Decided to spice it up a little with some sketch felling. Misread the lean on this cherry and with the wind it pulled the top straight back on my bar. Don't freak out! It's all good, I just have to get it on the ground without injury better yet without saw damage. First, some wedges, maybe I can get the bar loose? No, too much weight. Thought about several ideas, hi-lift jack, rope the top and pull, grab an axe and take some holding wood out? All seemed too complicated and risky with the top getting pulled by the wind, I could hear some fibers breaking so I grabbed another bar took the power head off and cut another wedge above the last, back cut, falling, get the hell out and watch. Started getting hung up and the first cut broke free, almost a second hang up but some branches broke and it's on the ground!
Glad it all worked out in the end. Nice move removing the power head. I had to do that yesterday while bucking a large red oak at my uncle’s place. I was watching the kerf as I was cutting, but was a second too slow to pull the bar out before it got pinched. Having a second bar and multiple chains handy is definitely helpful in getting out of a jam.
Pumpkin Tree? There was a tree on the side of the road on the way to a friend's house that had a saw stuck in it and it was there for weeks before it finally disappeared. Have to be honest I have done the same thing . It's been a while but I am guilty.
There's plenty...not sure what the deal is with these Cherry's, shallow roots, squiggly growth and there's quite a few uprooting.
I'm Thankful I got the idea from here or a fb group, I used to be quicker on the saw and better with reading the leans. Getting old? Not enough saw work?
Ah yes, the hung saw. Every woodmaker's favorite situation. It has not been long enough since I found myself in that predicament.
