Can’t say as I blame you. That would make me nervous
At some point, it might be worth it to hire it done.
Not when it comes to taking down trees. My uncle, who was experienced had a tree fall on him and it killed him. Only tree I ever cut down was a small maple. I remember my mother learning to drive. She ran into a small tree, made her so mad that she cut it down.
One of those did all the damage to my daughters house. It was a huge tree and looked healthy but in was all rot in the middle
My SIL was a logger also.Paralyzed from the waist down by a falling oak.He tried to dive under his skidder but he tripped.Not when it comes to taking down trees. My uncle, who was experienced had a tree fall on him and it killed him. Only tree I ever cut down was a small maple. I remember my mother learning to drive. She ran into a small tree, made her so mad that she cut it down.
Not when it comes to taking down trees. My uncle, who was experienced had a tree fall on him and it killed him. Only tree I ever cut down was a small maple. I remember my mother learning to drive. She ran into a small tree, made her so mad that she cut it down.
Logging is dangerous work. I see these neighborhood warriors cutting up trees and they scare the hell out of me. That they don’t severely injure or kill themselves is by the grace of God. It certainly isn’t because of their skills (or lack thereof).
I’ve been cutting trees since I was a teenager. One here one there, sometimes a whole mess of them at one time. Certainly enough to respect the danger and to be extra cautious when operating the chainsaw. There are right ways and wrong ways to use a saw and anyone who uses one should study the differences. My father taught me how to use a saw.
My SIL was an experienced logger. All he’d ever done. The woods is a dangerous place and trees don’t always fall the way they should or even the way they are leaning. I did my time in the woods but I never liked it.
Sawing is the most dangerous work there is as far as owning a home goes. You have to understand the physics of it. How both the saw and the tree will act in a wide variety of cuts. Also, maintenance of the saw is critical to safety. Most people who own chainsaws shouldn’t.
In 2013, I had to cut a tree that had rotted and was splitting 8' above the ground. It was at my sisters place in town, and I couldn't fell it because of the surrounding structures, but it had to come down. One half of the tree was leaning over the house, and a storm was causing half of it to split towards the house. When I got there, I used a heavy rachet strap and strapped the halves together the best I could. Had to climb up to the top and cut it all the way down in 30 degrees with the wind blowing. I'm no logger, so that was rough, but it was fun. Until afterwards that is. Pneumonia sucks, lol.
I'm not saying I should have done it that way, but at the time it was necessary. There are better safer ways, but there are times when you have to do some crazy stuff to protect the ones you love.
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