Tree removal can be extremely dangerous and also life-threatening. It is never recommended to remove a tree on your own unless it is a small one that you're confident you can handle safely. Otherwise, tree removal ought to be left in the hands of professionally-trained and equipped tree service contractors. If you have a tree on your property that is fairly small, but has to be removed, it is possible to possible do-it-yourself with the proper tools, knowledge, and planning.
Tree Removal Preparation
Proper preparation for small tree removal involves gathering all of your needed supplies, in addition to, a thorough inspection of the tree. Look to see if the tree leans one way or another, and plan a getaway route in case it does not fall how you expect it to fall. Also, examine whether you can find any obstacles in any direction of the tree, including vehicles, structures, along with other trees. When you are sure there's enough safe clearance for the tree to fall, then you can move ahead to gathering your equipment and tools. This includes:
Safety Gear (Utility gloves, goggles, hard hat, steel toe boots, etc.)
Chainsaw
Ax or Hacksaw
Ladder
Rope
Wedges
First Aid Kit
TO ELIMINATE a Tree
Once you have all of your equipment and supplies, you will get started removing the tree. First, use your ax to knock on the bark several times, and in several different places, to understand how solid or hollow the tree is. Finding a less dense area to cut will undoubtedly be easier. Next, plan which side of the tree you need to make your cut. Turn to see where in fact the tree naturally leans; it is best to cut a tree in the direction where it really wants to naturally fall. Be sure the area where in fact the tree drops is level therefore the tree will not roll or bounce after it falls.
Create a horizontal cut at hip-height, and about 1/3rd into the tree. Do this privately of the tree where you need it to fall. If you need the tree to fall to the right, you must make you cut on a single side so it falls inward, towards the cut. The tree will fall perpendicular to your horizontal cut. Your second cut should create a wedge into the tree. So make the next cut at an angle from the initial cut. It should look like a lemon wedge.
Your third cut is called a back cut, and is ought to be made on the opposite side of one's wedge cut. Tree Surgeons North London can make the tree fall over on the side of one's wedge cut. Ensure it is about 1.5 inches above the wedge cut, and as thick as possible. You can even use a wedge to avoid the tree from settling onto the chainsaw. Add more wedges as necessary before tree begins to fall. Then run! But do not turn your back on the tree as it falls.