Going forward and trying to be constructive. Most novice fellers make the same mistake in not looking up. You shouldn't have to be looking at the saw and the tree. Everything that will kill you is above you. Have TWO planned escaped routes that are clear of debris. I am guessing that tree is way over 10" DBH and 30'but taking that # at face value, the tree would weight 600#s which would really mess you up. Below is weight per foot. SPECIES 10” 12” 14” 16” 18” 20” 22” 24” 26” 28” 30” 32” 34” 36” Pine, White 20 28 38 50 64 78 95 113 128 154 176 201 227 254
Unfortunate o have a damaged saw, but when a fall goes badly, the only thing that counts is no injuries. I posted a while ago about a man who was killed by a large branch that he knew was trouble, it got him when it bounced off the ground. some days just aren’t meant to be cutting or felling. Whenever I stumble or take a fall, I call it quits messing with moving parts.
Firewood Bandit I totally agree. He could’ve gotten killed. I am very conservative with numbers but I’ll take a tape measure to it in morning. I’ve got 20 some odd acres and access to 100 more. This tree I wasn’t even worried about. The crown had blown off in the wind storm. The tree had no visible lean by looking at it. And it was less than 40 feet tall because the crown come off.It was one of the ones that I would’ve dropped myself with bad legs. Because it was the easiest drop I had seen. I’m just glad nobody got hurt. And we’re gonna make this a learning experience once I figure out for sure what caused it
True, his is red. I think this was his Dad's, or brothers Saab. This is a wagon, and newer too. They multiply. LOL Yeah, Canadian border VT nothing that I saw that close to the garage was massive as far as trees. I think the picture is hard to see the scale because there's nothing to get a good size reference from ( saw, gas can etc).
That’s what I saw too. Sloping the back cut adds time to get to the hinge. You want that to be quick and the fastest way to do that is go the shortest distance.
Terry Hale has a great series of videos about felling on YouTube. If I recall correctly, one of them goes in to detail about angled back cuts and how they cause the hinge to fail and the bottom of the tree to slide down the ramp created by the back cut, kicking it forward and causing the tree to fall opposite the intended direction. Check out his videos anyway if you haven't. They're a little dry, but chock full of the whys and wherefores of felling techniques. Also glad nobody got hurt!
Plunge cut and a wedge or two give you all the time in the world and go a long way toward preventing a barber chair. Op's tree was easily big enough for that.
I’m no longer surprised by the surprises that can come from felling a tree. I search out the blow downs just for that reason. I too am glad no one got hurt. I have a saw drop off for broken saws by the way.
Too bad about the saw and tree. What model and can/will it be fixed? Will you still buck up the tree?
yeah saw a 260 will be simple fix.. top handle and break flag just plastics unbolt and bolt new ones on
I won't harp on ya. It sucks to have to rebuild a saw, but it's not a big deal in the long run. I ran a call a few years ago where a guy was cutting down a HUGE cottonwood and did the same thing. He couldn't get out of the way and it killed him, dead as a hammer. We had to cut the tree off of him to get him out. Could always be worse. Guardian angel was looking out for you guys today, as far as I'm concerned. I also want to mention what a good bunch of dudes this is on here. All I see is constructive criticism and well wishes. That's good stuff.
I had all three(at the time) saws break on me in one day last November. Handle cracked on my 290, pull rope seized on my little Husky arborists saw, and 460 carb was messed up. I couldnt believe it. Glad all are safe and lesson learned.
Thank you from all of FHC. We try to stay on the positive & friendly side here. I've met some very good friends here & learned much. Welcome to the club! Glad you're here.
