A differeny way to chop down a tree.

[nilzlofgren]

My FIL came in the house yesterday, and told me that the guy across the street was chopping down a tree with a machete. Sure enough, he cut down a 14 inch oak. took him about 45 minutes, but he did it. Wish I had pics.

 

[Brian VT]

Not the best tool for that job, obviously, but a machete sure is a handy tool.

 

[pioneerguy600]

Wow, he`s got balls, I have cut down plenty with a double bitted axe and thought that was slow and behind the times.LOL I watched a fellow and his son cut down a 10 " maple with an electric recip. saw ,did not like the fellow and refused to lend him a chainsaw. He could afford one though, he is a structural engineer.
Pioneerguy600

 

[AUSSIE1]

Bit tricky gettin round the wedge.

 

[whitemountain]

My FIL came in the house yesterday, and told me that the guy across the street was chopping down a tree with a machete. Sure enough, he cut down a 14 inch oak. took him about 45 minutes, but he did it. Wish I had pics.

Dude, you're so fired for not having pics.

 

[Philbert]

When I was a land surveyor I regularly took down trees up to about 4" with a machete.

Years a go, I watched a neighbor's dad (a retired carpenter) took down a 8" tree in their back yard with a Skil Saw.

You also have to think of native people in different lands who took down large trees for construction, dug out canoes, etc. with stone axes, fire, etc. Pretty committed. Making do.

Philbert