I don't really recommend it but I bore,cut barely into the bark down then up cut.If you don't know what you're doing this can get you hurt.What is the best technique for bucking large logs without getting the chain into the dirt? I was bucking a 24" diameter white oak today. There was no way to roll the log and I ended up in the dirt alot.
A lot of bucking practice of knowing exactly where the tip is and what it feels like to go from wood back into bark.
I like to lay a few limbs/firewood pieces perpendicular to the direction of tree fall and let the trunk rest on them. That keeps the log off the ground and the saw out of the dirt. If that's not possible, then there is almost always a spot on the trunk that is off the ground every few feet, and it's just a matter of cutting through at this point so that the cuts can be made from the top, piece rolled, and the cut finished going up. Simple takes a bit of practice to get good at it.
Thanks for the great tips. We were apparently doing it the hard way. I had my 6ft pry bar out trying to roll the log
Wedges, timber jack, peavey, cant hooks, that's what those tools are for, amongst other things. I rarely hit the dirt, but it sure torks me off when I do. I keep most of these tools handy whenever I cut.
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