Quote from: Magicman on November 13, PM.

Nov 29, treeclear.bar Bore straight in, leaving enough hinge wood for the size of the tree. Walk the saw back, cutting approximately half the tree and leaving sufficient holding wood in back.

Repeat the procedure on the opposite side. Use a release cut from the back side.

I'm sure we both have plenty to learn and share PM sent Logged If the only tool you have is a hammer, you tend to see every problem as a nail.

The hinge is the single most important part of the felling cut. It controls the felling. direction, reduces the chance for hang-ups, and can increase productivity.

If a proper. notch has been formed, the hinge will control the fall of the tree all the way to the ground. Hinges should be the same thickness all the way across the stump. Nov 14, It is a tool in a directional felling plan.

We use Gol methods on most of these trees. The big oak with the sis wheel was leaning heavy downhill with beauty save trees in its path.

The fibers that the siswheel exposes are the hold wood keeping the tree from choosing to obey gravity instead of your wedges and its such a critcal concept, i hope im explaining this well.

The notch was aimed 30 degrees above the intended lay. A siswheel is just elongating your hinge wood on one side (the side you want to hold and swing the tree. Technical Tree Felling – Evaluating Site, Height and Hazard (Article 2) By Dwayne Neustaeter The first step in any work plan and especially a felling plan is evaluating site hazards, tree risk indicators and tree placement considerations such as tree height and felling site location and placement.