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My insurance specifies a pull rope so I put one in damn near every tree I fell even if it's a natural, just in case. I honestly never use wedges for bucking up wood in a residential setting. Hell if I ever do get pinched there's a whole armoury of saws not far away. Plus the mini can help out...

You should always have wedges when felling a tree even if you are using a pull line imo. Anything can happen and I like having a wedge/axe with me just in case.

Experience plays the biggest part in 'reading' binds, which is why I haven't gotten into trying to explain how I deal with pressured wood. Because every situation is different. The tree, the bind, the terrain, the saw countless factors come into play. Be careful with pressured wood is the...

Brings to mind another tip. When cutting out a pinched saw a good practice is to take the powerhead off of the pinched bar. I was helping a friend who was cutting a neighboring strip and had got pinched, I was in a hurry and learned that one the expensive way, I went in for half of the new...

A tip for chainthrows. Get in the habit of hitting your chainbrake the instant your chain throws. This stops your drivers from getting chewed up.