The tree was 25 to 30 feet above the cut. The cut was approx 12 feet from the ground, standing on the roof. The tree was 15 inches at the cut.

The tree leaned over the cabin east northeast so I chose to use a hinge cut. A hinge cut is where ya don’t cut a wedge facing the way you wish it to fall, but back cut through two-thirds of the way or so until the tree barely starts to fall, and hopefully uses the uncut part as a hinge to lay itself down slowly as possible.  Continue reading “Fall a hazard tree with a entry level saw, singing do wa diddy diddy dumb, but I did it.”