Removing Old Trees
Sometimes a tree gets to the point where it is necessary to say goodbye to it. It can be a painful choice to make, but sometimes the tree gets too close to the house, gets too diseased, gets a severe infestation of some pest, or grows too tall and gets close to a power line. If any of these things occur, it’s best to do the right thing and get rid of the tree. Although you might have spent hours and hours getting the tree to where it is today, it is almost dishonorable to the tree to allow it to suffer in adverse conditions.
Once you have made a choice to remove the tree, you need to plan its removal. I can’t begin to count how many windows I’ve seen knocked out or cars I’ve seen crushed because of poor planning in the tree removal process. Decide what direction you want it to fall, and accurately measure to make sure it will collapse completely clear of anything else that it could possibly cause damage to.
Once you have the falling direction planned out, you should climb up the tree and tie two long ropes near the top. Anchor them on the opposite side of the one that you want it to fall towards. This will allow you to adjust the direction the tree is being lowered in, just in case it starts leaning towards anything it could destroy.
Now that you’ve taken all the necessary precautions, you are ready to begin chopping. If you plan on using a manually operated saw or ax, please step back and consider how insane that is. Cutting down a tree by hand will take you forever, and will not even begin to be as accurate as using a chainsaw. If you don’t have a chainsaw, you shouldn’t also consider doing it without one. Ask around with your neighbors and see if anyone has one that you could borrow. If that doesn’t work, rent or buy one from your local home improvement store.
Before you start chopping away at the tree, you should wear proper eye and face protection in case any wood chips fly towards your eyes. I had a friend who blinded his right eye while cutting down a tree, so I hope all of my readers do not make the same mistake as he did. Whenever you operate a power tool, always be sure to wear proper protection for any exposed parts of your body.
Compression cut.
Compression cut is on the path of the falling tree, as the tree is starting to fall down the wedge cut will absorb the leaning tree compression. If the wedge is sufficiently high, 50mm to 100mm (depending on the size of the tree diameter, the tree will lean and fall in the same direction as intended. The cutaway wedge provides a space for the tree to tip over without being restricted by the two opposite faces of the tree being crosscut.
Observing the natural lean of the tree
Some trees are leaning over, and it is impossible to make them fall any other direction, without mechanically or other method used to pull or push the tree to an opposite direction fo the natural lean.
Wind is another factor that will turn the falling tree direction according to the wind direction. A large tree will catch the wind and obey the strong push of a constant wind or a wind gust.
Falling large trees is a dangerous action. Only experiences tree fallers should attempt to land a large tree. If you can’t carry the tree on your shoulder once it has fallen down, it may be better left alone for an experienced three faller, that understands the science of tree falling and the effects of physics and gravity.
Removal of the stump can be a more stubborn object to remove. You have several choices; you can rent out a stump chipper that will ultimately destroy the visible section of the stump. Or you can spend countless hours digging it out. Digging out the stump is much more thorough, but takes forever. If you have kids, this shouldn’t be a problem. Kids often find the thought of digging fun and are excited to go outside and dig all day long with their friends. This was the method I used, and I had the entire stump out within a week. Keep in mind that my stump was about 1 foot in diameter, and digging probably won’t work for stumps much more significant than that.
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