Not giving up, BY GOD!!!!!!!!!

[PTmowerMech]

I ran across this pic from a few years ago. Trying to cut this dead tree, and it just didn't want to give up. I finally got scared of it, and jus left it alone. A few hours later, the wind picked up and took it down.

 

[ILENGINE]

I am not even going to ask why it was cut like that.

 

[Scrubcadet10]

need to finish the notch before you back cut.

 

[PTmowerMech]

if i can find the video, you'd see that the bottom cut even deeper

 

[Hammermechanicman]

NEVER use a sloping backcut. No idea why it was cut like that but all i can say is wrong. Someone needs some felling classes.

 

[PTmowerMech]

This tree could fall in any direction. Close to the pasture. Nothing for it to really fall on.

 

[Hammermechanicman]

Except you while cutting it.

 

[tom3]

Wedge and sledge needed. But I'd stand back and wait too. Can't run as fast as I used to.

 

[cpurvis]

The only angle cut should be on the hinge cut. There are lots of youtube videos showing how to fell a tree, but none using cuts like this. That tree could go either way.

 

[Hammermechanicman]

Unless someone is a pro feller weekend wood warriors should use the convention face cut and horizontal backcut. Pro loggers use the Humboldt face cut to maximize the use of timber but always use a horizontal backcut. A sloping backcut is probably the most dangerous thing you can do wrong. Watched a guy nearly kill himself on a vid on his phone thinking he could steer a leaner with a sloping backcut. Tree fell backwards and missed him by inches and i got to rebuild his stihl 028 saw the tree crushed.