felling wedges

[markieg31]

Hello,

A bit green when it comes to the world of wedges but I am after a wedge to fell a tree in the opposite direction of lean.

 

So plastic wedges are about as good as a chocolate tea spoon and a hi lift will do the job but are pricey and fall to bits when you let rip on them.

 

Has any body got any suggestions? I see there are lots of metal ones with barbs etc but are they any good? What do you use?

 

Cheers mark

[Goaty]

http://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/picture-forum/50103-bottle-jack-fell.html

[jrose]

I've picked up a few metal ones from car boots etc that do the job for about £1 each

 

like these

log splitting wedges | eBay

[normandylumberjack]

I use plastic and find them to be good even in big timber, especially if you clip it with the saw! You can use 2 together if you need extra height. The bottle jack method is good for a real leaner.

[markieg31]

I have tryed plastic ones before with some big/ tall larch. I was wacking away with a sledge for ages and it was like hitting rubber!! In the end I just dipped it the way it wanted to go and then delt with the mess

[rovers90]

Would this not do the trick???

 

Wedge | Clas Ohlson

[Stubby]

Depends on how big a tree and how much it is leaning the wrong way . You could do a cushion cut and use a felling bar ( longer the better ) or if its a biggun as has been said bottle jack . Climb up and put a rope round as well maybe . If it only a tiddler and not leaning too far my choice would be the felling bar .

[Jamespepperpot]

I use the yellow plastic Oregon ones which seem to work pretty well in smaller trees.

[TreeswingerPerth]

I usually use the Oregon 8"or 10" plastic ones , but I got a big twisted aluminium one from Clark's a while back , it's at the yard just now but it was either Ochsekof or Bacho make .

TS

[Andy Collins]

I carry about 6 various sized plastic wedges, and 3 hi lifts, I drift them in with a dead blow hammer, never had a problem with them not doing the job. If its a bit dodgy, use other things to help, ropes, winches, trucks they're ll there to be used to get the job done safely.

If you hit the hi lift square on top, it won't break, if you catch it with a glancing swing it will. Put a couple of rings on the top (they come with one)

Plastic wedges can be trimmed back to shape if you do nick them with the saw, steel will mess the chain up big time.