How To Cut Down A Large Tree

Taking down the trunk.

Cut a notch in the felling direction make it a big notch that goes more than halfway through the tree. Stop cutting as soon as you ve penetrated far enough to pound wedges behind the bar. If you don t have enough room on your property for the tree to fall at once cut it in smaller parts with the large chainsaw start up high and remove the top first then move down until the whole tree has fallen. Felling wedges are placed in the back cut to overcome the leaning of the tree essentially as you cut you insert a wedge to gradually lift the tree on that side and change the direction of the lean while keeping much of the weight of the tree off of the chainsaw.

Hold it completely horizontal then make a cut from the side in about 1 3 of the diameter of the tree. This 7 step method for cutting down trees demonstrated by tree cutting specialist tim ard provides you with. Don t take any chances when taking down a tree. Put the teeth of the handsaw 1 2 feet 0 30 0 61 m above the tree s roots and move it back and forth to create a horizontal cut.

This may be easier to do with a 2 handled saw and a helper. Then go up about 3 4 above that cut. Pick an imaginary line that will start above the 1st cut and maintain 45 degrees all the way down an angle cut to where the horizontal cut stopped. If the tree is mostly upright and the branches are sort of symmetrical it will want to fall that direction.

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A prepare for cutting down main branches which were about 20 feet up and the most difficult part of the job b cut down the main branches c cut down minor branches d cut down trunk. Hold the saw with 2 hands. Once you ve removed the branches you can cut through the trunk so the whole tree falls. Put on safety gear including long pants a shirt work gloves goggles and a hardhat.

The mouth part of this notch faces in the direction you want your tree to fall. Leave the bar in the cut with the saw running but lock the chain brake and tap in the wedges. The cut should be made about a quarter of the way through. Use wedges on big trees if you re felling a tree that s more than 18 in.

In my case i could not simply cut the tree down in one fell swoop because it would crash into the neighbors yards. So the approach was to manage it in chunks. This should happen at the bottom of the limb of the branch approximately 2 3 feet away from the trunk of the tree. First start with a notch cut.

In diameter go ahead and make your notch cut and begin the felling cut.