How to safely cut a tree down by yourself with a chainsaw

Need to cut down a tree by yourself, and want to be extra sure you are safely cutting it down with your chainsaw?

Yeah, we can take care of that for you, too. We’re set up for tree trimming and tree removal.

What’s the trouble with this tree?

The trouble with this tree is threefold.

1. It’s too big for the space.
2. It’s a critter-bridge from tree to house.
3. It’s at the end of it’s life.

To make room for a better plant for that area of the landscape, we took this one down, zapped it into smaller pieces with a chainsaw, and loaded it in Trusty Rusty, our glorious dump truck.

Tips for cutting down a tree alone

Tip for cutting down a tree, especially one like this is to not Paul Bunyan the thing. I like a top-handle chainsaw—nice and small—so I can take the tree apart branch by branch.

Cut about waist height so you can push the branches over if need be to keep them from landing in the garden, on the house, or on you. Because you’re standing up to cut at waist height, you’ve got leverage on your side.

Slow and steady wins this race. Use a bigger saw and flush-cut the stump to the ground

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Here is the top-handle chainsaw for the branches, and the bigger chainsaw to cut the stump.

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