Correct Cut Of Trees

2024 Author: Gavin MacAdam | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-16 13:38

For summer residents, the process of landscaping the territory is very important. In the procedures for caring for the garden, the necessary manipulation is the fall of old trees. Here it is necessary to approach the action responsibly and organize it correctly. It is necessary to ensure that the person is not injured, and that nearby buildings are of various types of damage. To do this, the saw cut and felling of the tree must be carried out in the right direction

Safety regulations, tools required

A summer resident needs to be especially careful about the issue of felling trees, ensuring not only the convenience of performing the procedure, but also safety during its implementation. The gardener needs to have a clear idea of exactly how to perform the manipulation without touching the buildings on the territory. The fall of the tree and its branches must be controlled. In fact, when felling trees, a person is dangerous to health, especially if the work is carried out at a height. There are several general and standard rules that must be followed when cutting trees. The process itself is usually carried out using a chainsaw.

First you need to take care of insurance. If there are no devices for this, then you can make them yourself. A rope of two and a half meters will come in handy. It should be folded in half. A device is passed between the legs, carrying out the "loop back" direction. Tie a figure-of-eight knot in the front of the body in the lumbar region. The remaining ends of the rope should be wrapped around your body. Each end should be tied in front of the top of the figure eight.

The front loop is used to hook the carabiner to the belay line. By the way, it needs to be wrapped twice around the circumference of the tree trunk. At the ends of this sling, it is required to create figure-eight knots. The Prusik loop is also suitable for this purpose. You can put it on absolutely anywhere. However, it is best to choose an area with a thick and large branch or a powerful branch at the bottom. You need to understand that just wrapping the loop around the body is not enough. In the event of an accidental fall, there is a risk of injury to the spine and ribs.

When cutting the crown of a tree or when felling it, you need to prepare in advance a platform where trunks and branches will fall. In any case, an assistant must be present to control the fall of each branch by means of a tied rope. In addition, branches can fall into an unplanned place. A ladder cannot be used here. To fix it at your height, you need to wrap the second sling around the tree trunk and thread your feet through the loops at its ends. It is imperative to carry out the procedure with glasses and gloves. Clothing should cover the entire body. You must wear a helmet or a tight hat on your head. In addition to the chainsaw, the summer resident will need one hundred meters of strong and dense rope.

How to prune the crown of a tree?

A key problem when trees fall down is the inability to accurately estimate the weight and scale of the crown. Therefore, you cannot know in advance exactly where the branches will fall. To facilitate the workflow, it is necessary to carry out manipulations in the spring or autumn season. At this point, the crown has a rarer structure. The operation must be carried out in dry weather without wind. It is also important that the wood is not slippery.

First you need to install a stepladder and remove all branches located at the bottom of the tree. In the process, a tree trunk should be placed between the stepladder and the branch to be cut. This position is the most advantageous, and it becomes much more convenient to hold the chainsaw. The crown is cut from the bottom up, then the sawn branches will not get tangled in the tree. The rope must be tied from the trunk at a distance of one or one and a half meters. When pruning, you need to leave thirty-centimeter knots, on which you can stand with your feet in the subsequent procedure.

Some types of trees do not require pruning at all, while others can only be felled in this way. For example, if there are gas pipes with the plant. It is not necessary to remove branches from the side on which the tree will fall. The height of the tree should also be taken into account. You can shorten the trunk by first cutting off the lower branches. Often neighboring trees interfere with summer residents. In this case, you also need to first prune the branches, even the smallest ones.