Posted by Greg1959 on January 04, 2013 at 15:24:47 from (69.176.13.178):
Drove the tractor down one of my fields to cut down a walnut tree for firewood. Cut some vines from around tree so I could get into it. Made bottom cut on sloping side of tree and then went around to backside of tree for the final cut. Made a good clean cut and tree was starting to fall exactly where I wanted to fell it.
Since it was a was a clean cut, I was not too worried about a 'kick-out' from the trunk of the tree. I only stepped back one and a half steps.
As the walnut tree just about hit the ground a good sized dead tree whooshed by my head and grazed my leg as it fell right where I was cutting.
The vines that I cut going up the walnut tree had grown over into the dead tree (I did not notice them). So, as I cut the walnut tree down, it pulled the dead tree over also.
As soon as it fell and I realized what happened, I thanked GOD.
Legs and arms shaking, I climbed on the tractor and drove home.
Around three hours later I had calmed down enough to go look at my near disaster.
This post was edited by Greg1959 at 15:46:23 01/04/13.
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