Leaning pop felling

[simonm]

If it doesn't matter where it lands treat it as an experiment. Is the cavity on the side you need to cut the gob (front) or the back of the lean ?

 

It is on the back but I am sure it extends up the tree a little. Gonna gob it out a couple of feet up an try get into some decent wood.

[MattyF]

Big hinge with bore release but keep on your toes for a explosion of wood or roots getting pulled up before finishing your cuts.

Be careful of the saw getting stuck in the gob as well!!

[Darrin Turnbull]

Be very carefull and don't forget to protect yourself.

 

[MattyF]

The dudes got no gloves !!

[MattyF]

Exploding wolf beech from a few weeks back

[Darrin Turnbull]

That's scary

[MattyF]

That's scary

 

 

That's my felling for you

[agrimog]

if you dont know what your doing, or are unsure, leave it to someone who does

[Guss109]

Be very carefull and don't forget to protect yourself.

 

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They are the most god awfull things to wear and un comfy to boot

[Tom D]

The big ones usually do as they are told, its the smaller ones that tend to go bang. The main thing is forget the NPTC rules on the size of your gob, go where the sound wood is, if that means a tiny gob then so be it, if it means a massive one then do it. Don't worry about the wood in the centre, just try and get some live wood at either side, don't leave it too thick either, 15% max, it will go with the lean so fell it that way..

 

In this vid I was felling some biggish crack willows, they were 80-90 foot. The only thing I'd say is don't lean over the back of the tree (as I do ) when checking your cuts as if it goes like Matty's did you could get a sore chin....

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