Typical day. A couple of the ten on that day...and the LAST warm day of Fall 2023, frozen ground and now snow will "grace" the next couple of video's.
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You get more lift over distance driving the wedge sideways, as opposed to with your backcut, especially with a long/banana wedge.
There's also angling the face cut with the highside being the direction of the increased pull. Your back-cut/hinge still has to be parallel with the face, both being out of angle with the trunk. Combined with a Dutchman and/or wedging (especially from the downslope of the backcut upward), you can get a good majority of trees to swing 90*+, all factors pending.
Many leaners can already be cut 90* if they are small enough, just by not cutting with the lean; just as often, limb-weight contradicts that and you expect to meet in the middle. Last-ditch efforts could involve nipping holding wood off the face (interior or underside, different circumstances) or hinge to undermine or twist/spin the tree free.
Always interested to see the clone-saws in action!
And I certainly appreciate feed back and constructive conversation that actually has value , thank you 
If you have a YouTube channel post up examples.... or if you want I'm in the middle of a job with trees such as I show there, most leaners or I have to redirect. I can "create" situations to show those things. Partly because some are from an old "sugar bush" so I don't care as much about the pulls. Have another 100plus to play with. I regularly drive wedges from the sides for two reasons as I did in this video, one to unload the "loaded" lean side hinge/support the tree and as you mentions to get more lift assuming the weight isn't too heavy to move that hinge in. NEXT video I'm going to set up a "back lean" closing up and using zinc wedges . I don't swing tree's often, just try to be "block & tackle". MOST of my tree's I've been cutting are leaners to the side and back. I only video's a couple , usually the straight forward ones. AND I really try to avoid pulls. The fiber is really strong in these Maples, almost Ash like. AND that clone is going to entice me to buy a true OEM Husqvarna 395, they are "on sale" for around $1100 right now, i think because the 592 is pushing them out of the catalogue.
If you have a YouTube channel post up examples.... or if you want I'm in the middle of a job with trees such as I show there, most leaners or I have to redirect. I can "create" situations to show those things. Partly because some are from an old "sugar bush" so I don't care as much about the pulls. Have another 100plus to play with. I regularly drive wedges from the sides for two reasons as I did in this video, one to unload the "loaded" lean side hinge/support the tree and as you mentions to get more lift assuming the weight isn't too heavy to move that hinge in. NEXT video I'm going to set up a "back lean" closing up and using zinc wedges . I don't swing tree's often, just try to be "block & tackle". MOST of my tree's I've been cutting are leaners to the side and back. I only video's a couple , usually the straight forward ones. AND I really try to avoid pulls. The fiber is really strong in these Maples, almost Ash like. AND that clone is going to entice me to buy a true OEM Husqvarna 395, they are "on sale" for around $1100 right now, i think because the 592 is pushing them out of the catalogue.
I also want to point out as a general rule, if a saw isn't configured to make my job easier, I change the saw. Ditched the full wrap on the g395, have a half wrap coming for the 572. Why would I force a saw configuration? Build a tool that works best for a given situation, if I have to work around a feature.... change it or buy something I don't have to work around. Going back into a "heavy" seasons of time in the woods, re-evaluating all my stuff like I do from time to time. The Husqvarna 585 works best set up with the two bucking spikes, 28inch bar & 1/2 wrap for me. Best saw for my work in the inventory right now A 592 would probably be better. Might for fun graft a 592 top end on my 585 to gain a little displacement. Torque as well.
A 592 would probably be better. Might for fun graft a 592 top end on my 585 to gain a little displacement. Torque as well.
Another SLOW MO video of cutting conditions, this one with a focus on back cuts.
