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Tips on cutting up a downed tree
Posted on 9/7/24 at 4:43 pm
Posted on 9/7/24 at 4:43 pm
Buddy of mine came and cut down 5 trees for me the other day. 2 of them are pretty big. I cut them as low as I could without getting my saw in the dirt. The things are just too heavy to roll over. What’s the best way to get the logs fully cut? This is the first tree I’m trying to tackle myself and could use some helpful advice
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Posted on 9/7/24 at 5:00 pm to CrawfishElvis
Log turning tool or something they call a timber jack to slightly lift the trunk and put a wedge under it to cut it above the ground.
Posted on 9/7/24 at 5:01 pm to CrawfishElvis
Look up a timber jack. You can use that to slightly turn the trunk and shove a wedge under it to use your chain saw to cut it above the ground.
Posted on 9/7/24 at 5:14 pm to CrawfishElvis
Kind of hard to explain but you can YouTube it.
Cut from the top almost half to two thirds down running your saw both sides if you don’t have a long bar. Move to the bottom and cut a wedge so that as it starts relaxing it moves down but your blade is in the notched section but it’s actually opening the cut joint.
Cut from the top almost half to two thirds down running your saw both sides if you don’t have a long bar. Move to the bottom and cut a wedge so that as it starts relaxing it moves down but your blade is in the notched section but it’s actually opening the cut joint.
Posted on 9/7/24 at 5:51 pm to CrawfishElvis
A couple of things you could do. If no tractor, go to an ace hardware store and buy the plastic saw wedges, your saw teeth don't care if they hit them. Three wedges around the top to keep the saw from pinching. Just cut it, if the teeth touch the dirt, who cares, just buy a new chain if it's that bad or sharpen it.
You could do this without wedges by starting at the bottom and working your way up. I'd recommend youtube again as they show you better than I can describe.
It will pinch if cutting top down if weight is being supported on both sides of where you're cutting. That is when you start at the bottom and come up. Really not hard at all.
<--not an arborist, just a bit more skilled with a saw than the avg person.
You could do this without wedges by starting at the bottom and working your way up. I'd recommend youtube again as they show you better than I can describe.
It will pinch if cutting top down if weight is being supported on both sides of where you're cutting. That is when you start at the bottom and come up. Really not hard at all.
<--not an arborist, just a bit more skilled with a saw than the avg person.
Posted on 9/8/24 at 4:34 am to CrawfishElvis
I use a log peavy to turn larger logs. Mine was a bit over $100 online but absolutely worth it & it should last a lifetime. Also, I bought one that’s solid wood & steel. I don’t trust the aluminum versions but they’re definitely lighter to tote around.
Posted on 9/9/24 at 11:20 am to CrawfishElvis
In my experience hitting the dirt occasionally doesn't do much damage and a file can sharpen a chain saw blade pretty quick.
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