Common Tree Felling Mistakes

Nope. This was actually voted the best comment of the uh cuz it got the most likes. We watch you because we know you don't know what you're doing when you're cutting trees. So that's why we're making this video because we're going to show you how not to cut a tree. size your chainsaw for the type of work that you're going to be doing. [Applause] [Music] When you're making your top hinge cut, even though you can hold the chainsaw upside down, you typically have less control. So, it's always good to hold it the right way to avoid any kickback or any potential harm. He's not using the right PPE. If you look at his hard hat, he actually has hearing protection, but it's not doing much good wrapped around his helmet. Also, he has no chaps on. If that chainsaw kicks back, those jeans aren't going angle cut. Now, where most guys make their mistake is with this cut, right? Yeah. where you want to cut even across double cross both sides cut higher. All right, let's show them the wrong way to do it. Now, this isn't much of a treat, but even on a small dead tree like this, it still makes me nervous and freaking nervous to make a cut wrong like this because this tree, this tree can easily go the wrong way. And next, you're going to see one of those things that get a lot of people hurt. Always have full control with the chainsaw with two hands and turn it off. If he bumps that trigger, this could lead to a serious injury. Push it and it doesn't do what you want. Well, you figure it out. But this is your problem. If this would have been a real full size tree, if this if this would have been a live tree, cutting it high like this, I'm on your on your back cut, the tree is going to want to come back to you and pinch your saw, plus fall the wrong way. So, the important thing is is this cut should have been down here. Really, this to make it fall the right way. You can't do that. You've got to line up your cuts because that's the way the tree will