tree felling operation on a eucalyptus - please rate it

[ponnu1984]

dude...after cutting it....did u remove the roots? Did it grow back again?

[punkmaggie]

your not a lumberjack!!!

[aaronalimb]

Sharpen your chain man.

[Aprenticewoodspoiler]

O dear

[Kingbabot]

San Diego CCC? Rojelio, is that you?

[blueninja6666]

bad , sorry mate, saw is in bad shape!

[conwallis]

yea sorry mate gota agree with the rest of em.....for starters try sharpening your saw and by the sounds of it a service wouldnt do it any harm either.and your scarf was to shallow, and you diddle daddle around like a little old lady.

[RawTalent8]

amatuer

[Grizzlytree]

Stop thinking so much and get to it.

Your "A" typical home owner.

[blinkdozer]

try a sharp saw

[fuckitnowok]

fuk beaver could naw that tree of better and quicker

[4444Stumpy]

why go that high on the tree? does he have a bad back? the gob is too shallow that is why its not moving on the cut and have these people not heard of felling bars cant say he would have passed his ticket in britain. no ear or eye protection. the saw is fine just badly maintained apart from that it was fine

[frodeaux2]

I make the top notch cut first, about 70 degrees, then the bottom notch cut about 20 degrees below the horizontal to give a 90 degree (open-face) notch. Horizontal felling cut about an inch above the hinge for this diameter tree; leave hinge about 10% diameter of tree. Just smack the wedge in one time to keep the saw free in the kerf, then again once the felling cut is completed to fell the tree. Chain incredibly dull, but all in all not too bad a felling job.

[Tonyd1267]

What the I guess I can operate a chainsaw better than a computer. Good job! The fact cuts matched and the back cut left enough hinge wood to control the tree.

Like you have heard the chain was a dull, and there is probably a little more bar on that saw than necessary. A shorter guide bar will provide more hp to the chain for cutting vs. moving around the bar. I would say sound technique.

[Tonyd1267]

I would rate

[amanshakatie]

face cut is way too shallow. back cut is too low. chain is dull. and you could use a little more saw, at least a 440 for that size timber.

[frodeaux2]

No way was the notch too shallow, the hinge was just aout the right length (80% of the diameter of the tree). Back cut could have been a little higher, maybe an inch. Saw seemed big enough, just very dull.

[wentwirth]

Not bad technique - fer a beginner.

Personal Protective Equipment: yep

Notch: a little too much angle, 45 will do, except when falling snags.

Back-cut: good, just a little above the notch, to prevent kick-back.

Using a wedge: good.

Hinge (holding wood): about right

Verbal warning: good.

Usually you want a stump within 30cm of the ground and: SHARPEN THAT SAW!

A dull saw is a dangerous saw.

[plentze]

i wish i could do the job with boots on.

[treejumper001]

Its all been said so far.

Your angles were a bit suspect for the directional notch.

Stump too high ( I dont like fairy trees in the woods), no ears to avoid split, back cut should have been higher & flat (in proportion with diameter of tree) when you set up to make this cut lower your right hand !

& also your chain needs to be sharpened.

[ivymarg]

I do the same and remove non-native trees from parks, and i cut the stump higher also. It is so it can be seen later and removed with a stump grinder. The trees we remove will just grow back unless the whole root system is taken out. If the tree is down and no one is hurt it is a job well done. Keep working on ecological restoration it is worth it.

[happyhorsexxx]

Technique was reasonably sound. But you would have Faled basic tree felling in Australia

[carnalit007]

please explain why, thank you

[dodge171]

they use hedge trimmers lol do they have big trees there ?

[JamesAndCo2]

Not bad. Personally would've used an open-faced notch, just out of comfort. Its how I learned, so I use as as often as I can. The only dodgy part can be the bore...but even that isn't tough.

Not bad though...8/10

[who8blah]

All the above said, is correct, But the idea of felling a tree is recover timber, get down on one knee, if you do this your back is still straight. the scarf and the back cut should be not more than 100mm above the ground,

top cut first, meet cuts up for the scarf/smile, back cut after.stay safe.

[carnalit007]

who8blah,,,,,,,,,,,,we are not harvesting timber, we are removing non-native trees from a sensitive habitat

[Spartreeman]

Sharpen saw, then....I always start with the high slant cut, get the bottom part level, make the second cut by starting at one side of the first cut, level the saw, the cut the wedge out, no bypass cuts. I do the back cut the same way as you....

[druiel]

looks like to me that ur chain wasnt sharp looks like it was throwing saw dust not chunks. You should have cut more on the bottom of the tree cause now ur going to havet to cut the stump off at the ground.

[carnalit007]

you are right, the chain was not very sharp, i need to work on that. as far as the stump, it is cut at that height so you dont stress your back too much and the stump will be cut later, closer to the ground and sprayed with a herbicide to kill the root system

[carnalit007]

scooter, I am working on a creek bed removing non-native trees ( including eucalyptus ) to then plant native plants and trees to rehab the sensitive habitat

[mig15fan]

not bad,but...

[BobEMoto]

Cutting the notch on the face cut ended up well, but could use better technique. Try making full horizontal cut, then from same side make sloping cut by lining up one corner and pivot on dogs. Also, try a smaller angle. Start with 30 degrees then you'll have room to correct.

For this tree, a horizontal cut half way in (as opposed to the 3rd used) would have let it fall by itself easier.

[Chainsaw088]

Sharpen the chain!, back cut could have been a bit better ( kept parallel ), but not bad & you only have to be 1 inch per ft of tree diameter above the scarf, which should be only 20 percent of the tree diameter.

[pauloz386]

The back cut was on a angle rather than parallel, this can result in tree sitting back on bar. I would also say the back cut was a little low, the tree in certain circumstances can slip back over stump. The scarf was a little shallow too, but hey it fell without killing anyone so well done!

[carnalit007]

thanks for the feedback on the backcut, it was low and not level, is the scarf the undercut?

[oymeit]

good skills