SRTsteve860
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Felling a tree is simple procedure, its a matter of shifting the center of mass over the fulcrum which in a tree cutting purpose is the hinge. think of the hinge on a tree as being an invisible plane, that extends out and straight up infinitely (like the endzone plane in football). In the canopy, or in some heavy cases, somewhere on the trunk, there is the balance point, i/e if you were to rig the tree with one choker, it wouldnt move in any way, its perfectly balanced...
all you need to do is to get that point to move through and pass that plane of the hinge, and gravity will take over.
this is something good to have "the eye" for because many times there might be a backleaning trunk but the actual vegitation in the crown then moves the balance point forward both due to the mas of the foliage itself, as well as the leverage effect being so high up in the crown, therefore it can fall on its own, but just by looking at the trunk, one would think it needs to be pulled over.
-Steven
PS, unless its a sure thing, i will always set at least one wedge on trees, just so if something happens, i know i can walk away with the saw and now worry about losing my kerf to the tree setting back.
all you need to do is to get that point to move through and pass that plane of the hinge, and gravity will take over.
this is something good to have "the eye" for because many times there might be a backleaning trunk but the actual vegitation in the crown then moves the balance point forward both due to the mas of the foliage itself, as well as the leverage effect being so high up in the crown, therefore it can fall on its own, but just by looking at the trunk, one would think it needs to be pulled over.
-Steven
PS, unless its a sure thing, i will always set at least one wedge on trees, just so if something happens, i know i can walk away with the saw and now worry about losing my kerf to the tree setting back.
