Saving a cedar

[Kevin]

Last Monday I had to drop a 70ft. dead maple over a cedar bush.
I climbed up above the cedar, made an open face notch, secured both tree and stump with rope and made the felling cut dropping the maple over the cedar but keeping it secured at the cut.
I then cut the top off the maple, made another felling cut and dropped the remaining stump and tree top sideways over the cedar.
It worked quite well and thought it worth mentioning.

 

[SKNAPP]

that looks like a really good idea. i've used that in storm damage, but never thought to use it in regular day work. Always thinking. Nice Job.

 

[JJackson]

As long as the tree being cut is safe to climb or can be reached with a bucket that's great idea, also good for avoinding sidewalks and such

 

[treesandsurf]

kevin, I like the idea but how's the impact when the top hits the ground for the climber in the tree, seems like there that tied off end would create a lot of vibration and could maybe hurt the guy in the tree, maybe not??

jp

 

[Kevin]

I got a rope in the top and tensioned it, made the back cut, set a couple of wedges in the cut then evacuated from the tree.
Once the hinge is set up it can easily be pulled over with a winch.
In this case I used a GRCS and watched from the side lines as my co-worker pulled it over.

When tops break and don't separate from a tree then get hung up on a communications messenger strand the tree can be felled in one piece also if it's safe to do so.
The weight of the tree drags the top off the strand and saves lots of time.

 

[Gord]

i've done this lots to save fences shrubs hedges etc but always just on lower stuff, never on something high enough that i needed to climb it. same technique can be used to stop a tree from bouncing away from the stump when felling it.

 

[Kevin]

I use the open face to protect fences as well but I hate cutting them high because you lose a good portion of a saw log.