To be honest, I wasn't sure how to take your posts. I haven't responded much because I didn't want to start a heated discussion.
That said, I do appreciate the words of wisdom. Knowledge from experienced guys is worth gold to me.
I do understand what your saying. I guess the only thing that gets me going is that I'm not new to saws and cutting. I'm just new to felling. Trust me, I get the danger involved and I'm not about to do something that is beyond my capabilities.
The video I posted (from Husqvarna) was one of the more involved videos that I watched and felt that it had a lot of good merits. Did I attempt a plunge cut? Heck no! And I don't think any beginner should. Did I use the information to formulate a plan of attack? Yes. That and more from other videos that I watched.
I also watched a lot of other videos for the fun of it and picked up a few nuggets along the way (as well as a lot of what not to do's).
In the end, I did exactly what I wanted to do and did it safely. That's whats important and that's what I was excited about. I had a great first experience. I do have a few people around me that fell trees, but I wouldn't use them as a good example, so I take a bit of pride in the fact that I was able to do it correctly, effectively, and safely. It felt great.
Am I going to go half cocked on the next tree? Heck no! In fact, I just downloaded another series from BC Forestry standards on felling that I will study. You can never have too much information.
Please don't take this post as an angry post, but I feel that there may be some communication gaps here. Maybe I'm not able to say what I want to say effectively. Its really hard to convey the right feeling in text.
