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Okay- the pucker factor went up 4 out of 10- why? because I was recording it, and when people record things, stupid s#$% happens. Also, I would be embarrassed if the tree significantly missed my landing point of the white box in the front yard.

So.... in retrospect- filming it was dumb - primarily because I discovered I had a dull blade and was too busy trying to get the tree down on film to stop and change to a newer blade. I went slow so the tree wouldn't bind on the chainsaw bar-(I had to notch the side of the tree in compression- so I made several cuts to get a feel for how bad the tree would compress on the bar- and it just about did-where my wife laughed at me, so that was close, but in retrospect, I really should have changed the blade. Nothing more dangerous than a dull tool. When the bar got caught I did a big no no and stepped in front of the tree to free it. Stupid..stupid stupid.

On the other hand, this video gives an idea of how good of an angle I ended up having on the tree before it came down.

You might want to speed through the first minute or two to not die of boredom. I could have chewed through it with my teeth faster than the blade cut. Also, the wide angle lens makes the tree look a mile away, but in reality this was tighter than it looked. My wife thought it would hit the house it was so close and shares her thoughts on the video.


Keep your eye on the box. (p.s.- Intake- The bikes were in the garage!)