Bore cut failed. What did I do wrong?

[Hunter]

Thanks for help. Will be there over the weekend

Will let you know I get on.

[Peasgood]

Taking two saws into the wood is always a good idea to cut yourself out if you get pinched. Saves you having to come back the next day to retrieve a bar and chain.

Or just have a spare bar and chain with you.

[Marc]

So many ways to approach a problem, personally I don't think your approach was wrong just a bit of bad luck it hard to tell but maybe it's not pinched and jammed with saw dust because the saw was to small to clear the bore as I've seen that happen before.

 

I'd go with Matty and Spruce, you've cut through a lot of the fibres so finish the back cut, just cut fast.

 

 

I should add probably what you did do wrong is have no contingency to sort yourself out.

Edited July 13, 2017 by Marc

[Jamespepperpot]

Could you have cut through the hinge on the other side? That would cause it to pinch even if you have hinge on the powerhead side. I would just do the downward cut but a bit higher up so you don't cut near your bar

[Mesterh]

Looking at picture two it looks as though your gob is ninety degrees out. If it is and it's heavy leaning you might have a bit of trouble sorting that one out without putting another gob in facing the right way. Maybe get a few more pictures up.

 

Not my feild of expertise as 99%of my work is climbing and I'm rubbish at felling:blushing: Just doesn't look right to me in the picture.

[Darrin Turnbull]

It would be nice to have picture from the other side as well.

Like Spruce Pirate said it seems to be leaning in two different directions. And being of small diameter a real problem tree.

[Stubby]

Start again at the bottom were the stem is most vertical . Put the gob facing in the direction down between the racks or rows . ( at the moment it would fall into the other trees it looks ) . Chase your back cut in quick and keep your head back in case it " chairs " . You will then have a stump at the right height as well .

[peatff]

I'd have cut a bigger gob and cut from the back. I wouldn't have thought of doing a bore cut.

[BishBashBosh]

Can't quite make it out from the photo, but is it now hung up?

 

The Two trees in the mid distance appear to be leaning compared with those around them. If so the main stem may jump towards the side you were on when making the bore cut when you do release it, possibly worth making your felling cut from the other side and/or rigging the stem to give some protection. Your not short of anchor points.

 

A ratchet strap or two above your original cuts seems like a sensible precaution too.

 

I'm only a home gamer, but have cut plenty of heavy leaning crack willows so tend to take as many precautions as possible as I'm not against the clock.

The size of yours is the trickiest IMO, as others have said, right idea but the bore cut doesn't leave a lot of holding wood and can initiate movement. Straight in from the back with a faster saw might have been better...easy to say after the event.

 

The stuck bar may be trashed, so don't let retrieving it affect the type of cut you decide on. Assume it's a right off and go for the best option, if it survives then that's a bonus. HTH

[Darrin Turnbull]

Anybody tried these felling cuts.

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