How To Cut Down a Dangerous Leaning Tree
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 28 ก.ย. 2024
- cutting down a dangerous leaning tree. felling a leaner is always dangerous but few simple tricks can mitigate the risk
Here is what happens if your make a mistake on a leaning tree
• Dangerous Barber Chair...
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@OutdoorsWithTheMorgans
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@terryhale9006
• Tree Felling - Leaners
@guiltyoftreesoneastsidetre4792
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That tree is an accurate representation in shape of the lumber I purchase from retail stores.
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Very funny……and sadly accurate !!!
Brock, I have used that same method several times in the past couple of years. I have been cutting trees for firewood for around 42 years and can't believe how wrong I was doing it on many occasions but luckily never got hurt. I will say though that the one one thing I have always done in the woods is clear two escape paths away from the tree as well as a large circumference area around the base of the tree; even if it took 15-20 minutes to do when under growth was thick. Great video!!
Oh yeah. The escape routes. Too late to clear those out once you really need them!
Best felling advice I have seen on the net. Thanks.
I was gonna say bs when the video started, but I'm the end. I was impressed.
Interesting and informative. Thanks for the I formation.
I’m so glad I subscribed to your channel! I have one Alder that leans like that, I’m going to try your method! 👍🏻☮✌🏻
Nope, picture perfect good safe job!
Good job , Brock . Tree is safely on the ground .
Good job Brockster ...And I thought there was nothing 'boring' about your videos..lol !
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It’s on the ground! It’s a success!!! Best, - J.Andre. / Old Iron Acres
Wow, just wow!
Lots of good information in this one.
A well detailed set of steps to handle a problematic tree job. Thanks for sharing.. All the best and God Bless. 🙏❤🇺🇸
Excellent video Brock. You did an excellent job explaining your methodology. I learned a tremendous amount from this video. I don’t have much experience cutting trees and from time to time I need to cut down one. Thanks for a fantastic video.
As someone with quite a bit of cutting experience (although far from claiming to be a pro), I knew pretty much everything that you explained in this video, but could probably never have explained it as well or thoroughly as you did. You did a fine job of explaining everything. You also did a great job of actually felling the tree. Of course you're always going to have the pseudo pros that tell you what you did wrong, or what you could have done better, but to me, that tree did exactly what you wanted it to do, and don't personally see anything that I'd have done differently. Nice job Brock!
Best part was reviewing the cuts at the stump afterwards.
This is where you see exactly what you did and where the improvements could be made next time.
There's also the issue that with a larger tree, it can be hard to judge exactly where your saw is relation to previous cuts. Tilt the saw even slightly in any direction and your cuts won't line up. Compound that where you're working at 18" to 24" above the ground and you're leaning over trying to get your sight line. Then you're wrestling a 16+ pound saw 90 degrees out of the way you'd normally hold it. None of it unmanageable, but it's a lot easier to make mistakes than when you're just bucking logs into rounds.
I am just a watcher. Know nothing. So I'm just asking. Could the bore cut and trigger cut and horizontal part of the face cut all be at the same level and if not why not? And how would you safely bring down a leaner like this if you don't have a chainsaw just a hand bowsaw? Bit big maybe trees half the girth would be meat for a bowsaw and perhaps still dangerous or at least in need of controlled felling. And for interest's sake: how would you bring it down with an axe?
If you are cleaning up trees or large branches already on the ground and they are bent under tension, they are just as deadly. I've seen people die. Be careful.
Well done and articulated . The tree lady would be pissed off that you cut a deformed Oak
Excellent Video, I fell plenty of trees for firewood- on agreement with the owners- dead trees, dying trees , trees that need removing for whatever reason. Only had a couple of very hard leaners -which made me very very cautious- and a little nervous. Following this video to the letter gave a clear path to follow, with no nasty surprises. Only difference was I wrapped a high strength rope , 10 times aound the trunk, about a foot above the cuts.
Awesome video, thanks for sharing.
Lifetime logger here. He got it rite. Safest way to get it down.
Brock, thanks for taking the time to show this technique with explaining how it all works!
Yep when ya walk around to the back of the tree and ya hear that SNAP , oh boy it's about to get REAL
Brock, you can cut down any friggin' tree on your property without the need for explanations!
