dangerous fell

[danjackson]

i got a large poplar that needs felling. got alot of a lean on it. with a lot of wait. plenty of room to land it, no probs there. no space any where else. just a bit concerned about barber chairing. was just guna bore cut it then severe the holding strap. got any better ideas? to give you an idea, its 85/90ft high and about 3ft across.

[THE88MAN]

i got a large poplar that needs felling. got alot of a lean on it. with a lot of wait. plenty of room to land it, no probs there. no space any where else. just a bit concerned about barber chairing. was just guna bore cut it then severe the holding strap. got any better ideas? to give you an idea, its 85/90ft high and about 3ft across.

 

if you got plenty of room knock it over on a 45 degree angle to the stress mate

[Graham]

i got a large poplar that needs felling. got alot of a lean on it. with a lot of wait. plenty of room to land it, no probs there. no space any where else. just a bit concerned about barber chairing. was just guna bore cut it then severe the holding strap. got any better ideas? to give you an idea, its 85/90ft high and about 3ft across.

 

That's what I'd do. Sharp saw, keep cutting and be aware.

[danjackson]

Theres is planety of room in the direction of its lean, however its in an SSSRI woodland site, with mature oaks either side of the crash zone, so i cant fell it on the angle, dont fancy climbing it due to root rot and we are not allowed machinery in the wood so that counts out hoists.

[THE88MAN]

where are you dan? sounds like you need a josharb87+88man combo lol

[Tree Man Tom]

Put some ratchet straps around the tree. Poplar will cut like butter with a sharp saw so as the tree starts to go keep cutting.

[Dean Lofthouse]

As above, I've felled plenty of heavy leaning pops without problem, just make sure your saws sharp and put the ratchet strap on for a bit of reassurance but above head height incase the strap goes

[danjackson]

ratchet straps hadnt occured to me, good idea. defo above the head, dont want to get a smack in the teeth:help:, i keep all my saws razor sharp, blunt saws are just an accident waiting to happen.

Cheers for the input. Mucho appreciated.

[Big 'Ammer]

If it has a heavy lean into the area you want to fell it, you will not need much directional control from the hinge.

 

You may want to consider letterboxing the hinge to get the centre cut out to help prevent barberschairing and also squaring the buttresses off tidy to prevent the sides tearing and buttresses and roots being pulled up as it goes over.

 

Leave 3 points of contact and then cut the holding wood at the back.

 

Sharp saw is essential, ratchet straps a good idea also, depends on the lean and weight etc...

[Mesterh]

I like the tip about ratchet straps:thumbup1:

 

A nice place to get out of the way, sharp chain on a nice saw and cut the sides in.