Impact tree felling wedge - GIF

Impact tree felling wedge.

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More: https://www.dahughesforestry.co.uk/h...felling-wedge/

Previously:

https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...708#post123831
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...3411#post99026
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...343#post142329
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...879#post129299
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...724#post111399

is it actually expanding, or simply trying to drive inwards for the wedging action?

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Originally Posted by desbromilow

is it actually expanding, or simply trying to drive inwards for the wedging action?

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my guess pretty much the same as driving a wedge in with a hammer or the back side of an ax.
Just something else for a logger to have to lug around that will always have a dead battery just when you need it the most

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Looks to me it is easier and safer to cut a proper hinge in the tree being felled

It would have been safer if he just notched the tree and cut it down and a whole lot quicker. He killed enough time with that toy that a little wind could have brought it back on him.

I can see where these tools can be very helpful when you have a tree leaning in the wrong direction, like toward a house. You still notch and do a hinge cut. This looks a lot safer than using 3 wedges stacked on top of each other like I have done in the past to get the tree leaning in a different direction. The other option is to bring in a bucket truck, or climb the tree and take it down piece by piece.