Cutting hollow trees

[Matt601]

5 lbs of Tannerite works good too!!!! 

[DelawhereJoe]

I think the neighbors may complain about that, the trees 150 yards from there houses. I'm thinking about a very shallow notch, a ratchet strap and lots of prayers.

[John Mc]

Is the wood in the shell sound, or is it starting to go as well? Most of the steering the hinge does in guiding the tree is done by the outside edges of the hinge. In fact, one of the tricks to felling a tree more than twice your bar length in diameter  is to cut your notch, then bore in through the center of the notch to sweep out the center of the tree. The intact fibers you have left after this process would be similar to what is in a hollow tree.

[DelawhereJoe]

There is about 4-5" let on the on the small side and 6-7 or so on the big side of about a 18 or 19" tree. It needs to fall the way of the small side because thats the way the branches and lean go also there is space for it to fall that way. Its a red maple I'll try to get some pics of it tomorrow if available.

[petefrom bearswamp]

I have a 28" beech just below my house which has a rind of about 3" all around.
I have left it since we moved here in 1994 and the old sucker is still standing.
I have thought many times about felling it, but cant bring myself to do it.
I think that it is a tribute of all things very old and decrepit,.
Me included, we not only stand we endure.

[luvmexfood]

To me it seems like hollow trees have a mind of there own. At least the ones that show no outward signs of being hollow. They can go about any way they want to.

[DelawhereJoe]

I think my tree will do one of 2 things; A:fold in on itself  taking my bar/saw with it....hopefully not me with it or B: barber chair as its whole center and sides are missing from the ground up to about 8'.

[tawilson]

If the remaining wood isn't strong enough to support the weight of the tree it might just pinch your bar somewhere during the backcut.