chunking down big leaning stem next to house

[TC262]

So chunking down big wood is the way to go if it's vertical or leaning favorably, but when the lean is against you, always cut small sections?

thanks

When you are by yourself

 

[sac-climber]

Thanks BC WetCoast, I think I may be able to do that. Thinking about that when I first looked at the job, I thought that chunking down might be safer, cause the center of gravity would be easier to manage with shorter pieces, where as the whole pegs center of gravity must be at the edge of the stump or even off of it, but I guess that's why a come along and wedges come in handy. Anyway thanks for the helpful suggestion.

I just did a few small model, but relative to scale tests on some chunks of wood I had lying around. I was able to successfully drop the leaning chunk away from its lean just by going with a deep notch, no pull or wedge assistance. Here is a before and after backcut pic from one of the model tests.

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Me thinks you could snap cut pieces that small without much worry. What is that....like 2ft? Save the fuel and bar oil from the huge notch. Just my thoughts

 

[oldboy]

Thanks Sac-Climber,

don't know if you read my post's (I usually just look at pictures) but I mentioned those pics were an approximate to scale test model, the chunks from the tree in question will be 40" thick, and 6 to 8' long. I snap cut down the upper part of the tree though, I love that technique.

 

[sac-climber]

Pshhh, 40"...you just need to hit the gym dude


Yeah, I didn't read. That's not gonna work, lol.

 

[oldboy]

Thanks again for all your words. I ended up taking it down in 20 to 30" slabs, and sliding/pushed them off the trunk, quick, easy, safe, maybe not as fun as dropping bigger wood. I left a 6 foot or so stump that I will carve or make benches out of.

 

[TheJollyLogger]

Good decision. Generally speaking as far as climbing goes, no matter what the question is, the answer is always climb a little higher, cut a little smaller. Glad it went well.