Mick
ArboristSite Lurker
Hi guys, glad i found this forum again. Love it that you have a special homeowner-helper-forum. I have a chainsaw safety course certificate, do occasional bush lot maintenance for the local Land Trust and trail maintenance for the Trail Hiking club. I have a real nice Stihl MS211, 35cc, 16" bar. I never work alone, wear all the correct protectice gear, and always carry a spare chain - and a spare of that nut that may have a habit of coming off.
Virtually every cut that i have to make is to a fallen tree that is supported at both ends. Usually the root end is partially in-out of the ground and the top end is leaning into an adjacent tree; on the hiking trail it is typically leaning low over the trail. Most of our work in the course focused on how to fell a tree in an open space and how to buck when just one end is supported - you just had to determine the compression vs the tension side, quite straight forward.
I usually spend some time clearing the area, examining the tree, trying to get an idea of best approach. Most of the time it works out but a couple of times i have had to extricate a pinched chain
Anyway, i need to hear from you guys what is the correct approach, or what are the correct approaches, to these situations where it is supported at both ends. Would love to see some videos. Most of the ones i see are simple felling of a tall tree in open space or the usual stupid guy videos. I do not want to be that guy.
I have a couple of wedges but have not tried using them.
TIA,
Mick
Virtually every cut that i have to make is to a fallen tree that is supported at both ends. Usually the root end is partially in-out of the ground and the top end is leaning into an adjacent tree; on the hiking trail it is typically leaning low over the trail. Most of our work in the course focused on how to fell a tree in an open space and how to buck when just one end is supported - you just had to determine the compression vs the tension side, quite straight forward.
I usually spend some time clearing the area, examining the tree, trying to get an idea of best approach. Most of the time it works out but a couple of times i have had to extricate a pinched chain
Anyway, i need to hear from you guys what is the correct approach, or what are the correct approaches, to these situations where it is supported at both ends. Would love to see some videos. Most of the ones i see are simple felling of a tall tree in open space or the usual stupid guy videos. I do not want to be that guy.
I have a couple of wedges but have not tried using them.
TIA,
Mick