Ugh, I struggled with a dead ash on my property. They do not want to fall. It is so odd when it happens. This would have worked for me. Thanks for posting the video.
Yes it should. This is apparently just some Joe Smo with average maybe less than average skills. It’s obvious from his video that there’s much room for improvement in his skills. He’s probably not the best candidate for producing “how to videos”.
It should be at level with the notch of the face cut. And there really wasn't any need for the plunge cut(at least from what I could make of the lean from the vid) He should've just done a normal back cut and lined it up better with the notch. And then wedged it from the back as needed.
@@timothyboone5003 This is a nonsense comment. There is no need to have an elevated backcut when your face cut is 90° or greater. With a 90° face cut the hinge wood fibers will remain intact until the canopy is nearly on the ground. If your face cut is 60° or less, you would want to elevate the back cut since the hinge will close sooner.
@-LiveFreeorDie You are more than welcome to believe it is nonsense. But me and many thousands more know that it’s not nonsense. I’ll tell you what is nonsense. That’s your statement about a 90 degree face cut hinge fibers holding all the way till it closes. In a perfect world, maybe. But in the real world where most of use exists. We know that different species have different hinging characteristics. To make a statement that is assuming all trees hinge the same shows a lack of understanding. It’s ok, not everyone one understands the skill of tree falling.
@@timothyboone5003 I understand different species have different hinging characteristics, we're talking about white ash, which is known to have strong hinge/wood fiber characteristics.
Your backcut should be above your face so your hinge keeps the tree from sliding backwards off the stump. Your face cut looks like Pac man. If you were cutting for yield, you just took money out of your pocket. For fire wood, you just end up with a couple of short pieces.
Overall not a bad video but as many have commented, the back cut should be level with the hinge cut. Using a 90 degree open face notch is a good idea. Using a steel wedge isn’t the best idea especially if you need to use the saw for one more cut.
@@-LiveFreeorDieface cut wasn’t deep enough, the wedges in the side were too close to the middle of the tree to actually guide it in the right direction, and the plunge cut on this small of tree leaves very little material at the back to cut before it starts falling, especially if you do a proper deeper face cut. Face cut was also a huge angle which is fine but wastes wood. The plunge cut is good for large trees but this one wasn’t really big enough to justify the plunge cut.
if it was leaning back a bit like i think it looked like it was i would have just done the back cut first pounded a wedge in it to lift it up then cut a small facecut in it then wedged it over the rest of the way. only time i really do a plunge cut is if im scared its going to barberchair from forward lean or weight. side lean ill somtimes do a triple hinge depending on the tree but its not really somthing i like to rely on because they have broken off before on me. white oak you can swing like crazy.
As someone who chainsaws in shorts with a tourniquet for safety, I'd rather risk a tree falling on me than the kickback from plunge cuts. I'll just stay away from dead trees. I think in prehistoric times, people would build simple clay fire rings around trees and and cut them down that way. Much easier and safer than using a stone axe but I'm sure the idea of letting a tree fall at a random time would send chivvers down your spine.
I thought there would be a lot of hateful comments on this video and I was right. Very few positive comments. I’m not saying that this method is the safest way or safe at all but he did fell the tree without getting hurt or killed. Cutting trees can be extremely dangerous, especially on steep rugged terrain. One piece of advice I would give though is to make sure you have a clear path away from the tree after it starts to fall.
@@CarrotCaptain nice. I bet if you are falling lots of small trees in a row it’s a great tool to have. The other thing I like is you don’t need to pound it in with a sledgehammer so less risk of falling dead branches from impact
