Author Topic: Looking for advice for Tree Wedges for Tree Cutting Falling, Bucking, Felling (Read 1603 times)

HolmenTree · « **Reply #20 on:** November 25, 2020, 12:43:00 PM »

If it wasn't for my bigshot slingshot I wouldn't be in business.
Great for setting climbing ropes or pull lines.
My best use for it is for setting guy line ropes anchored 90° to lay.
That's where my 4 ft T square comes in gun sighting in the anchor point of the guy rope to where I want the side leaning tree land to lay.
If I can't find an exact 90°degree anchor point I will then make an adjustable one like this.

No matter how big the tree has of a side lean, that rope will swing that tree no matter what size exactly to my lay.
That tree was leaning heavily over a very expensive piece of equipment that was under that green and blue tarps.

HolmenTree · « **Reply #21 on:** November 25, 2020, 01:56:14 PM »

On this job the slingshot really paid off. Two burnt spruce , tallest one 120 feet both leaning over power lines.
Only place I could fell them was towards a brown cabin to the left of the two white ones.
A lady was watching sitting in a chair outside the brown cabin.
She says " that tree is going to hit my cabin !"
I said "Don't worry you can keep sitting right there in that chair, I measured that tree perfectly with that stick laying over there on the ground."

Too bad she ran away.

doc henderson · « **Reply #22 on:** November 25, 2020, 02:09:02 PM »

does the seat look wet, or is that just my imagination?...

HolmenTree · « **Reply #23 on:** November 25, 2020, 02:44:20 PM »

Quote from: doc henderson on November 25, 2020, 02:09:02 PM

does the seat look wet, or is that just my imagination?...

I think your right Doc.
I'm not sure if that happened before or after the tree felled

doc henderson · « **Reply #24 on:** November 25, 2020, 02:47:50 PM »

you should set up video of some of the falls, but that might bring bad luck!

HolmenTree · « **Reply #25 on:** November 25, 2020, 04:50:35 PM »

Quote from: doc henderson on November 25, 2020, 02:47:50 PM

you should set up video of some of the falls, but that might bring bad luck!

Yes I've had many customers who stand off to the side with their phones aimed right before I let the tree go. Talk about pressure

It used to be I had to join YouTube to post videos. Now I can post on Facebook short videos with no problems, but this here site is not FB

SwampDonkey · « **Reply #26 on:** November 26, 2020, 06:35:28 AM »

Just cut'r.............and jump.

petefrom bearswamp · « **Reply #27 on:** November 26, 2020, 07:54:46 AM »

Just added to my wedge collection yesterday
SIL found one on my place while deer hunting, left by loggers who harvested the next to last harvest.
This is the second one we have found over a few years
Price certainly is right for these.

thecfarm · « **Reply #28 on:** November 26, 2020, 07:59:56 AM »

I just buy the ones that Labonville carry. Nothing fancy, just a every day 10 inch wedge, I think. Just picked up a couple about a month ago. I took a chunk out of one all ready.

SwampDonkey · « **Reply #29 on:** November 26, 2020, 09:32:36 AM »

Stihl used to sell felling levers around here, but I think they are only in Europe and NZ now. I think they are fine for smaller trees under 12", a great big old bruiser would likely need a wedge or a few.

Never used anything but the saw myself. Not dealing with huge wood, just thinning small stuff mostly 4-12" on the but and some popple 70 feet tall. On them bad leaners though, I can find a hole most times near the lean or just buck if it lodges. If you leave some wood on the side you want to pull the tree toward on the way down, it'll happen. If I was falling veneer though, wedges for sure. You can't bring a tree sloping 20 degrees in a forest canopy, vertical and fall the other way with wedges.

Since I'm not in big stuff, never been a tree that the saw never brought down. I'm very good at directional felling myself, but there can sometimes be a nearby limb to hook onto on the way down.

I never leave stuff hanging, no no no, nor cut a tree with overhangs on it.

STIHL FELLING LEVER 80CM

Real1shepherd · « **Reply #30 on:** November 26, 2020, 09:50:04 AM »

Quote from: SwampDonkey on November 26, 2020, 06:35:28 AM

Just cut'r.............and jump.

Wow....just wow. That's how people die, regularly. Too bad we don't see a closeup of what he's doing wrong. That's when you think you're 'tougher' than the tree.

Kevin

thecfarm · « **Reply #31 on:** November 26, 2020, 10:28:07 AM »

WOW!! He should of ran!! Well he should learn how to cut a tree down first.

SwampDonkey · « **Reply #32 on:** November 26, 2020, 11:15:50 AM »

These are people sent out to cut danger trees by the power company. The tricky part is that the road was elevated, and that baby bounced.

HolmenTree · « **Reply #33 on:** November 26, 2020, 10:27:36 PM »

I have met many utility arborist crews who do powerline clearing over the years and tree felling is definitely not their specialty.

The most felling they may do is tipping over a 10 foot tall trunk after taking it apart from the bucket truck.

Andries · « **Reply #34 on:** November 26, 2020, 11:13:33 PM »

Quote from: Real1shepherd on November 26, 2020, 09:50:04 AM

. . . . Too bad we don't see a closeup of what he's doing wrong. . . . .

The camera is way far from the base of the tree, but it looked like it barber chaired back a fair bit.
" These are people sent out to cut danger trees by the power company. The tricky part is that the road was elevated, and that baby bounced."
I'm not sure it was the elevated road @Swamp Donkey , to me it looks like the opening face might've been way too shallow causing the split upward, then the kickback. That saw guy was close to being out of luck!
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Dangerous dudes cutting danger trees. Makes for good video of what to watch out for . . .

Real1shepherd · « **Reply #35 on:** November 27, 2020, 09:26:44 AM »

Your eyes are better than mine....I can't really make out anything except for the kickback of the butt and the guy standing there like he's God....or stump dumb.

Kevin

Tacotodd · « **Reply #36 on:** November 27, 2020, 11:03:29 AM »

He ACTS stump dumb for not moving a bit faster. Stupid stuff like that will get a person killed!

Old Greenhorn · « **Reply #37 on:** November 27, 2020, 08:52:04 PM »

I was thinking of this thread and the above video when I was perusing FB marketplace this morning and saw this fella. His ad was titled "have chainsaw, will travel" with two copies of this photo and two copies of his brand new Mac chainsaw. Now just ponder this photo for a second or two.

In case you are not seeing what I see, let me direct your attention to the 'notch' and the direction the tree should have fallen in. The 'backcut' is interesting, as is his 'hinge'. If I was 'guy with a chainsaw and a truck' I don't think I would use this to garner business. Just sayin'
Maybe you guy see something different?

doc henderson · « **Reply #38 on:** November 27, 2020, 09:14:39 PM »

It must be a European hinge... no offense intended to Europeans everywhere,

Andries · « **Reply #39 on:** November 27, 2020, 09:24:03 PM »

Quote from: doc henderson on November 27, 2020, 09:14:39 PM

It must be a European hinge... no offense intended to Europeans everywhere,

Let's see . . Greenhorn is Norwegian and I'm Dutch.
Looks like your post has European bookends.

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I really like that guy's opening, closing and final drop - let's file him under 'miracle worker'. . . just this one time.

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