How To Cut Down a Dangerous Leaning Tree

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  • Опубліковано 28 вер 2024
  • cutting down a dangerous leaning tree. felling a leaner is always dangerous but few simple tricks can mitigate the risk
    Here is what happens if your make a mistake on a leaning tree
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 75

  • @davidmays2161
    @davidmays2161 4 місяці тому +62

    That tree is an accurate representation in shape of the lumber I purchase from retail stores.

  • @JeffGeorgalas
    @JeffGeorgalas 4 місяці тому +11

    As someone with quite a bit of cutting experience (although far from claiming to be a pro), I knew pretty much everything that you explained in this video, but could probably never have explained it as well or thoroughly as you did. You did a fine job of explaining everything. You also did a great job of actually felling the tree. Of course you're always going to have the pseudo pros that tell you what you did wrong, or what you could have done better, but to me, that tree did exactly what you wanted it to do, and don't personally see anything that I'd have done differently. Nice job Brock!

  • @ActiveJoe
    @ActiveJoe 4 місяці тому +4

    A well detailed set of steps to handle a problematic tree job. Thanks for sharing.. All the best and God Bless. 🙏❤🇺🇸

  • @todd9453
    @todd9453 4 місяці тому +9

    Brock, I have used that same method several times in the past couple of years. I have been cutting trees for firewood for around 42 years and can't believe how wrong I was doing it on many occasions but luckily never got hurt. I will say though that the one one thing I have always done in the woods is clear two escape paths away from the tree as well as a large circumference area around the base of the tree; even if it took 15-20 minutes to do when under growth was thick. Great video!!

    • @andrewhanson5942
      @andrewhanson5942 23 дні тому

      Oh yeah. The escape routes. Too late to clear those out once you really need them!

  • @FirewoodInTheField
    @FirewoodInTheField 4 місяці тому +1

    Brock, thanks for taking the time to show this technique with explaining how it all works!

  • @Cowboy_Steve
    @Cowboy_Steve 4 місяці тому

    Howdy Brock! Good job covering all the bases with a difficult tree. Every tree is different and this one was surely unique. Never stop learning - complacency can be fatal. Well done and thanks for sharing 🤠

  • @johnultimate1161
    @johnultimate1161 4 місяці тому

    Best felling advice I have seen on the net. Thanks.

  • @nickc7320
    @nickc7320 4 місяці тому

    I was gonna say bs when the video started, but I'm the end. I was impressed.

  • @jamesharless5357
    @jamesharless5357 4 місяці тому

    Very nice job on the tree cutting Brock. Another great video!👍🏻

  • @haroldsmith8398
    @haroldsmith8398 4 місяці тому

    What a great video I learned a lot. Thank you.

  • @jcburch44
    @jcburch44 4 місяці тому

    Appreciate the humility Brock.

  • @tommywise1702
    @tommywise1702 4 місяці тому

    Interesting and informative. Thanks for the I formation.

  • @alanross3435
    @alanross3435 4 місяці тому

    I’m so glad I subscribed to your channel! I have one Alder that leans like that, I’m going to try your method! 👍🏻☮✌🏻

  • @nathangahman8717
    @nathangahman8717 4 місяці тому

    Great job!
    👍

  • @epiphgd4302
    @epiphgd4302 10 днів тому

    Any way of making it fall the other direction?

  • @gunterbecker8528
    @gunterbecker8528 4 місяці тому

    Well done sir !

  • @phillyfathead
    @phillyfathead 4 місяці тому

    Nope, picture perfect good safe job!

  • @brettblack7049
    @brettblack7049 Місяць тому

    You don't love trees, you never hugged it or even said goodbye 😂.

  • @davidhuffine5084
    @davidhuffine5084 4 місяці тому

    Good job , Brock . Tree is safely on the ground .

  • @patrickcorbett8361
    @patrickcorbett8361 4 місяці тому

    Good job Brockster ...And I thought there was nothing 'boring' about your videos..lol !
    pc

  • @OldIronAcres
    @OldIronAcres 4 місяці тому

    It’s on the ground! It’s a success!!! Best, - J.Andre. / Old Iron Acres

  • @paulburroughs1313
    @paulburroughs1313 4 місяці тому

    Wow, just wow!

  • @robertcope7873
    @robertcope7873 4 місяці тому

    Who won the chainsaw.

