How to Fell a Tree
Check with your local government for required permits.. Wear safety goggles, helmet, and kevlar chaps.. Survey the area around the tree for structures.
Steps
Check with your local government for required permits.
Check with your local government for required permits.
Wear safety goggles, helmet, and kevlar chaps.
Wear safety goggles, helmet, and kevlar chaps.
Survey the area around the tree for structures.
Survey the area around the tree for structures.
Examine the tree for stability and lean.
Examine the tree for stability and lean.
Determine the fall path of the tree.
Determine the fall path of the tree.
Pick up sticks and debris near the tree.
Pick up sticks and debris near the tree.
Plan an escape route for after the tree falls.
Plan an escape route for after the tree falls.
Cut on a notch at a 70-degree angle.
Cut on a notch at a 70-degree angle.
Make a horizontal cut ⅓ through the tree.
Make a horizontal cut ⅓ through the tree.
Make a bore cut through the other side of the tree.
Make a bore cut through the other side of the tree.
Hammer wedges into the bore cut.
Hammer wedges into the bore cut.
Cut through the remaining portion of the bore cut.
Cut through the remaining portion of the bore cut.
Stand clear of the tree.
Stand clear of the tree.
Make a horizontal cut on the side you want the tree to fall on.
Make a horizontal cut on the side you want the tree to fall on.
Hatchet a 70-degree front cut above the horizontal cut.
Hatchet a 70-degree front cut above the horizontal cut.
Saw through the tree on the opposite side of the notch.
Saw through the tree on the opposite side of the notch.
Walk out of the way of the tree as it falls.
Walk out of the way of the tree as it falls.
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