A big job didn't work out exactly as I would have liked ,however the tree is down and the wood will be salvaged somehow.Pictures to follow.
Cut this this weekend red oak.
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Friend of mine a doctor has 30 acres inside the Cuyahoga National Park about 10 minutes from me trees you wouldn't believe.A fair sized red oak died last summer and was threatening his barn,now you can't drop it near the barn,too close BUT it's leaning towards a ravine steep one.It's the only place it can be dropped ,wires on the backside,tree company wants $2500 to top and drop. So yesterday I dropped the biatch in the ravine and saved him $. Now the problem is getting the wood out. This spring I will cut it to 68 in logs and winch it out a piece at a time. Not afraid to work for wood and am pretty good at it. Here's a few pics.
jatoxico
Minister of Fire
In the meantime this little beast took down several small beech and hickory trees which will also be salvaged,on another note I'm going to post a picture of a estimated 160 year old red oak 50 yards from this one I felled ,that's perfectly healthy. Arborist from the natural park service calculated its age.
jatoxico
Minister of Fire
I was thinking 17 too but i dont hear people cutting into 17 usually and i was thinking that the size of the actuals cuts were being taken into account even though they are only a 1/4" wide.
That will get done the docs 750 Suzuki will play a major role in this ,i enjoy tackling tough jobs.This tree will just add to the already immense pile that i already have.I will post pics as the job is being done.
kennyp2339
Minister of Fire
Before cutting every thing into logs try cutting 5 or 6ft lengths and winching out, can make life a lot easier.
it seems like your hinge wood is right in the middle of the stump. Seems odd to me, but maybe you have a good reason for this?
CHeath
Feeling the Heat
Sixty eight inches puts me right at 5.5 foot logs ,the log will be hauled out every branch over 4 in diameter.Done this before many times,not that hard but fun and rewarding just be careful . Trees are dangerous.
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In that neighborhood of million plus dollar houses they set their prices by zip codes,especially when they wind up a driveway that's 2500 feet long.,I dropped that oak in an hour fiddling around,made quite a crash.
Gentlemen please someone tell me how i cut this tree and possible reasons why,what type of cut is that?please don't disappoint me ,i'm only a skilled novice.
CHeath
Feeling the Heat
HisTreeNut
Minister of Fire
kennyp2339
Minister of Fire
The pic of the stump is a 180deg off to see the hinge. If anything it seems (and only going off the pic) that the wedge cut was made a little deep. But this stump is prob bigger in real life than the pic judging the 6" black flex pipe in the background.
If it were me I would have done the wedge cut, then plunge cuts and then the final cut in the back for the ole timber.
If it were me I would have done the wedge cut, then plunge cuts and then the final cut in the back for the ole timber.
The tree was borecut not recommended ,BUT the tree had a good lean on it which upped the safety factor,i learned how to borecut from an Amish friend. Not recommended for novices for sure but in this case all went well.
