how to cut down double leader trees
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sgreanbeans
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Are u a home owner or a tree guy? If your are a HO, call a pro. If your a tree guy.............call a pro.
David (saltas)
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opcorn:I thought I was asking a pro? My plan was to cut down the crotch and then one side at a time. Ive cut down thousands trees, first time running into one that split so quick.
sgreanbeans
Treeaculterologist
I was asking to make sure your in the right thread. What I meant by calling a pro....well is just that. If you have a big co-dominate tree, that is split at the base, that is something that a HO or a novice tree guy shouldn't mess with. Get a pro over there to take a look, better safe than sorry. Post up some pics so we can see what you are talking about.
Sorry if a came off mean, was trying to be funny.
But, still need to know. Are you a tree guy or a Home Owner
Sorry if a came off mean, was trying to be funny.
But, still need to know. Are you a tree guy or a Home Owner
tomtrees58
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well are youopcorn:
opcorn:
Blakesmaster
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Looks like you're in the middle of the woods, no targets, right? I would probably fall them separately to avoid any bar pinching and make it safer. If that wasn't an option, for whatever reason, and they had to be felled together, fell them away from the camera, or toward the camera so both trunks hit the ground at the same time. That crack looks bad enough that it will split apart if you try to fell the whole shebang either right or left. Make a deep notch so you're into the meat of each trunk. Be very careful as either side could easily split off and fall to it's lean. Maybe toss a strap up high to help hold them together. If there's targets you're trying to avoid, call a pro.
And clear the area there so you can run like hell when it goes!
justme23005
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Where in Mass. are you? I'm near Albany NY. If you aren't too far, I'll be happy to stop over and drop them for you.
I am in the Westfield area, it should be no problem just confirming what I wanted to do originally. Just had to ask, I like my life.
tomtrees58
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yup no pro wen you are climbing for 38 years like me
lumberjack48
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Fell one to the right and the other one to the left.
Looking at the pic, notch the left one about 10"s from the ground, run your bar though the stump right where the vertical crack is favoring the left hand side, saw it down. Then fell the right hand one, be care full of it barber chairing its leaning pretty heavy, i would use a box cut.
Looking at the pic, notch the left one about 10"s from the ground, run your bar though the stump right where the vertical crack is favoring the left hand side, saw it down. Then fell the right hand one, be care full of it barber chairing its leaning pretty heavy, i would use a box cut.
Should I use a bore cut to ensure proper hinge
I don't want barber chairing.
Can you reach each half safely or you cutting each one low ?
If I cut down the crack a bit that would make it a comfortable hight for me.
Be careful there if it goes bad just run and look up at it and leave the saw
Blakesmaster
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You gotta watch for the b-chairing in that scenario. The fact you're still asking questions has me wondering if you are too stupid...err...inexperienced to perform this task. Fall the right lead to the right, left to the left. If you can't reach up high enough to comfortably cut above the union, do a bore cut on each side, set your hinge, and start cuttin toward the seem...fast.
