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Dec 23, That time of year is here! Wood cutting time. Today is a bit different in that I didn't intend to fell this tree for firewood. But the reality of living on a. Aug 11, falling trees that need a wedge or a push or pull we use a technique called a poor man come along, i show it in this video.

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3 times now, I've used a come along winch and a dead man plus screwed in bolts to fell trees to make certain where they landed and it's worked every time. Yes, every time, it's worked. I crank for 3/5 days in advance, cranking a few cranks per day before I Estimated Reading Time: 4 mins. Crank the handle of the come-along winch slowly and apply continuous pulling power on the winch line.

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This power will transfer to the connection made at the butt end of the tree, causing the leaner to move toward the anchor tree. Continue operating the winch until the leaner falls to the ground. Mar 30, You need to adjust the hinge to make is possible to roll down the tree. Start with sawing off the middle of the hinge so that two corners are saved.

Hint I have 5 acres of trees.

Then cut off the corner on the opposite side from the direction in which you intend to roll down the tree. Cut this corner with repeated saw cuts diagonally from bushmulching.barted Reading Time: 5 mins. Sep 01, Using two wedges, side by side, drive one home so that there is a gap between the stem and the top of the other wedge.

Place a shim in the gap above the free wedge until it is snug, and then pound in the shim by driving the wedge. This should either fell the tree or free up the other wedge for a. We had to pull this tree in the direction we wanted it to fall, using a rappelling rope and come-along.

There was a large cut on the opposing face about hal.