A hung tree is called a widow maker for a reason

Feb 21, I cut down a large oak tree and used a bottle jack to control the fall. I used a chainsaw to cut the front wedge, slot in the back for the jack, then cut int. Jun 01, Show the basics of falling a tree using a bottle jack. Show the basics of falling a tree using a bottle jack. Oct 16, I cut a big"notch" out of a 6' field oak (white oak 50' tall, ' wide) once and inserted a bottle jack, with a couple of steel plates, to apply pressure.

WOW. worked perfect. of course it took awhile to get the tree flat on its back, after it fell halfway over. (branches) Silvey makes em, where I got the idea. treeclearing.bar treeclearing.bar Timber Tuff TMW Tree Felling Jack, Green. Brand: Timber Tuff. Price:& FREE Shipping. This fits your. Make sure this fits by entering your model number. Fell a tree in your desired direction; three section, teloscoping tube.

Collapsed length measures 56" - extends to"; ratchet handle manually extends the felling jack/5(2).

They make some nice aluminum wedges, but I can never find them in the stores, so I just use plastic ones.

Nov 27, you must be going to use it on some very big trees. Most of the jacks they use around here, are pretty good sized units and are used on 5ft and bigger trees to fall them the right way. They cut a block out of the tree to put the head of the jack in,then the power unit is a pretty large unit as well.

Its more like a porta power unit.

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- The tree jack slips or crushes the wood somehow, suddenly releasing all of its pressure in an instant. This upsets the balance of the tree in an instant, usually causing it to sway back toward the jack, breaking the hingewood, and falling the exact opposite direction you want the tree to fall.

Jul 23, This is at least 2 times the length of the tree you are felling. Make a plunge cut by inserting the lower part of the chainsaw bar nose into the tree trunk behind where you want the hinge to be.

Avoid kick back. Do not allow the upper part of the chainsaw bar nose to come into contact with the tree. Dec 09, Put the teeth of the handsaw 1–2 feet (– m) above the tree’s roots and move it back and forth to create a horizontal cut.

Continue cutting through the tree until you’ve made it ⅓ of %(6). 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.