good cuts for end heavy limbs??

[carlos]

after tips on getting end heavy species( ie macrocarpa) to fall flat down and not hang on. someone suggested " the box cut" seemed to work well although wasnt sure if i was doing it correctly. any thoughts.

thanks carl

[Rich Rule]

I would use the Coos Bay cut. Similar to the box cut.

[atree]

Wing cuts and a sharp fast cutting saw for mac;s,Chewy as anything.

 

Whats the coos bay cut rich?

[Stephen Blair]

A step cut will do, just depends how far your steps are apart, and how fast you can cut through it.

Best thing is leave the top handle saw on the ground and get something with some more oomph!!

I match the top and bottom cut, and have no distance apart if it's a big long heavy limb like beech trees.

If they are dead and I'm standing on the limb, then I don't bother with an undercut, more more of a side cut and then another side cut, it will just break off if it's dead .

If it's silly big then I'll do my undercut, bore through and up, then the top cut.

As ever I do some practice cuts on easy stuff to see what the trees doing.

[skyhuck]

Get on the end and take some weight off.

[Steve Bullman]

Undercut and top cut. The trick is getting the undercut in as deep as you dare without the saw pinching.

 

If in doubt, don't be lazy....get some weight off the end like Skyhuck suggested.

[Mat]

... and make sure the topcut is in no way 'outboard' of your bottom cut.

 

For a box cut I would go for:

 

Undercut

Vertical cut on the far side

Vertical cut on your side

Top cut, full revs, don't ease off the pace until the branch has snapped off.

 

For a box cut, I would line up all the cuts perfectly with each other.

[carlos]

cool thanks for the tips, it was just one of those trees with leggy flat limbs that would fit if dropped dead flat, and when hung on and landed on their tip, ER ... didnt fit!! ended up rigging bigger bits for peace of mind and to be honest not sure if it was any slower than just crashing it down, as there a big difference in processing a dropped limb as apposed to lowered one. we were using a back handled saw, a lot easier on the wrists and elbows i find.

thanks again. carl

[carlos]

... and make sure the topcut is in no way 'outboard' of your bottom cut.

 

For a box cut I would go for:

 

Undercut

Vertical cut on the far side

Vertical cut on your side

Top cut, full revs, don't ease off the pace until the branch has snapped off.

 

For a box cut, I would line up all the cuts perfectly with each other.

 

cool thats exactly how i did it and it seemed to just drop off instantly, thanks

[Will Heal]

... and make sure the topcut is in no way 'outboard' of your bottom cut.

 

 

 

For a box cut I would go for:

 

 

 

Undercut

 

Vertical cut on the far side

 

Vertical cut on your side

 

Top cut, full revs, don't ease off the pace until the branch has snapped off.

 

 

 

For a box cut, I would line up all the cuts perfectly with each other.

 

 

Yep this is the best way but take some weight off the end if it is super heavy for safety's sake

 

 

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