Small chainsaws that have a cutting bar that is 6 to 14 inches long are.

Felling medium trees – 16” to 18” Cutting down medium size trees with a trunk of about 14″ to 16” will require a larger chainsaw of about 16″ to 18” to fell the tree in one easy pass. Sep 05, Cutting down medium size trees with a trunk of about 14″ to 16” will require a larger chainsaw of about 16″ to 18” to fell the tree in one easy pass. Also see my best 16 inch chainsaw and my best 18 inch chainsaw guides.

Felling large trees – 20″ and larger. Cutting down larger trees is a task that’s often best left to the. A chainsaw with a 10 – 14 – inch bar is capable of felling a large tree (preferably under 20 inches in diameter) or blocking up firewood.

But if the diameter is higher than the guide bar length by a wide margin, a saw with a less powerful engine will be of little use to you. Time is of the essence here. Dec 07, Certified arborist Mark Chisholm provides helpful and important safety tips for professionals on how to fell a bushmulch.bar all the Pro Tips videos here: http. Jul 29, After doing some searching, I found a government link with general chainsaw safety information.

One thing they mentioned that I was looking for was the limit of how big a tree you could fell given a particular bar length. They mentioned a chainsaw can safely cut down a tree with a trunk. Jul 23, Saw until the chainsaw bar is parallel with the directional notch on the other side of the tree.

You may need to hammer the felling wedge into place to get the tree to fall. Sometimes more than one wedge is required. Use a breaker bar to work the tree until it begins to fall. The inch bar is long enough to fell a inch-diameter tree or branches, and its high output engine cranks out 42 cubic centimeters, giving it exceptional power for its size.

Aug 14, I bought this chainsaw to cut up one tree that fell near my house. It cut ok, but it did not last long enough to finish the tree. I cut up about 75% of the tree into pieces I can move by hand. The saw begin to make clunking noises and soon after the chain stopped moving. The saw mostly just makes some sort of high pitch noise now.

Dec 01, To fell a tree with a chainsaw, first position your chainsaw feet off the ground and at a 70°angle, and cut a notch ⅓ of the way through the tree trunk. Then, make a horizontal cut at the base of the notch, also ⅓ of the way through. Next, use the tip of your chainsaw to make a bore cut from a couple of inches past the notch to the opposite side of the tree bushmulch.bar: K.

Nov 30, The easiest choice is to fell the tree in the direction it would naturally fall due to slope, overhang and wind direction. Felling in another direction requires a special technique, more effort, and is sometimes just impossible.

In the following video, you can learn proper methods for creating different notches and techniques for maintaining a.