That coulda been very bad.

rockyridgefarm · Nov 13, 2022

Neighbor wanted help taking down a big dead red oak. I dropped it where I wanted it, but this coulda been a widowmaker

JMOR · Nov 13, 2022

Yep, all those large, dead limbs above your head before tree is down.

Fritz Maurer · Nov 13, 2022

Id be more afraid of that hollow trunk. Once it splits
up the center you have zero control over where it
goes.

rockyridgefarm · Nov 13, 2022

The rotten center is what scared me. All is well that ends well.

I am gonna go back tomorrow and cut it up and split it up. He said i could have it for cutting it. Anyone wanna guess how many crates I will fill? My crates hold 1/3 cord heaped

JMOR · Nov 13, 2022

(quoted from post at 16:25:01 11/13/22)
The rotten center is what scared me. All is well that ends well.

I am gonna go back tomorrow and cut it up and split it up. He said i could have it for cutting it. Anyone wanna guess how many crates I will fill? My crates hold 1/3 cord heaped

id you know about that center before you started?

Stephen Newell · Nov 13, 2022

I had a cousin killed cutting down a tree like that. With the chainsaw running he couldn't hear a large limb above him break off. He was 21

rockyridgefarm · Nov 13, 2022

No, I did not know about the hollow center before I started. I probably woulda passed on it. The tree was only dead a year and was otherwise in good condition.

Dropping trees is dangerous. I have heard of several locals who have been killed by trees. My wife has a co-worker who lost her husband last year to dropping a tree. He had been cutting trees for decades.

I really feel fortunate that it was a good fall.

Moonlite37 · Nov 13, 2022

You are absolutely right, You usually have no control on a dead tree. I have been running chain saws since 1956 and have cut very few dead ones, I can tell by looking that the tree fell unexpectingly. You did well.Overhead limbs are a threat but are usually predictable

Duner Wi · Nov 13, 2022

You will fill 9 crates.

4wdtom · Nov 13, 2022

It looks like you still had wood on each side for the hinge.

Dave BN · Nov 13, 2022

Even a seemingly healthy tree can have a hollow center. You'll usually
see evidence of that by looking carefully, should see a dark spot on the
trunk where water is flowing out. When felling ANY tree you should be
scanning the ground looking for shadows of falling limbs not looking at
your cut. I never wear safety glasses when felling for that reason and a
bright sunny day is best. Glad you didn't get hurt.
Dave

old-9 · Nov 13, 2022

Glad it worked out ok. That is why I wrote the check last Monday for a bucket truck to take down 4 trees and trim 5 more. Wife and I cleaned up the mess, a couple of 70 year olds stacking and burning brush. Took 3 days and 2 loader tractors ( I love both loaders more every time I use them). My friend will bring his spliter and work up the rest for fire wood later. joe

olgentdc · Nov 13, 2022

SAD , That happened , And You are not the only one ... Best way is to park loader tractor with loader above the saw operator .. But do not make the mistake of placing loader in DETENTE and wedged , when the tree tumbles over the loader could come down and crush the saw man .

brooktre · Nov 13, 2022

I had about 25 ash trees removed a few years ago - fortunately no one got hurt. Many of those had internal weak spots and many fell in unexpected areas. I was l also lucky as none hit any buildings.

Stephen Newell · Nov 13, 2022

I have three such trees to take down this winter. The trees are big enough if they fell the wrong way would crush the tractor. I'll have to try not having a limb above me when I cut them.

Vito · Nov 13, 2022

Before cutting might have been wise to plunge the bar
into it to see the internal integrity of the tree. Good job
getting it down safely.

Vito

560Dennis · Nov 13, 2022

Good advise

wingnuttx · Nov 13, 2022

Rocky Ridge Farm. I am glad things turned out well for you. I know you handle your gas saw quite a bit sometimes things happen totally out of our control.

I witnessed something the last big hurricane we had in SWLA some time back and I cant explain it. I dont use a saw all that much because I have no need too. Two years ago I had
4 large oaks and 2 large cypress trees highly disfigured

by a hurricane 3 years ago. Too big of a job for my wife and I to have them cut down and removed off of our property. When the tree crew cut each of the 6 trees (and especially

the cypress trees) water would gush out of the stump and the cut tree above the stump. In the case of the cypress they were even under more pressure. The water spout was like

around 2 inches od. The water was coming from the centers of the trees mostly from the stump end. I saw this with my own eyes. Please tell me someone else has seen this
before? Thanks in advance. Wingnut

dbNga · Nov 13, 2022

I've had water gush out around blade when cutting down a red tip photinia.

onefarmer · Nov 15, 2022

I cut down a big Chinese Elm once. When it came down it spurted water several inches high and ran for quite a while.

That coulda been very bad.

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