Lodged Hackberry Breakdown

Everyone who cuts trees will have some of them lodge in other trees. This hackberry was aimed at another tree to avoid having the hinge fail because of heavy side lean. I had to get it down to make firewood, and for safety reasons. Hung-up trees eventually will come down, and that tree is a hazard until it goes to the ground. Here's my process on this one. Make a plan, and work methodically. There is no need to push yourself into a dangerous situation!

[@Blair62]

Those wild rose bushes will tear you up. I've come out bleeding after doing battle with them using hand tools too many times. Finally got a long reach Husqvarna gas powered hedge cutter. If they're small enough you can get over them with a bush hog.

[@DavidN23Skidoo]

Greenbriar and Devil's walking stick can hurt you too! Honeylocust wants to kill us!

[@Blair62]

@@DavidN23Skidoo Greenbriar we have around here but only in isolated sunny spots next to creeks. Isn't much of a problem. I've never seen devil's walking stick here in New England and we, thankfully, don't have honeylocust. I've heard very bad tales about that stuff. I read on one of the tractor forums that there's something similar that grows down in Mexico and Texas. But it grows low to the ground and will puncture Ag tires if you can believe it.

[@DavidN23Skidoo]

@@Blair62 Honeylocust can sure take out tires! It can puncture a person, too, right into an artery!

[@09rja]

Great video (as usual). I've started to use this vertical cut technique myself.
Question: do you know of a technique to cut a leaner that is nearly vertical that is hung up in a adjacent tree? I can't use the technique in this video.....because the vertical cut would be too long. And doing them with a axe (to keep from getting the saw pinched) get old.