felling wedges

[Ms2004life]

Yeah if you haven't done much time on wedges youd be better off putting a rope on it. With lean on a bit more can go wrong if the trees a bit bigger. Youll still need a wedge but a ropes gonna help alot. Even loggers use rope and cable to pull trees that are leaning.

[Chris Sheppard]

Like Andy said, double ring the highlift and the wooden shaft will last a lot longer.

 

The stihl branded highlifts at the moment seem to be the best I've encountered. The ends are sharper than the previous ones I've used and will even knock into a cut that's pinched

 

I usually have a highlift and at least one plastic wedge, but usually two, and usually the fairly small ones.

 

High lift does the work and the plastic ones get chased in as backup. Never been very convinced by using purely plastic ones but to be fair I've not really given them much chance as I've not needed to change.

 

Best wedging hammer I ever had was a 14lb sledge with a good third or more cut off the handle, though you didn't want to cart it around much.

 

Currently using a 7lb sledge with a shorter handle but wants a bit more cutting off yet as it's not quite right.

[markieg31]

Thanks for the advice.

I have a felling leave but he is only 3 foot so it has to be fairly up right.

I like the high lift and have used to good afect.

I did go to do a bottle jack once but when push cam to shove the jack decided he had seen enough and gave up so had to throw a rope up. Luckily it was only the butt we where felling.

[face cord]

Make you own wedges out of wood then you can make them any size you want & won't damage chain

[Chris Sheppard]

Make you own wedges out of wood then you can make them any size you want & won't damage chain

 

Ali or plastic won't damage a chain either. I'm sure it works OK on some stuff but I'd not want to rely on wooden wedges unless I really had to. Chances are if the wedges are coming out it's a sizable tree and there's enough other stuff to concentrate on than wondering whether the wedges will stand up to getting the tree over.

[Big 'Ammer]

If its a big tree the wedges wont come near the bar anyway.

 

14lb hammer with the shaft shortened to suit you, steel wedges and a flat steel plate for extra lift.

 

Drive in the wedges in pairs.

 

For most jobs the plastic ones are ok.

 

Or save your back and pull it over, its easier.

[Graham]

If you find steel wedges want to slip out then dig a bit of soil out with one and get that into the cut.

[markieg31]

If you find steel wedges want to slip out then dig a bit of soil out with one and get that into the cut.

 

tips of the trade!!

 

i, myself, am leaning towards getting a couple of the metal wedges. me thinks

 

the advice is brill.

[Graham]

tips of the trade!!

 

i, myself, am leaning towards getting a couple of the metal wedges. me thinks

 

the advice is brill.

 

I was shown that by fallers over 30 years ago. It works.

[mendiplogs]

tips of the trade!!

 

i, myself, am leaning towards getting a couple of the metal wedges. me thinks

 

the advice is brill.

 

HI MARK we had one slip out all right we were cutting up large rings and dad got too close to ring wedge come out and cut his finger not good jon