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Pro tip: never trust a 'slight lean' on a windy day
I was doing a removal on a big silver maple in a tight backyard in Akron, the wind was picking up but the owner wanted it done. I made my face cut, and the whole thing sat back on my saw. The wind caught the crown and shifted the weight just enough. I had to wedge it from the side, free my bar, and re-notch the whole thing while it was pinched. Has anyone else had a tree move on them like that after the cut was started?
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lilyr256mo ago
Happened to me with a cottonwood last fall. Made a perfect notch, then a gust swung the whole top maybe two inches. Suddenly my hinge wood was in a bind it was never meant to handle. Had to bore in from the back to get control, felt the whole thing groan. You can check the lean ten times, but wind writes its own plans.
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angelar576mo ago
That's a hinge, not a hinge wood.
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