How To Fall Snags Safely: For the Homeowner or Novice (Lots of Examples)!

Good stuff! Great editing and info. Love the two-fer-one and the description of your grandads homelite: heavy as f... 🤣🤣 Definitely some sketchy ones in there, awesome! 👍👍🪓

It amazes me how much I have learned from watching tutorials on youtube. From how to split firewood, to how to grow veges in a raised bed, to troubleshoot problems with chainsaws, and so on. When it comes to chainsaw work, I, for one, am still learning how to operate mine. I use my chainsaw a few times a year if that, but it is an essential tool if you live in the country. Life is a great teacher. It can reward you or humble you in the same lesson. Thank you for this video. This is one area that I need to educate myself on when felling trees. Stay blessed and safe out there!

When i started using a saw in 1998 i printed off many pages of info that were on the Husqvarna website back then. It explained a lot of the basics. I also bought some books on tree techniques. I haven't done a lot of cutting but fortunately no accidents. I had the luxury of being able to take my time with the process and i would study the situation extensively, often many days before the work began.

It is nice we have YouTube to use as a resource, I am a novice as well, you did a good job explaining and filming wish I had access to this type of content when I was a kid, just this video alone would of saved some bars chains and less soiled pants, and when I finally figured out how to sharpen a chain (thanks Buckin’) I do keep old jacked up chains and bent bars around to remind me and try to help others with sharing the info I’ve gathered on this mission so far keep it up 👍🏻

Interesting and informative video Kevin! Some scary ones in there. Great editing.

Nice selection of examples here Kevin. Those dead ash will teach you lessons! 😉 I've had Game of Logging training and it is a very good introduction to felling. Over time you can learn from your experiences, and YouTube, but foundational knowledge is important. For the most part I use an open face cut (about 70°) and either a bore cut or conventional back cut depending on the tree diameter and myriad other factors. I make the top cut first. If my gunning sights suggest I'm off as the top cut progresses I'll stop cutting and go up a bit higher on the tree and alter the direction with a new top cut. Then I make the bottom cut... the errant top cut will go out with the wedge. By doing the top cut first you can watch the final part of the bottom cut by looking through the top cut kerf. That let's you see when to stop--this of course benefits from both cuts being level where they intersect. The open face cut keeps the hinge intact until the tree is almost on the ground which can be very useful in tight quarters. I palm a wedge on most trees whether I need it to push the tree over with wedges or not. This is done to maintain control. There is nothing more annoying than a pinched bar and no wedge in the kerf! Swapping bars and chains on the power head, or using another saw, are the remedies for that. Here in the NE I haven't found the need for a Humboldt face cut. I've cut trees up to about 40" DBH with a 25" bar on my MS461 with an open face cut, plunge cut, wedges and trigger. In theory you can fell a tree up to 2 1/2 times the bar length by cutting from both sides and taking the middle out via the face cut. That said, if there were any around I could fell 5' trees with the 25" bar on my MS461 or MS661. There is a Game of Logging channel but it hasn't had new content in a while. The Husqvarna USA channel has a very detailed video titled "How to Safely Fell or Cut Down a Tree Using a Chainsaw." Bjarne Butler's channel shows a professional tree feller in the PNW dealing with myriad challenges... Lots to learn from him... and Buckin' of course! Me, I never stop learning as new felling and storm damage challenges come along regularly. I did finally reach the point where I can reliably and repeatedly get great results hand filing my chains. The Ironhorse channel has a video titled "How a chip is formed! East coast sharpening tips!" Prior to seeing that video my sharpening wasn't consistently great... it was good but not great. Anyhow, I hope these comments add to Kevin's observations in a useful way.

Sketchy and alone! I've started carrying a tourniquet and blowout kit with me. They wouldn't find my body for a long time. Even if I could call 911 it would take 45 minutes to hit the driveway, and then they gotta track down the screaming 😮

Have you considered to get formal training? I germany basic safety technique trainging is mandatory when you fell trees in public woods. I did this and learned more in two days than two years watching non professionals. I like your attitude of being interested in the world. Learning and experiance as a goal. Very inspiring.

Good info (as far as I know, ha ha). I think I would have the last two for the beetles!

You Tube has been silencing content creators. I totally thought you went dark. I haven't seen a video notification in quite awhile. Finally some shorts came through. I just tried to comment on one, and it didn't go through.

What size full wrap handle is that?

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Those are nasty snags. The chainsaw work looks perfect to me. The only thing I would say is snags actually make for habitat and food for a wide array of animals and are part of a healthy forest. If its not a danger to people you don't need to cut it down.