FELLING TREE

[DCJL]

Aha... well of course the larger the better. A bare minimum for a decent print would be 5mpx. Anything 8 or above would be good to go.

 

[arrow]

Heck, its a big continent so its gotta have geographical differences... Like sometimes you'll see a cactus and sometimes you'll see a Russel's viper. When are you expecting those ATM's? We just got phones where I am.

Thanks DC

 

[flINTLOCK]

I have used a rope attached as high in the tree as I can throw it to persuade tree to fall in direction of original lean. Rope is tensioned by come-a-long attached to another tree. Does anyone else do this?? Could it increase chance of kickback??

 

[Treemonkey1000]

I have used a come along plenty of times. Does it increase the chance of kick back or barber chairing? Yes it does. When you tension a tree like the bow on a bow and arrow. I would be more worried if you had a big arc in the tree. Usually we will pull on the tree until we see the tree start to move in the right direction about 1'-2' if it is a mid to large sized tree. We will put more tension if it has a lean to it in a direction we don't want it to fall.

 

[Window Geek]

Stem kickback is another reason why the slope of the notch should point down. Alledgedly there is less chance of the stem slipping back up an incline as opposed to a horizontal surface of a notch where its diagonal cut is on top instead of the bottom. It also helps to kick a stem forward as it breaks from the hinge if you use a bottom diagonal notch cut. I guess it works that way. Haven't experienced many stem kickbacks cutting in this fashion.

Arrow!
That's awesome! I've cut trees with a "swedish notch" for years. The hinge hangs on a lot longer and controls the tree nearly all the way down. I guess it helps to not have the tree kick back either!