Cut down a tree

[Tor Arne]

Had a small job the other day to cut down a tree that was getting rotten, tree is secured with wire to tractor. Sorry that the video is a little shaky, the owner of the house was a little nervous when he filmed :laughing:

 

[chopped]

Wow Looked like a beautiful tree...

 

[dragoneggs]

well done... with a house and electrical wires, looks like it was dropped perfectly.

 

[TomSeller]

I don't like big trees next to my house but hate to see a healthy tree taken down. Was the core rotted?

 

[CowboyRon]

Wow Looked like a beautiful tree...

It was beautiful, what kind was it?

 

[Tor Arne]

Thanks
The tree is a birch tree and it had rot in the center, where I cut it there was a hole 6 "in the middle and it went a channel all the way up to the top that was rotten. Another reason for the tree to be removed was that the wall of the house never managed to dry thoroughly

 

[chvfrk98]

The shaking got me laughing. There was definitely a "buzz" going after the tree came down. Even more shaking! hahaha

 

[MoKelly]

Yes --- good job. That tree was huge v. the house.

I especially liked the way the lady moved and kind of ducked when the tree fell even though she was far away from the whole thing.

Also, I can understand why the homeowner was a tad anxious.

MoKelly

 

[MinnesotaEric]

Had a small job the other day to cut down a tree that was getting rotten, tree is secured with wire to tractor. Sorry that the video is a little shaky, the owner of the house was a little nervous when he filmed :laughing:

Wondering how you did the cut.

Did you do an aiming cut, plunge cut the center out and then hit the backstrap to release the tree? The video isn't good enough for me to tell how far up the tender line is.

 

[Tor Arne]

Wondering how you did the cut.

Did you do an aiming cut, plunge cut the center out and then hit the backstrap to release the tree? The video isn't good enough for me to tell how far up the tender line is.

Felled it pretty much as you suggested. Wire was attached slightly above the lower branches when it was so high we came withe a ladder.


Was one who wanted slabs of the log to make small tables so I borrowed a Sthil MS 880 chainsaw. Decent saw but I take husqarna verson any day.

 

[MinnesotaEric]

Felled it pretty much as you suggested. Wire was attached slightly above the lower branches when it was so loud we came withe a ladder.


Was one who wanted slabs of the log to make small tables so I borrowed a Sthil MS 880 chainsaw. Decent saw but I take husqarna verson any day.

I have a Husqvarna motorcycle but I've never run their saws because of Stihls dealer support and parts. If their saws are as well engineered as their motorcycles, then they should be super desirable. That said, I don't know anybody with an $1100 saw that big.

 

[Tor Arne]

I have a Husqvarna motorcycle but I've never run their saws because of Stihls dealer support and parts. If their saws are as well engineered as their motorcycles, then they should be super desirable. That said, I don't know anybody with an $1100 saw that big.

I have several saws from Husqvarna that has been used as pro saws for years in logging and they are still as good as the day they were purchased, with basic maintenance and very little else. Oldest saw that I still use from time to time is from 89` and what has been done with it is a new start house and two clutches if you look away from a new starter cord now and then

 

[dirt ditch]

That was a huge tree. I enjoyed the video.