felling cuts

[Dean Lofthouse]

Whatever make you feel comfy MrT

 

I use all sorts of different cuts all the time, sometimes I bore in and just carry on straight out the back sometimes I don't. Sometimes I'll come in from the back, wedge it then carry on to form the hinge.

 

Do whatever takes your fancy

[Will Hinchliffe]

The danish pie cut was explained to me the other day but I have not tried it yet, its nothing revolutionary or new but I can see it has its applications. Its a normal felling cut with a little bit of holding wood left at the back. you stick your wedges in then just make a small cut directly bellow the holding wood (step cut type thing). Should prevent it going over early.

 

Any one use this?

 

Could be used in the tree to gain a safe position before launching something down.

[David oakman]

If you are felling say a large oak cut in the gob pop the saw through the hinge and just pivet it left to right you will lose a small amount of hinge but take away a lot of centre wood because with extra large trees when you put the felling cut in the last thing you want is a tree of that size standing and will not go over because it is held by a small amount of wood in the centre far better to take it out while the tree is safe.:001_smile:

[18 stoner]

If you are felling say a large oak cut in the gob pop the saw through the hinge and just pivet it left to right you will lose a small amount of hinge but take away a lot of centre wood because with extra large trees when you put the felling cut in the last thing you want is a tree of that size standing and will not go over because it is held by a small amount of wood in the centre far better to take it out while the tree is safe.:001_smile:

 

A bit like felling at upto 2.5 bar length?

 

I nearly always fell larger stuff like that, but you can still dogtooth the fell, but i doubt i would ever use it on a winch pull.

[Paul Smith]

The danish pie cut was explained to me the other day but I have not tried it yet, its nothing revolutionary or new but I can see it has its applications. Its a normal felling cut with a little bit of holding wood left at the back. you stick your wedges in then just make a small cut directly bellow the holding wood (step cut type thing). Should prevent it going over early.

 

Any one use this?

 

Could be used in the tree to gain a safe position before launching something down.

 

Don't know if this is the same: normal gob cut, then make a plunge cut half way through the tree up to the hinge then back all the way out. Wedge/felling bar in the back. Cut under wedge forward to complete the hinge. Lift felling bar or hammer home wedge. This cut can be used to fell trees against the direction of lean.

[RPA]

Don't know if this is the same: normal gob cut, then make a plunge cut half way through the tree up to the hinge then back all the way out. Wedge/felling bar in the back. Cut under wedge forward to complete the hinge. Lift felling bar or hammer home wedge. This cut can be used to fell trees against the direction of lean.

 

Split level was the name I was given for that

[THE88MAN]

i was taught by chauvinistic,sexist,hairy,pipe smoking men(with danarms and pioneers)1/3 diameter gob at 60 degrees(ish)bore out the middle then 1" step per foot of diameter (e.g 4' elm,4" step)never lost one yet(although i have become hairy and sexist!)

[Ty Korrigan]

Hello all,

I have a job ahead where I am to fell several very skinny Sycamores leaning from a low bank hard towards a lane and over phone and electric cables.

These are too thin to climb and other than hire a MEWP I am a loss how to dismantle them safely.

I could get a line over into the crown and pull them back away from the lane and cables but which cut to use?

I wish to avoid a barberschair situation.

The stems are very small diameter indeed yet around 16m in height.

Thanks in advance.

[testcricket01]

Some one can probably explain it better but this is the rough concept! Can't remember all the percentages of timber etc but some one will inform us. I hope the rough sketch attaches ok.

 

i think this is the cut your on about??? we got told it was a leaning tree cut. hope it helps.

[Tom D]

If you are pulling in the opposite direction to the lean then a standard felling cut should be fine. That way you can see it moving and adjust the pull accordingly.