help please?
I have Twinkle and falling wedges for equipment. I start bucking, the saw does not get stuck, but the tree just settles when I have cut through. The cut off chunk does not break loose. It is cut all the way through but held tightly against the rest of the tree, because of the settling.
I try to cut another chunk off, a bit farther up, same thing. All the way through, but stuck.
I'm wishing for a peavey, or Tippy the truck with the blade, but that's not going to happen. The only thing I can do is proceed to carve an opening --widen the kerf, so I can get the chunk loose. This works, but takes time and doesn't look so good.
Is there a secret cut that would cause it to come apart? Somehow, I have my doubts on this but many of you have years and years of experience and might have the secret bucking method to kick it loose. Help please?