Dangers of a Downward Slanted BackCut

[TheTreeSpyder]

Shows why a slanted BackCut leaves a weaker backstop against falling backward, thus weaker backstop to wedge against; and less leveraged power of felling with wedge, calling for more force dependant on the weaker BackStop holding when wedging.

Design Flaw in Slanted BackCut Thread

 

[tony marks]

the truth will bein the pudding ,,i guess spider.. i for one just dont really get the results from wedges that some can..
this being my weakness . for my wk a big ole top heavy tree just aint easy to controll with wedges..this being why i started looking at johns pics to start with..

 

[eyolf]

I gotta get me a digital camera.

Last week I took down a big burr oak, had to force it my way with wedges.

My notch cuts met perfectly... big tree for here, about 34" on the butt... cut through until I had just a couple inches of wood left of the hinge before starting wedging. As top started come over center, I finished out the back-cut, leaving a 1/4" hinge. The top of the stump looked as flat as a table, save for the skinny little line of fibers. stem laid just as pretty as you please along-side the road for easy loading.

And no-one was there to see me do it .

When I have a audience, I will have trouble getting an 8" popple down.

 

[lawmart]

I have ben doing tre work now for 14 years, and in the last 3-4 years i have been seeing alot of slanted back cut,

Now iam a arborist, not a forester, but even when i was at university for Foresty, we never were tought this at all. is this a regional flair that is becomming popular?

I mostly see this in the farmers fence row of trees, Have not seen any profesonials use it yet, but whow nows.

For the time being i will stick with my flat back cut, with wedges and pullies.


Lawmart

Play safe

 

[NeTree]

law, this thread stems from the one titled "harry homeowner backcuts".