Today I got rid of a dying water oak a genius left butting against my blacktop driveway when it was built. It had bug holes in it big enough for your finger. It was about 12" thick three feet up. I am planning to get a company with machinery to come in and push some oaks over, but I don't want to push over trees close to pavement because I think the roots will lift the pavement when the trees fall. Better to remove them a piece at a time after the trunks are gone.
The tree seemed to be leaning in a direction I liked, so I cut a homeowner-grade notch on that side and then started a back cut. The saw got stuck in the back cut, so I had to pound a wedge in to get it out.
When the tree fell, it fell just as expected.
Is it normal for a tree to swell up and tighten a kerf on the side away from the lean? I had not seen that before.
I used a Makita cordless and a 10" cordless pole saw to fell the tree, but the Makita was not great for cutting the stump close to the ground, so I got the new 562XP out. That saw was the perfect choice for my property. Not too big, and it went right through the oak stump with a 24" bar.
The tree seemed to be leaning in a direction I liked, so I cut a homeowner-grade notch on that side and then started a back cut. The saw got stuck in the back cut, so I had to pound a wedge in to get it out.
When the tree fell, it fell just as expected.
Is it normal for a tree to swell up and tighten a kerf on the side away from the lean? I had not seen that before.
I used a Makita cordless and a 10" cordless pole saw to fell the tree, but the Makita was not great for cutting the stump close to the ground, so I got the new 562XP out. That saw was the perfect choice for my property. Not too big, and it went right through the oak stump with a 24" bar.