Once you have the falling direction planned out, you should climb up the tree and tie two long ropes near the top. Anchor them on the opposite side of the one that you want it to fall towards. This will allow you to adjust the direction the tree is being lowered in, just in case it starts leaning towards anything it could destroy.

Feliks wrote:
>
> Once you have the falling direction planned out, you should climb up the
> tree and tie two long ropes near the top. Anchor them on the opposite
> side of the one that you want it to fall towards. This will allow you to
> adjust the direction the tree is being lowered in, just in case it
> starts leaning towards anything it could destroy.

Which rope goes around your neck?

In article >, Feliks.9fcc268.725671
@foodbanter.com says...
>
> Once you have the falling direction planned out, you should climb up the
> tree and tie two long ropes near the top. Anchor them on the opposite
> side of the one that you want it to fall towards. This will allow you to
> adjust the direction the tree is being lowered in, just in case it
> starts leaning towards anything it could destroy.

You have falling trees in your kitchen? Any flooding rivers or volcanic
eruptions?

Janet

"Janet" > wrote in message
...
> In article >, Feliks.9fcc268.725671
> @foodbanter.com says...
>>
>> Once you have the falling direction planned out, you should climb up the
>> tree and tie two long ropes near the top. Anchor them on the opposite
>> side of the one that you want it to fall towards. This will allow you to
>> adjust the direction the tree is being lowered in, just in case it
>> starts leaning towards anything it could destroy.
>
> You have falling trees in your kitchen? Any flooding rivers or volcanic
> eruptions?
>
> Janet

LOL! I don't have trees in my kitchen, nor do I chop down trees. (Then
again this person is from Foodbanter so what do you expect?)

Jill

On May 19, 6:23*pm, "jmcquown" > wrote:
>
>
> LOL! *I don't have trees in my kitchen, nor do I chop down trees. *(Then
> again this person is from Foodbanter so what do you expect?)
>
> Jill
>
>
To be honest, when I first read this post I thought it's got to be one
of those goofballs from Foodbanter.

On 5/18/2012 10:07 PM, Feliks wrote:
> Once you have the falling direction planned out, you should climb up the
> tree and tie two long ropes near the top. Anchor them on the opposite
> side of the one that you want it to fall towards. This will allow you to
> adjust the direction the tree is being lowered in, just in case it
> starts leaning towards anything it could destroy.
>
>
>
>
I watched tree trimmers take down two dead trees in my yard that were
precariously close to my house and my neighbors house. Tall poplars.
They did it just like that but I had to laugh when one of the ground
crew was pulling so hard to get the tree to come his way that he
slipped. It was successful though. The guy in the tree doing the
cutting of limbs and the very top part did it barefoot so he wouldn't
lose his grip on a tree without any more limbs.

I know, off topic but it just reminded me. I have another of those to be
taken down.

On 19/05/2012 11:04 PM, Cheryl wrote:

>>
> I watched tree trimmers take down two dead trees in my yard that were
> precariously close to my house and my neighbors house. Tall poplars.
> They did it just like that but I had to laugh when one of the ground
> crew was pulling so hard to get the tree to come his way that he
> slipped. It was successful though. The guy in the tree doing the cutting
> of limbs and the very top part did it barefoot so he wouldn't lose his
> grip on a tree without any more limbs.



Barefoot while in a tree cutting with a chain saw?????? Let me
guess.... no hard hat, so saftey leggings, no safety goggles?

On 5/19/2012 11:17 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
> On 19/05/2012 11:04 PM, Cheryl wrote:
>
>>>
>> I watched tree trimmers take down two dead trees in my yard that were
>> precariously close to my house and my neighbors house. Tall poplars.
>> They did it just like that but I had to laugh when one of the ground
>> crew was pulling so hard to get the tree to come his way that he
>> slipped. It was successful though. The guy in the tree doing the cutting
>> of limbs and the very top part did it barefoot so he wouldn't lose his
>> grip on a tree without any more limbs.
>
>
>
> Barefoot while in a tree cutting with a chain saw?????? Let me guess....
> no hard hat, so saftey leggings, no safety goggles?
>
Not to sound like this is stereotype in any way, but they were Mexican.

Dave Smith > wrote:

>On 19/05/2012 11:04 PM, Cheryl wrote:
>
>>>
>> I watched tree trimmers take down two dead trees in my yard that were
>> precariously close to my house and my neighbors house. Tall poplars.
>> They did it just like that but I had to laugh when one of the ground
>> crew was pulling so hard to get the tree to come his way that he
>> slipped. It was successful though. The guy in the tree doing the cutting
>> of limbs and the very top part did it barefoot so he wouldn't lose his
>> grip on a tree without any more limbs.
>
>
>
>Barefoot while in a tree cutting with a chain saw?????? Let me
>guess.... no hard hat, so saftey leggings, no safety goggles?

and no insurance.

Jim

Cheryl wrote:
> Feliks wrote:
>> Once you have the falling direction planned out, you should climb up the
>> tree and tie two long ropes near the top. Anchor them on the opposite
>> side of the one that you want it to fall towards. This will allow you to
>> adjust the direction the tree is being lowered in, just in case it
>> starts leaning towards anything it could destroy.
>>
>I watched tree trimmers take down two dead trees in my yard that were
>precariously close to my house and my neighbors house. Tall poplars.
>They did it just like that but I had to laugh when one of the ground
>crew was pulling so hard to get the tree to come his way that he
>slipped. It was successful though. The guy in the tree doing the
>cutting of limbs and the very top part did it barefoot so he wouldn't
>lose his grip on a tree without any more limbs.

