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Slide 66
    TEXT VERSION OF TITLE SLIDE:

    Title: Special Techniques for Felling Difficult Trees
    Type: Text and Image Slide
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    A large tree may be felled against its natural lean by inserting one or more wedges in the back cut. As the back cut is sawn, the wedges are driven in with an axe.

    The amount of back lean that can be overcome is based on the height and diameter of the tree to be felled. The following method determines the amount of back lean which can be overcome with 2 inches of wedging.

    Wedging Trees with Back Lean
    Trees that side scar easily
    Larger Trees
    Heavy Leaners
    Trees leaning the wrong way

    [A side view of a cut tree stump with the tree leaning the desired direction of fall (marked with an arrow pointing the direction of fall). The tree stump is cut on both sides with wedges positioned in the back cut. The natural lean of the tree is indicated with dashes and an arrow pointing the direction of the natural lean. An axe is shown next to the image of the tree stump.]

    [Image of top view of tree with cut line and two wedges opposite the cut side.]