The Forestry Forum
General Forestry => Ask The Forester => Topic started by: ford62783 on December 03, 2009, 06:32:08 PM
does anyone have any advise for falling timber its been about 4 years since i did it on a regular basis and i got that same feeling in my stomach i got the first time i imagine you guys know what i mean its not fear this time though its anticipation of the moment any advise is greatly appreciated thank you
Not sure what your level of experience is, but this is a good beginners guide to tree felling, put out by OSH here in New Zealand. It's not up to the level of professional training, but it has the basic things to do, and common problems to watch for.
http://www.osh.govt.nz/order/catalogue/pdf/treefell.pdf (http://www.osh.govt.nz/order/catalogue/pdf/treefell.pdf)
Is there anything in particular that's making you nervous? If so feel free to ask, otherwise, plan your felling properly, use the right techniques and BE CAREFULL :)
Ian
ahh success lol nerves are gone now after today i cut a few hitches for my uncle and it was just like rideing a bike gotta love felling trees