This job needs to be done precisely.

Never leave a lodged tree, as any vibration from machinery or a sudden wind could bring it down on a crew member or an unsuspecting person.

Fell the lean of the tree whenever possible, and into clear areas. Retreat from a falling tree at a 45%æ angle away from the direction of the fall at least 20 feet from the tree. Felling Mechanics Height Of Holding Wood -- Stump Shot Or Anti-kickback Device (Perform Experiment) – Prevents Kickback From Tree Rotating About Its Center Of Mass – Prevents Kickback When Striking Another Tree In Standing Timber Width Of Holding Wood –Tree Hinged To The Stump While Falling – Controls The Direction And Fall Of The Tree – Without Holding Wood The Tree Is.

to safely felling a tree. The concept of directional felling is based on creating a “hinge” of wood that guides the tree during the fall.

The hinge is formed by the directional notch and the final felling cut. The placement, angle and depth of the directional notch are critical to ensuring the desired direction of the fall.

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So what you need to do is figure out the offset center of gravity and ensure that if you cut it by the root, so it will fall in that specific direction.

f. Felling necessary for the prevention of danger or the prevention or abatement of a nuisance. This exemption will only apply if there is a real rather than a perceived danger, or a nuisance as recognised in law.

You may be required to provide evidence that the trees presented a.

For a small tree, cut the back cut first, drive in a wedge lightly, and then cut the under cut.

The book then goes on about actually felling the tree, detailing various cutting methods and why you would use them. I will say at this point that the book only covers cutting trees from the ground.

Climbing a tree and making cuts while in the tree is a job best done by trained professionals/5.