That's most ridiculous, professional tree cutters would never attempt
such a hair brained scheme to fell a tree. When trees are too close
to structures to fell safely they climb the tree with a chainsaw and
drop one limb at a time and drop [liftable] sections of trunk as they
decend... they wear pole climbers leg spikes and use a heavy leather
safety belt looped around the tree (same as utility pole climbers) and
loggers protective clothing including hard hat and eye protection. In
open spaces I can fell a large tree with a chain saw so it lands
within inches of where I plan but since I'm not capable of climbing
trees with a chain saw I have often hired professionals to remove
trees near buildings... just last fall I had a crew out to remove five
large maples that were alongside my rental garage and with the utility
wires passing through the branches... there's a stream alongside and
the trees were growing fast. They topped two with use of their bucket
truck but with three their truck couldn't get close enough so they
climbed. They did an excellent job, shredded what they could, and
took the larger sections for firewood, which is why they charged me
only $400. The stumps were sawed within inches of the ground, they
were in too difficult a location to bring in a large stump grinder,
plus I didn't need the stumps ground and I didn't need the added
expense. I've had trees removed several times over the years, only a
nincompoop would attempt to guide a tree weighing several tons with a
rope... odds are once the tree begins to fall rope tension is released
and the tree can go anywhere it wants and rarely close to where the
rope is anchored... a great way to kill yourself... even a spindly
poplar can weigh 2-3 tons, once rope tension is released the slightest
breeze can blow the tree wherever. Logging is very common around
here, and after Irene hundreds of people with chain saws were removing
trees... I've never in my life seen anyone use a rope to guide a
falling tree. If a rope lets loose it can slice you in half.

In article >,
says...
>

> I watched tree trimmers take down two dead trees in my yard that were
> precariously close to my house and my neighbors house. Tall poplars.
> They did it just like that but I had to laugh when one of the ground
> crew was pulling so hard to get the tree to come his way that he
> slipped. It was successful though. The guy in the tree doing the
> cutting of limbs and the very top part did it barefoot so he wouldn't
> lose his grip on a tree without any more limbs.

Snort. You can bet someone so careless with his own safety, didn't
bother with public liability insurance to protect yours... in case the
tree had hit your roof/car/neighbour.

Janet.

On Sun, 20 May 2012 12:46:05 +0100, Janet > wrote:

>In article >,
says...
>>
>
>> I watched tree trimmers take down two dead trees in my yard that were
>> precariously close to my house and my neighbors house. Tall poplars.
>> They did it just like that but I had to laugh when one of the ground
>> crew was pulling so hard to get the tree to come his way that he
>> slipped. It was successful though. The guy in the tree doing the
>> cutting of limbs and the very top part did it barefoot so he wouldn't
>> lose his grip on a tree without any more limbs.
>
> Snort. You can bet someone so careless with his own safety, didn't
>bother with public liability insurance to protect yours... in case the
>tree had hit your roof/car/neighbour.
>
> Janet.

Every year I fell several trees with my chainsaw, but they are at the
edge of my woods where I mow so I need to get rid of dead ones and
leaners before they can fall on me as I pass. Out in the middle of
nowhere there is no risk of the tree hitting anything, only me and I'm
experienced with a chainsaw, I have a big one, a lumberman's Jonsered.
But I would not even entertain the idea of felling a tree next to a
structure, and I'm not a good enough tree climber anymore, I'm too
old. I hire professionals to remove trees all the time but I've never
seen any use a rope to guide one down. I've seen them use a block and
tackle to safely lower a large limb but never a rope to guide an
entire tree... as soon as the tree starts to fall the tension on the
rope is gone leaving the tree flapping in the breeze to fall where it
will. Many trees are not balanced, there are more limbs on one side,
usually the side opposite where you want it to fall, then you need to
climb the tree to remove limbs to make it more balanced, cutting limbs
while in a tree is very dangerous business. No one should be felling
trees without lots of proper on the job training... I don't believe
anyone should be permitted to buy/have a chainsaw without a permit.
People get killed all the time by idiots with chain saws, and many
million$ in property damage. Did ya know a ten year old can buy a
chainsaw. I got my training near here when I was 15 years old, I
spent the entire summer helping clear land for a logging company, a
large motor lodge was to be built and we were taking out the good
lumber hardwoods before the bulldozers arrived... that was a laborious
summer, they started me out with a double bitted axe, that's really
the best way to learn how a tree will react to being cut, gives one
time to notice how a tree responds, like stroking a woman... a chain
saw cuts too fast to alter course, like a two minute screw.

On 5/20/2012 7:45 AM, Brooklyn1 wrote:

> That's most ridiculous, professional tree cutters would never attempt
> such a hair brained scheme to fell a tree. When trees are too close
> to structures to fell safely they climb the tree with a chainsaw and
> drop one limb at a time and drop [liftable] sections of trunk as they
> decend...

It wasn't like I was writing a "how-to" post. They did take off pieces
at the top before felling the rest of it by pulling it to where they
wanted it to land.