woodchux
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Looks easy enough.. Id have it down in less then 20 minutes.
Domino Felling Question
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Dadatwins
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That property has some serious pine bark beetle problems, you will be back there by the end of the summer.
YankeeinSC
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Well; Here's where she fell. I wanted it just a little more to the left than it lays in the photo. I used wedges, an angled notch, a rope at about 60 feet and I still fell nearer to the lot line than I wanted to be. A rope back into the woods would have been nice to keep the fall on the road but I worried that it would snag on trees and pull the leaner too far into the woods or ruin my bull rope. Anyhow it's all done now. Cant wait to get back to rigged removals. You guys can have this open woods work!
Here's how I cut the notch. I tried to leave more holding wood on the underside of the lean. It' worked OK but I think without a rope to control fall radius I only got so much from the notch. There must be a better way?
Here's how I cut the notch. I tried to leave more holding wood on the underside of the lean. It' worked OK but I think without a rope to control fall radius I only got so much from the notch. There must be a better way?
woodchux
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You tapered the holding wood backwards...
YankeeinSC
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Yep I now see that! Thanks! there's always next time.
arbadacarba
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I was going to say the same thing, but I obviously didn't need to. Its great to see the trees down and great to see the support from everybody and how well you took the advice. Good job!
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One more quickie
Another quick tip - if you leave more hinge wood and pull the tree over rather than rely mainly on gravity, you get more control further thru fall. Bore middle of hinge wood to prevent barber, allows for thicker hinge yet, esp. on up-hill side.
Another? Don't tell where you intend to fell tree. Then, where ever it lands, say "PERFECT".
Another quick tip - if you leave more hinge wood and pull the tree over rather than rely mainly on gravity, you get more control further thru fall. Bore middle of hinge wood to prevent barber, allows for thicker hinge yet, esp. on up-hill side.
Another? Don't tell where you intend to fell tree. Then, where ever it lands, say "PERFECT".
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