Cutting Down a Tree By Yourself

Bob is an expert tree surgeon and will show you a safe and effective way to pull a large tree over. If you are alone and need to pull a tree over by yourself, you can watch Bob's technique how to do it. You need to carefully plan which way you want the tree to fall. He throws his rope with the end weighted up towards the top of the tree over a high limb, then it drops down. He uses a slip knot to tighten the rope up to the high limb; then walks the other end of the rope around another tree, ties it to his truck's bumper then drives the truck slowly forward and pulls it taut. The tree is being pulled and held taut in the direction it will eventually fall. After it is all set up, he cuts through the base of the tree most of the way, cuts a wedge out on the side where the tree will fall, then returns to the truck and drives the truck gently forward, pulling the tree over. Ingenious!