Felling old maple tree.

[miller1]

I am dropping this old maple , already dropped the huge limb off the facing side, I notched the back then relieved both sides, everything worked well but is there a better way, this was a jred 2186 with a 28" bar.



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[Skeans]

Throw this up in the falling pic threads

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[miller1]

Throw this up in the falling pic threads

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Can't find it.

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[Skeans]

http://www.arboristsite.com/community/index.php?threads/116358/

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[miller1]

Thanks, done.

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[flashhole]

Why did you cut it up so high on the trunk? Looked a bit awkward but it came down alright. How much firewood did you get out of it?

 

[miller1]

The bottom where the other big limb was cut off was much bigger, just easier to get thru up higher.

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[Hoowasat]

WTF? Where was the hinge? After watching the video, I don't understand this technique.

 

[KenJax Tree]

It went 90° to the notch?

 

[Skeans]

If you guys look again you'll see he cut windows not faces, I thought the same thing until I realized they were windows so he could reach all the way across.

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[KenJax Tree]

Yup i see it now....the shadows make it look like a face

 

[Hoowasat]

Yup i see it now....the shadows make it look like a face

Ditto. Was not clear from my first viewing of the video. Thx! <K>

 

[Marshy]

Huh... Little high for my personal liking. A 28" bar should of been plenty for that tree and a conventional cut just might of had to cut from both sides to reach all the way through. Likely would of been quicker and less risky. I never like cutting at shoulder height of it can be avoided and in this case it could have been. Each to their own. Nice saw.

 

[Marine5068]

Looked good. It fell where you wanted it to. Remaining limb weight pulled it to the direction you wanted it to go etc.
Well thought out for that tree, but I would have also cut at a more natural height, in case of a kickback or jamb or something. Just me.
I may have also cut up and removed some of the large pieces around on the ground first to give myself more space and a quicker escape route in case things went wrong. Safety first.
Nice job, saw sounded good...lol. Lots of nice firewood there.....I love Maple, it's my favorite firewood

 

[flashhole]

Maple is my favorite too but I end up processing more Ash than anything else thanks to the EAB problem we have here. Dang beetles kill really nice trees.