Any way of making it fall the other direction?
Very sound advice.
I'm thinking the letterbox cut probably didn't aid in barber chair resistance. A thinner hinge likely would have been more beneficial. Making the bore cut closer to the elevation of the apex of the face cut will make it easier to get the hinge just the way you want it. Good call making the face cut small, that lessens the stress on the trigger as well.
Letterboxing is more about making a back cut with a saw that is too short to reach the center of the tree.
Well done, it's always good to experiment with different things when the situation allows.
Brock, great information in this video. Very good representation of how to execute this method
He is great at explaining
@@oakiewoodsman agreed Mr Joe
Super late , I was at Home Depot and central tractor
So disappointed with you Todd...🤣
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Good Morning
Good work getting it down safely and very good explanation.
That really is one very much leaning tree. never seen it done that way but it certainly work out nicely, Good seeing you out there Brock. have a great day and stay safe in the crazy weather we've had this Spring.
With red alder out west, it's a very soft, hard wood. Actually has a btu value near or under a pine tree.
Super sharp chain and plenty of power on point. Is the common way people deal with them.
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It's also the tree that's taken quite a few people's lives, because they don't take it seriously. and / or try and fall one with a dull chain. or a way little home owner saw.
Howdy Brock! Good job covering all the bases with a difficult tree. Every tree is different and this one was surely unique. Never stop learning - complacency can be fatal. Well done and thanks for sharing 🤠
You don't love trees, you never hugged it or even said goodbye 😂.
Thanks for the info. Sounds like good advice. You made it look easy, (because you knew what you were doing.)👍
Perfect format -- you covered the important info & kept it concise.
Besides that, this info will help me this year for sure -- I cut trees to heat the home.
Was that a new chain? Couldn't believe how you cut right into the heart of the tree from the side!
Appreciate ya.
Good morning Brock. Excellent video. Who says that you can't teach an old dog new tricks. Very informative. God bless and have a wonderful day. 👍👍🙂
I wouldn’t have made the trigger any smaller. The tree had a lot of lean and you were pretty close to the sapwood. Better safe than sorry.
Excellent description and demonstration
Good video with clear instructions and reasoning!
Very nice job on the tree cutting Brock. Another great video!👍🏻
Excellent information and explanation.
Appreciate the humility Brock.
What a great video I learned a lot. Thank you.
Excellent video!!!!! Great job!!!
Beautifully done!
Morning, good job.
Great job!
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Nice job !
Good job.
Sorry, if I missed something but a couple of questions: 1. What did the chains achieve? 2. That face cut seemed very shallow. Wouldn't a somewhat deeper cut have been advisable?
The chains were insurance that were not needed due to the mans high skill. IF the tree tried to split (it didnt) the chain would reduce the chance of if a slice of the split going flying by pinning/keeping the split together.
Some of the guys should never ever be doing any type of instructional videos regarding tree felling..!
Point them out to me and I will go on their channel’s and leave negative comments
The crazy thing is some people come on here and leave negative comments but after a little conversation, I find out that they actually have no idea what they’re talking about
@@RockhillfarmYT Yeah, there's a "know-it-all" at the bottom of most YT comments. I like to scroll here, (when the time is available), to see all the nay-sayers, and if they have any logical information. Most have a brain, like their channel. "No content". Don't lose any sleep over them. You did fine.
Who won the chainsaw.
I said today, but I put that announcement is in tomorrows video and I will have a community post about it
Well done sir !
Thanks
Good explanation and a great job.
Jesus Christ NOT EVERY DAMN THING IN LIFE REQUIRES TRAINING! The only way for people to learn is to be in an open field at first an to just do it, the. Once they get good they can upgrade to removing from around homes , power lines etc
I agree with you. I started on trees that were a little bit smaller and we’re standing straight and didn’t have any dead spots on them.
I watched a bunch of TH-cam videos and asked questions to guys I know who are older.
I just keep working my skill set up and Taking on more difficult trees in more difficult spots.
The important thing to me is, don’t be overconfident if you’re new at it. Lots of ways it can go wrong.
I'm 57 now and been cutting trees in New England for over 40 years, I never ran into a leaner that I couldn't take down with a "Coos Bay Cut" All this other nonsense is unnecessary