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DrNik
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What you need to do is tie a rope to the top of the tree, then you attach the end to the towbar of a car, get your car ready and take up the strain cut 3/4 of the way through the trunk, give the vehicle the beans and hey oh a great video for "you've been framed"
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I had a biggish tree at the bottom of my garden - around 15" at base. A borrowed chainsaw chopped it down to a bare trunk around 10' high. I attached a rope to the top and got my son to apply pressure so it fell in the direction I wanted whilst I gently cut the trunk off. It went down without warning dragging my son with it then somersaulted and crushed my greenhouse.
Moral of story is never underestimate what can happen. If I even had to do it again I'd chop the trunk down a piece at a time rather than trying to drop even 10' in one go.
Paul H
Moral of story is never underestimate what can happen. If I even had to do it again I'd chop the trunk down a piece at a time rather than trying to drop even 10' in one go.
Paul H
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We cut in some private woodland over the winter months.
Something that has not been mentioned is the bird stuff - i cant recall the details, but, between certain months, there's legislation (or so im told) on felling without something to do with birds....
We only chop in the winter months because of it.
If you watch professionals working in close places, they strip pretty much everything from the tree before taking down the trunk, but then youre talking climbing, harness, etc.
I only work on the ground, with ropes to guide the fall, but chainsaws still give me the fear a bit (and im not the most safety conscious at all).
Scruffy, used, chainsaw trousers can be had off ebay for about £20 last time i looked. They would still work fine. My 2nd hand pair were given to me - theyre uncomfortable, but i still use them. And i never cut anything alone.
Something that has not been mentioned is the bird stuff - i cant recall the details, but, between certain months, there's legislation (or so im told) on felling without something to do with birds....
We only chop in the winter months because of it.
If you watch professionals working in close places, they strip pretty much everything from the tree before taking down the trunk, but then youre talking climbing, harness, etc.
I only work on the ground, with ropes to guide the fall, but chainsaws still give me the fear a bit (and im not the most safety conscious at all).
Scruffy, used, chainsaw trousers can be had off ebay for about £20 last time i looked. They would still work fine. My 2nd hand pair were given to me - theyre uncomfortable, but i still use them. And i never cut anything alone.
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well ive looked into whether its protected and it isn't, and after having a very careful look at how and where it is leaning, I should get away with ropes to guide the branches.
I have a pair of chainsaw trouser somewhere, bib n brace type I think.
getting into the tree is ok, can get into it with a ladder and always work cautiously with a chainsaw as they worry me a bit too, and as said I never cut alone for obvious reasons.
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Dont forget the video camera.
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may well be correct but as a professional user I know of no suppliers that will sell without seeing appropriate. certs these days... ie last several years.... part of their duty of care as I understand it.
Had to do that with a neighbours tree - it was leaning over the A21. Sent him up it to tie a rope a fair way up, tied the other end to the tow hitch of my Disco and pulled until there was a reasonable bend in the trunk. Then took it down the usual wedge and slice way with no drama. Just need to get the direction and tension right, and relieve the tension gradually with your final cut.
I bought one this weekend from my local ironmongery place without problem.
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I have a go pro somewhere, might dig it out and stick it on me hard hat
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Many years ago I bought a running but very scruffy Rover SD1 V8 as an engine donor for a project. The seller had half his face missing / messed up 
We went into his shed as he'd got a decent spare wheel and pointed to a chainsaw saying "that's what did the damage". Turned out he was up a tree cutting off branches when he started to fall so threw the chainsaw away but unfortunately his head landed on it. The fall had somehow caused the chainsaw to rev high enough so the blade was turning and you can imagine the results. He said funny thing was it'd never tick over and you had to keep reving it to stay running. The only time it ran without being reved was that one terrible day. He casually said it still wouldn't tick over even now despite everything he'd tried.
Once you see the damage they can do it makes you very careful.
BTW - I've got a petrol chainsaw - bought from Netto and works fine for DIY jobs. In fact in the back of my car at the moment I've got a new electric Worx to repair that mate couldn't get to work so took it apart (forgot about the blade brake) and has a bit left over plus chain drive circlip got lost. The same mate has a chainsaw licence, certificate or whatever as he was a BT engineering manager and was sent away to lean how to use them !
Paul H
We went into his shed as he'd got a decent spare wheel and pointed to a chainsaw saying "that's what did the damage". Turned out he was up a tree cutting off branches when he started to fall so threw the chainsaw away but unfortunately his head landed on it. The fall had somehow caused the chainsaw to rev high enough so the blade was turning and you can imagine the results. He said funny thing was it'd never tick over and you had to keep reving it to stay running. The only time it ran without being reved was that one terrible day. He casually said it still wouldn't tick over even now despite everything he'd tried.Once you see the damage they can do it makes you very careful.
BTW - I've got a petrol chainsaw - bought from Netto and works fine for DIY jobs. In fact in the back of my car at the moment I've got a new electric Worx to repair that mate couldn't get to work so took it apart (forgot about the blade brake) and has a bit left over plus chain drive circlip got lost. The same mate has a chainsaw licence, certificate or whatever as he was a BT engineering manager and was sent away to lean how to use them !
Paul H
