For a homeowner this was a big tree

Saw for scale. Big cedar. These things are nasty.

I believe that is a maple it is leaning on.



So, what I did was; put tension on it from my sxs winch, and then cut a basic notch out. You can see the notch in this pic. Backcut and it dropped straight down and I processed it in about 1.5 hours. Even got the stump out.

By far the biggest tree I've ever messed with. Completely maxxed out my 18" bar.

 

They are a pain to cut up. Dern limbs catch on everything, but they sure do smell good.

 

Nice job cautiously cutting and hopefully learning as you go

 

No such trees in my woods. If you are lucky you can find a cedar 'bush' in these parts. Wish we had more of em. I'd buy a Froe and learn myself to make shingles.

 

I can't see the pictures...Wonder why?

 

The Internet was down for maintenance earlier.

 

I somehow got signed out and I couldn’t sign in
I finally just got back in

 

Thanks, I can see them now!

 

Big is all relative, but it does look pretty tall.

I've got my eye on this beech. It's not causing any problems, but I'm itching to cut and burn a big beech. It will max out my 36" bar and then a little.

 

Looks like it would be a nice big one to drop just a lot of work to cut and split

 

That's a big cedar. I see mill logs.

Good job getting it down safely.

 

I had thought of doing that myself with BL. I get lots of "great" ideas but seldom follow through with them.

 

I think you can froe a lot of wood, but my thoughts are that Cedar would be 'easy' to work with. Dunno if eastern cedars have the same rot resistance as western though.

 

Made use of some of that cedar and did some DIY mulch. Extremely pleased with how it came out.

The rest of my stash will probably become a "free firewood" craigslist posting because I have WAY TOO MUCH. I really need to get a mill going because I have this cedar coming out my ears and nothing to do with it.

 

Looks great. You chipper makes a lot nicer chips than mine for landscaping purposes. That cedar should stick around for at least a few years -- longer than than the cheap store bought stuff.

 

No kidding? That's awesome. There is definitely no filler in here compared to a typical store bought mulch. It's more like playground chips. Very interested to see how it will age.

And yes the chipper produces great chips. I was getting poor results last month and took the thing half apart and re-adjusted the chipper blade and bed knife tolerances. It was off by quite a bit from the factory I will say. Works great now though.

 

Eastern red can be buried for decades and not rot. Western red cedar good for siding and roofing. Its not ideal for ground exposure. I've built flower boxes from it and in a few years it does rot. It's a common sight to see old weather beaten ERC poles on the edge of old yards from years past clotheslines.

I have a bunch of ERC milled and will be making several standing planters for oldest stepdaughter soon.

 

Beech is great firewood. I've cut several over the years. I always do a bore cut above and below where I'm planning on cutting it to see if it is hollow and if so how much "shell" is left so I can plan on how to hinge it and control it coming down. Hollow trees with thin shells of good wood can be dangerous to fell.

Safety first.