Brilliant! Laying a tree down gently
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Nutball
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Bendy river birch. I had a similar size Norwegian Spruce do that even with a back cut.
Interesting. I never thought of using no back cut but river birch is extremely strong like that. My usual method is lean it over using a narrow face (short: not open) and then repeat as needed making new felling cuts above the previous one until the trunk is parallel to the ground.
Funny how river birch is super strong when alive but get weak fairly quickly when dead.
Funny how river birch is super strong when alive but get weak fairly quickly when dead.
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SeanKroll
Treehouser
He's on TB.
Burnham
Woods walker
For many species, that wouldn't work. But it sure did work fine there.
flushcut
TreeHouser
Species specific technique right there. River birch being the optimal species, elm would be another good one, spruce maybe. But then again ye old bomb pad is real easy to make for non impact turf jobs. Or cut it low enough so the log comes in flat.
Then again the longer I’ve been in business the less I care about turf damage. I’ll do everything I can to minimize impact but there is always some impact short of matting the whole job site. But if they are paying I’ll build the Great Wall of China.
Then again the longer I’ve been in business the less I care about turf damage. I’ll do everything I can to minimize impact but there is always some impact short of matting the whole job site. But if they are paying I’ll build the Great Wall of China.
Nutball
TreeHouser
It also depends on how tall the log is vs the diameter, and how much it weighs. Double diameter quadruples the cross sectional area, so volume and weight will quadruple, and increased height adds leverage, so that only works with small or short trees. The only way I see getting a big tree to do that is cutting several face and back kerfs up much of the length. The idea is to use narrow face cuts so the amount the hing fibers flex is minimal, so they don't break, and any such cuts add together the amount each hinge bends until it's all the way over.
A big enough tree would uproot itself before it reaches the ground due to all the torque. I was considering if a far forward hinge and a heavy duty rope tied to the log and stump on the back side would help slow it, but the torque on the rope and stump would be stupid high.
A big enough tree would uproot itself before it reaches the ground due to all the torque. I was considering if a far forward hinge and a heavy duty rope tied to the log and stump on the back side would help slow it, but the torque on the rope and stump would be stupid high.
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