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[ssmith general]

I cut down a huge dead tree yesterday.  It was quite frightening.  Probably 3' diameter and 30-40 tall, and dead.  Not the one in the back by the pond, this was another one.  It dropped a huge limb and landed like 20' from mom and it had to go.

Anyway, so I get it wedged and hinged and hammer in all my wedges and it wont go.  So I pushed it with the tractor and it wobbled.  I almost pooped myself.  But I held it with the bucket and got it to fall.  Right on top of an old fence (as intended).  You would have been proud.

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I cut down a huge dead tree yesterday.  It was quite frightening.  Probably 3' diameter and 30-40 tall, and dead.  Not the one in the back by the pond, this was another one.  It dropped a huge limb and landed like 20' from mom and it had to go.

Anyway, so I get it wedged and hinged and hammer in all my wedges and it wont go.  So I pushed it with the tractor and it wobbled.  I almost pooped myself.  But I held it with the bucket and got it to fall.  Right on top of an old fence (as intended).  You would have been proud.

OMG (never used that psuedo acronym). Are you cutting a wedge out on the front in direction of fall?

[ssmith general]

I cut down a huge dead tree yesterday.  It was quite frightening.  Probably 3' diameter and 30-40 tall, and dead.  Not the one in the back by the pond, this was another one.  It dropped a huge limb and landed like 20' from mom and it had to go.

Anyway, so I get it wedged and hinged and hammer in all my wedges and it wont go.  So I pushed it with the tractor and it wobbled.  I almost pooped myself.  But I held it with the bucket and got it to fall.  Right on top of an old fence (as intended).  You would have been proud.

OMG (never used that acronym). Are you cutting a wedge out on the front in direction of fall?

Not sure what you mean.  But I am sure I am doing it right.  I cut a wedge about 25-30% out in the direction I want it to go.  Then I cut a horizontal cut on the back side leaving a hinge in between.  usually after that I can push it over by hand or drive a wedge in (I am pretty good at cutting down trees).  But this tree was so big the hinge was too big I guess and I couldnt get my saw in there.  Plus the whole time I was looking up at those branches.  Anyway I drove all my wedges into the horizontal cut and it still didnt fall.  I was kind of out of options.  Can you picture it?

[ssmith general]

I would also like to add that an error in fall direction to the west would have hit the barn, and to the east would have taken out a fence I wanted to keep.

[BAMAWV]

I cut down a huge dead tree yesterday.  It was quite frightening.  Probably 3' diameter and 30-40 tall, and dead.  Not the one in the back by the pond, this was another one.  It dropped a huge limb and landed like 20' from mom and it had to go.

Anyway, so I get it wedged and hinged and hammer in all my wedges and it wont go.  So I pushed it with the tractor and it wobbled.  I almost pooped myself.  But I held it with the bucket and got it to fall.  Right on top of an old fence (as intended).  You would have been proud.

OMG (never used that acronym). Are you cutting a wedge out on the front in direction of fall?

Not sure what you mean.  But I am sure I am doing it right.  I cut a wedge about 25-30% out in the direction I want it to go.  Then I cut a horizontal cut on the back side leaving a hinge in between.  usually after that I can push it over by hand or drive a wedge in (I am pretty good at cutting down trees).  But this tree was so big the hinge was too big I guess and I couldnt get my saw in there.  Plus the whole time I was looking up at those branches.  Anyway I drove all my wedges into the horizontal cut and it still didnt fall.  I was kind of out of options.  Can you picture it?

OK. Sounds like your cuts are correct. With larger trees, cut out a bigger /higher angle. Keep that brand new tractor out of the zip code.LOL

[ssmithhhh]

I cut down a huge dead tree yesterday.  It was quite frightening.  Probably 3' diameter and 30-40 tall, and dead.  Not the one in the back by the pond, this was another one.  It dropped a huge limb and landed like 20' from mom and it had to go.

Anyway, so I get it wedged and hinged and hammer in all my wedges and it wont go.  So I pushed it with the tractor and it wobbled.  I almost pooped myself.  But I held it with the bucket and got it to fall.  Right on top of an old fence (as intended).  You would have been proud.

E-cred for admitting you pooped yourself.  Oh...that was "almost".  Still, that deserves something.  

I've only cut down 2 or 3 trees in my life, but I was instructed was to use a "come along"??  Tossed a weighted-ended rope up in the tree until it snagged, then pulled the rope taught in the direction you wanted the tree to fall.  Seems like the difficult way; I know about the wedge cut, but I've seen too many houses destroyed on America's Funniest Videos, so I just didn't have confidence in my ability to make the cut properly.

[ssmith general]

I cut down a huge dead tree yesterday.  It was quite frightening.  Probably 3' diameter and 30-40 tall, and dead.  Not the one in the back by the pond, this was another one.  It dropped a huge limb and landed like 20' from mom and it had to go.

Anyway, so I get it wedged and hinged and hammer in all my wedges and it wont go.  So I pushed it with the tractor and it wobbled.  I almost pooped myself.  But I held it with the bucket and got it to fall.  Right on top of an old fence (as intended).  You would have been proud.

OMG (never used that acronym). Are you cutting a wedge out on the front in direction of fall?

Not sure what you mean.  But I am sure I am doing it right.  I cut a wedge about 25-30% out in the direction I want it to go.  Then I cut a horizontal cut on the back side leaving a hinge in between.  usually after that I can push it over by hand or drive a wedge in (I am pretty good at cutting down trees).  But this tree was so big the hinge was too big I guess and I couldnt get my saw in there.  Plus the whole time I was looking up at those branches.  Anyway I drove all my wedges into the horizontal cut and it still didnt fall.  I was kind of out of options.  Can you picture it?

OK. Sounds like your cuts are correct. With larger trees, cut out a bigger /higher angle. Keep that brand new tractor out of the zip code.LOL

Yeah, it's hard to cut down a tree that big with an 18" chain, I have cut down hundreds of trees but that was the biggest ever for me.  Good news is, that was the only one that big that had to go right now.  Plus it was in the middle of the rear property where people walk dropping limbs, and like I said, if it fell wrong it would hit the barn.

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I won't need coffee for three days after hearing that one. (El Oh El--patent pending-- ssmith)

[ssmith general]

I cut down a huge dead tree yesterday.  It was quite frightening.  Probably 3' diameter and 30-40 tall, and dead.  Not the one in the back by the pond, this was another one.  It dropped a huge limb and landed like 20' from mom and it had to go.

Anyway, so I get it wedged and hinged and hammer in all my wedges and it wont go.  So I pushed it with the tractor and it wobbled.  I almost pooped myself.  But I held it with the bucket and got it to fall.  Right on top of an old fence (as intended).  You would have been proud.

E-cred for admitting you pooped yourself.  Oh...that was "almost".  Still, that deserves something.  

I've only cut down 2 or 3 trees in my life, but I was instructed was to use a "come along"??  Tossed a weighted-ended rope up in the tree until it snagged, then pulled the rope taught in the direction you wanted the tree to fall.  Seems like the difficult way; I know about the wedge cut, but I've seen too many houses destroyed on America's Funniest Videos, so I just didn't have confidence in my ability to make the cut properly.

Never seen a professional pull one down that way.  Wedging just takes a little practice, I read a manual about it long ago.  After a missed cut, you pay more attention.  Once you've grabbed the chainsaw and ran from a falling tree you pick it up quick.   

I saw my neighbor do it once to pull it away from his house and it landed on his mailbox (years ago when I was little).

[ssmith general]

I would add that if a tree is that close to a house, I hire a pro to take it down from the top.

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