kerf cut

[bill]

anyone ever put them at the ends of the hinge? thats the way i was shown when i started but now i put them below. also does anyone ever cut the middle of their hinge out if they are having problems pulling a stem over by hand?

[Steve Bullman]

we talking felling at ground level or climbing?

[bill]

kerfs climbing and cutting hinge in the middle on the ground.

[Steve Bullman]

ok, when you say at the ends, you mean actually cutting into the hinge itself? i would never do that....always a couple little nicks beneath the hinge.

 

have cut out the middle of the hinge before if its been necessary

[bill]

the cuts were made on the ends of the hinge itself.

[MattyF]

depends on the wood being cut species, lean ,wind direction and all that!.

[Steve Bullman]

never cut through the hinge

[MattyF]

why not hey????

I remember cutting through the hinge on a massive beach on a shelter belt when i just came out of college..getting the 3120 stuck and having to undo the power head before it finally spun on the stump and went over backwards bending the bar i was not to populer that day ,have never cut through a hinge since though..

[Marc]

also does anyone ever cut the middle of their hinge out if they are having problems pulling a stem over by hand?

 

 

Do you mean bore out the center of the hinge on a section your trying to push out? surely it would be easier and safer to just put a pull rope on it if its being that stubborn?

 

I've never done it or ever seen anyone do it in the tree.

 

I occasionally bore out the center when pulling over Stems i've stripped, it seems to make it easier, I don't like doing it on trees with full crowns.

[vduben]

i call them sap cuts, its a must when topping out a tree, or on anything thats slightly rippy/splitty.

works 99.9% of the time and has got me out the shite a few times!!!!

and i only cut out the middle of the hinge if it a huge tree and i only have a small saw..........