The amount of air between the sawyer and the tree is.

Feb 10, You might think it can simply be cut from the back and it will fall easily under its own weight. That’s the problem.

The weight of the tree is putting intense strain on the fibers of the wood in one direction and leaners are at high risk for barberchair. 4) Avoid cutting species prone to barber chair. Alders, ash, white pines, tulip shrubmulching.barted Reading Time: 5 mins.

Unless you are experienced with a chainsaw, I strongly recommend having a pro show you how to make a bore cut.

Dec 22, Many newbies to our business don't know about"barber chair", which is a dangerous event that generally occurs while felling leaning trees. They have killed many experienced tree cutters, and are hardly predictable. As soon as the tree begins to tip, use the escape route and do not stay “in the cut” to watch the tree come over. As crucial as a clear escape route is, there are other things we can do to protect ourselves from barber chair hazards.

At Lewis Tree Service, the use of a rope in the tree is required when felling.

Mar 13, When cutting from the back, tension wood may break suddenly and the tree will fall before you expect it, creating a “barber chair.” How to fell trees like this, the safest way, is to bore into the trunk, parallel to and above the hinge, leaving the tension wood intact, then cut back through the tension wood.

When that last inch is cut, the tree will drop quickly.

You'd barely start the back cut and you'd be barber chairing.

Sep 01, Using two wedges, side by side, drive one home so that there is a gap between the stem and the top of the other wedge. Place a shim in the gap above the free wedge until it is snug, and then pound in the shim by driving the wedge. This should either fell the tree. The biggest reason small trees are more dangerous, is plain old complacency.

To my shame, most of my felling surprises with trees are smaller ones. I make a quick front cut (not even a notch) then a back cut and wonder why they barber chair on me, or so not fall where I want them too. Aug 15, What about ratcheting it back together with a big strap a foot or two above the break and then felling it as you would have if it wasn't barber chaired? You have to have a clear idea of the forces on the top where it is hung up but that would at least eliminate or mitigate one variable.

If not cut properly, the trunk can split, creating what’s known as a “barber chair.” When this happens, the cut side of the tree will spring up as the forward momentum of the falling tree shears it in half. Anything or anyone caught in its path is going to have a bad day. The.