    • @RockhillfarmYT
      @RockhillfarmYT  4 місяці тому

      I said today, but I put that announcement is in tomorrows video and I will have a community post about it

  • @davecalvo6418
    @davecalvo6418 11 днів тому

    I'm 57 now and been cutting trees in New England for over 40 years, I never ran into a leaner that I couldn't take down with a "Coos Bay Cut" All this other nonsense is unnecessary

  • @PeeksPeakHobbyHomestead
    @PeeksPeakHobbyHomestead 4 місяці тому +7

    Lots of good information in this one.

  • @Bushman9
    @Bushman9 4 місяці тому +2

    Best part was reviewing the cuts at the stump afterwards.
    This is where you see exactly what you did and where the improvements could be made next time.

  • @RobertBrothersJr-dc7nr
    @RobertBrothersJr-dc7nr 4 місяці тому +3

    Excellent video Brock. You did an excellent job explaining your methodology. I learned a tremendous amount from this video. I don’t have much experience cutting trees and from time to time I need to cut down one. Thanks for a fantastic video.

  • @abrogard
    @abrogard 3 місяці тому +1

    I am just a watcher. Know nothing. So I'm just asking. Could the bore cut and trigger cut and horizontal part of the face cut all be at the same level and if not why not? And how would you safely bring down a leaner like this if you don't have a chainsaw just a hand bowsaw? Bit big maybe trees half the girth would be meat for a bowsaw and perhaps still dangerous or at least in need of controlled felling. And for interest's sake: how would you bring it down with an axe?

  • @JCWren
    @JCWren 4 місяці тому +2

    There's also the issue that with a larger tree, it can be hard to judge exactly where your saw is relation to previous cuts. Tilt the saw even slightly in any direction and your cuts won't line up. Compound that where you're working at 18" to 24" above the ground and you're leaning over trying to get your sight line. Then you're wrestling a 16+ pound saw 90 degrees out of the way you'd normally hold it. None of it unmanageable, but it's a lot easier to make mistakes than when you're just bucking logs into rounds.

  • @williammouri1096
    @williammouri1096 4 місяці тому +1

    If you are cleaning up trees or large branches already on the ground and they are bent under tension, they are just as deadly. I've seen people die. Be careful.

  • @skiterbite
    @skiterbite 12 годин тому

    Well done and articulated . The tree lady would be pissed off that you cut a deformed Oak

  • @btcolber
    @btcolber Місяць тому +1

    Excellent Video, I fell plenty of trees for firewood- on agreement with the owners- dead trees, dying trees , trees that need removing for whatever reason. Only had a couple of very hard leaners -which made me very very cautious- and a little nervous. Following this video to the letter gave a clear path to follow, with no nasty surprises. Only difference was I wrapped a high strength rope , 10 times aound the trunk, about a foot above the cuts.

  • @ejsocci2630
    @ejsocci2630 День тому

    Awesome video, thanks for sharing.

  • @PapawMule
    @PapawMule 12 днів тому +1

    Lifetime logger here. He got it rite. Safest way to get it down.

  • @paulrooster2108
    @paulrooster2108 13 днів тому +1

    Yep when ya walk around to the back of the tree and ya hear that SNAP , oh boy it's about to get REAL

  • @andrewhanson5942
    @andrewhanson5942 23 дні тому +1

    Brock, you can cut down any friggin' tree on your property without the need for explanations!

  • @jc-d6179
    @jc-d6179 День тому

    Very sound advice.

  • @zaccheus
    @zaccheus 4 місяці тому

    I'm thinking the letterbox cut probably didn't aid in barber chair resistance. A thinner hinge likely would have been more beneficial. Making the bore cut closer to the elevation of the apex of the face cut will make it easier to get the hinge just the way you want it. Good call making the face cut small, that lessens the stress on the trigger as well.
    Letterboxing is more about making a back cut with a saw that is too short to reach the center of the tree.
    Well done, it's always good to experiment with different things when the situation allows.

  • @TheRustyGarageandHomestead
    @TheRustyGarageandHomestead 4 місяці тому +1

    Brock, great information in this video. Very good representation of how to execute this method

  • @toddcaskey9984
    @toddcaskey9984 4 місяці тому +1

    Super late , I was at Home Depot and central tractor

  • @projectswithjw
    @projectswithjw 4 місяці тому +1

    Good Morning

  • @jefffrancis6824
    @jefffrancis6824 4 місяці тому

  • @oakiewoodsman
    @oakiewoodsman 4 місяці тому

    Good work getting it down safely and very good explanation.

