Hard Maple / Saturdays Work

[thewoodlands]

Did some clearing tonight so I could get the rhino up in this area, found some beech and hard maple. This is the area with the good size quaking aspen.

Going back in Saturday for a full day, the beech then all the hard maple pictured plus two other hard maple that will have to be winched down.

zap

 

[Backwoods Savage]

More easy pickin' there Zap.

 

[thewoodlands]

More easy pickin' there Zap.

Hope so, Sav in the last picture with the two maples crossed I'm thinking cutting the bottom maple close to the stump is the way I should go, any thoughts?

zap

 

[Backwoods Savage]

You could do that Zap but I always much prefer to cut the top one first. Also, if you do it with the top one first, make sure you stand on the left side of it as it will want to slide down as you cut it. That sliding down is what you really want too. Once the top one is done that bottom one will be super easy.

 

[Cowboy Billy]

I pretty much agree with you Dennis. But I can't tell how much tree is on the far side of the crossing. The butt of the tree may go up and to the left.

Billy

 

[Backwoods Savage]

Billy, it is possible that could happen but if you are cutting into firewood lengths, it would happen so slow it should be no concern and also would go up as it went left. Naturally one would want to look over the tops first. Also, in looking at the top in the picture, it is against another tree which would stop the top from swinging right and the butt swinging left.

As always, it is better to determine when at the tree rather than through photographs but these are small trees so should give no problems. And as Zap asked, he could also cut that bottom one right at the butt first but that would probably not be the way I'd do it.

 

[smokinj]

You have a winch, much safer.....

 

[thewoodlands]

You could do that Zap but I always much prefer to cut the top one first. Also, if you do it with the top one first, make sure you stand on the left side of it as it will want to slide down as you cut it. That sliding down is what you really want too. Once the top one is done that bottom one will be super easy.

I thought that top one would act like a teetertooter and come up, I will take another look and see if the top of the tree is hung up or loose.

zap

 

[astrodon]

More easy pickin' there Zap.

Hope so, Sav in the last picture with the two maples crossed I'm thinking cutting the bottom maple close to the stump is the way I should go, any thoughts?

zap

When I first read that, I took you to mean bottom of the photo, as in the one with the rootball. In any event, I think the others are talking about the one on top being the tree that is lying on top of the other. Make sure the rootball doesn't snap back on you if its under tension. I had that happen once when there was only a little bit of tension on it, but it still surprised me when it jumped up a foot or two.

 

[thewoodlands]

More easy pickin' there Zap.

Hope so, Sav in the last picture with the two maples crossed I'm thinking cutting the bottom maple close to the stump is the way I should go, any thoughts?

zap

When I first read that, I took you to mean bottom of the photo, as in the one with the rootball. In any event, I think the others are talking about the one on top being the tree that is lying on top of the other. Make sure the rootball doesn't snap back on you if its under tension. I had that happen once when there was only a little bit of tension on it, but it still surprised me when it jumped up a foot or two.

I have a pole saw (stihl) I think can get through the bottom maple at the point it's broken off which should make cutting the top maple safer.

zap