Ensure adequate clearance is all the way around the tree for your escape route once.

BALTIMORE (WBFF) - Traffic back-ups continue on the top side of the I outer loop, after a large tree fell onto the Beltway this morning. It happened shortly after 11 a.m., when some heavy storms and rain were moving through the area. The tree was seen down on the highway. Mar 22, There are plenty of reasons why trees can sometimes fall over.

Among them are improper planting conditions, advanced insect infestation, malnutrition, poor soil condition, flooding, construction damage, old age, and a host of other causes. Accurately predicting when a tree is going to fall is bushlopping.barted Reading Time: 4 mins. Mar 13, Often, a nearby tree crown may be in the way. The hinge is normally uniform in thickness but you can swing a tree to one side to avoid a nearby obstacle such as a tree crown. Make the notch so as to fall the tree free of its neighbor; then, on the back cut, leave more holding wood on the side toward which you want it to lie.

The tree will begin falling in the direction of the notch, missing the crown ofEstimated Reading Time: 7 mins. The basic felling procedure is to cut a notch on the side of the tree toward the direction you want it to fall, using a chain saw, and then finish cutting through the trunk from the opposite side.

The apex of the triangular notch has to be a few inches below the back cut to create a hinge that prevents the trunk from splitting or moving laterally while the tree is falling. Dec 09, Using a Chainsaw 1. Cut on a notch at a degree angle. Decide the direction that you want the tree to fall because this is the side of 2. Make a horizontal cut ⅓ through the tree.

Use the %(6). Make a triangular notch on the side where you want the tree to fall, about 25% deep. From the other side, saw through above your triangular cut - two or three inches (5 to 8 cm) is good for a medium-sized tree. When the two cuts line up, the tree will split along the wood grain and fall as if it’s on a hinge. If leaning in an advantageous direction, a tree with a well-defined offset can be relatively simple to make fall where you want.

Position the chainsaw on the opposite end of the notch and cut through the remaining wood connecting the tree together.

In the case of a very small tree, one simple cut on the side. Jul 16, Get a come-along and long lengths of chain.

Hook the chain to the tree that looks like the easiest and/or safest to bring down. Hook the come-along on another tree as far away as possible. Crank the come-along until tight (in the direction you want the tree to fall). Then go in and cut a little, but not too much (don't pinch your bar).