  • @jeromebecigneul2911
    @jeromebecigneul2911 4 місяці тому

    That really is one very much leaning tree. never seen it done that way but it certainly work out nicely, Good seeing you out there Brock. have a great day and stay safe in the crazy weather we've had this Spring.

  • @BGWenterprises
    @BGWenterprises 4 місяці тому

    With red alder out west, it's a very soft, hard wood. Actually has a btu value near or under a pine tree.
    Super sharp chain and plenty of power on point. Is the common way people deal with them.
    .
    It's also the tree that's taken quite a few people's lives, because they don't take it seriously. and / or try and fall one with a dull chain. or a way little home owner saw.

  • @joequillun7790
    @joequillun7790 16 днів тому

    Thanks for the info. Sounds like good advice. You made it look easy, (because you knew what you were doing.)👍

  • @whiskeythree1622
    @whiskeythree1622 29 днів тому

    Perfect format -- you covered the important info & kept it concise.
    Besides that, this info will help me this year for sure -- I cut trees to heat the home.
    Was that a new chain? Couldn't believe how you cut right into the heart of the tree from the side!
    Appreciate ya.

  • @johngersna3263
    @johngersna3263 4 місяці тому

    Good morning Brock. Excellent video. Who says that you can't teach an old dog new tricks. Very informative. God bless and have a wonderful day. 👍👍🙂

  • @Rhodesian_FAL
    @Rhodesian_FAL 4 місяці тому

    I wouldn’t have made the trigger any smaller. The tree had a lot of lean and you were pretty close to the sapwood. Better safe than sorry.

  • @mvblitzyo
    @mvblitzyo 8 днів тому

    Excellent description and demonstration

  • @markklaamas
    @markklaamas 4 місяці тому

    Good video with clear instructions and reasoning!

  • @paulreinmund2038
    @paulreinmund2038 4 місяці тому

    Excellent information and explanation.

  • @houndofgoshen5363
    @houndofgoshen5363 4 місяці тому

    Excellent video!!!!! Great job!!!

  • @Calligraphybooster
    @Calligraphybooster 5 днів тому

    Beautifully done!

  • @nrobinson7951
    @nrobinson7951 4 місяці тому

    Morning, good job.

  • @PapaJack68
    @PapaJack68 4 місяці тому

    🚜

  • @ellobo1326
    @ellobo1326 4 місяці тому

    Nice job !

  • @jacklabloom635
    @jacklabloom635 4 місяці тому

    Good job.

  • @grellis6483
    @grellis6483 2 місяці тому

    Sorry, if I missed something but a couple of questions: 1. What did the chains achieve? 2. That face cut seemed very shallow. Wouldn't a somewhat deeper cut have been advisable?

    • @davz1764
      @davz1764 11 днів тому

      The chains were insurance that were not needed due to the mans high skill. IF the tree tried to split (it didnt) the chain would reduce the chance of if a slice of the split going flying by pinning/keeping the split together.

  • @clawson46
    @clawson46 3 місяці тому

    Some of the guys should never ever be doing any type of instructional videos regarding tree felling..!

    • @RockhillfarmYT
      @RockhillfarmYT  3 місяці тому +3

      Point them out to me and I will go on their channel’s and leave negative comments
      The crazy thing is some people come on here and leave negative comments but after a little conversation, I find out that they actually have no idea what they’re talking about

    • @joequillun7790
      @joequillun7790 16 днів тому

      @@RockhillfarmYT Yeah, there's a "know-it-all" at the bottom of most YT comments. I like to scroll here, (when the time is available), to see all the nay-sayers, and if they have any logical information. Most have a brain, like their channel. "No content". Don't lose any sleep over them. You did fine.

  • @kfelix2934
    @kfelix2934 Місяць тому

    Good explanation and a great job.

  • @parrisestatessouthernhomec3246
    @parrisestatessouthernhomec3246 3 місяці тому

    Jesus Christ NOT EVERY DAMN THING IN LIFE REQUIRES TRAINING! The only way for people to learn is to be in an open field at first an to just do it, the. Once they get good they can upgrade to removing from around homes , power lines etc

    • @RockhillfarmYT
      @RockhillfarmYT  3 місяці тому +1

      I agree with you. I started on trees that were a little bit smaller and we’re standing straight and didn’t have any dead spots on them.
      I watched a bunch of UA-cam videos and asked questions to guys I know who are older.
      I just keep working my skill set up and Taking on more difficult trees in more difficult spots.
      The important thing to me is, don’t be overconfident if you’re new at it. Lots of ways it can go wrong.