Directing the fall of the leaning tree can prevent risky breakages.

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.

We do have a tractor 4wd 80hp and steel cable available.

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.

How to Cut Down a Tree Leaning Against Another Tree Pry Bar. Remove all the branches from the bottom, or butt end, of the tree--the part of the trunk that has become wedged Come-along Winch. Clean the area around the butt end of the leaner and lop. Nov 30, The easiest choice is to fell the tree in the direction it would naturally fall due to slope, overhang and wind direction.

Felling in another direction requires a special technique, more effort, and is sometimes just impossible.

That is unless you want to live in the Stone Age without fire in a mud hut.

Dec 29, If there not gonna hit the house or anything of great value, drop the other trees along with the leaner if you have Great expirence in felling. This can be dangerous and quite tricky cause some trees like to spin felling a tree leaning on another tree roll. You can have a Tree service come in and fell the trees for you and buck them yourself if your not sure. Stihl MS Estimated Reading Time: 7 mins. May 13, By making the correct notch, you can cut the tree at a specific angle and make it fall in any direction you wish.

You need to use the chainsaw to cut a notch on tree in the direction you need the tree to fall. So you need to focus on making perfect cuts on the tree Estimated Reading Time: 6 mins. Mar 30, Start with sawing off the middle of the hinge so that two corners are saved. Then cut off the corner on the opposite side from the direction in which you intend to roll down the tree.

Cut this corner with repeated saw cuts diagonally from above. Make sure to leave the corner on the same side that you intend to roll down the stumphaul.barted Reading Time: 5 mins. Jan 19, Make the two backcuts, leaving plenty of hinge. With cable winch, pull just above the upper cuts, from a safe distance of course, and watch the tree drop. Repeat a/r but only with the upper felling cuts until it's all on the ground. No need to add a pivot-point at.