How to drop a tree

To drop a tree there are many steps you must go through even before you make your first cut. There are four steps before you even start your saw: The easy way to remember then is HELP

1)H: Hazards- can be as simple as a vine cathing or a tie strap on your chain breaking.

2)E: Escape routes- where you will go when the tree drops. Usually at 45 degree angles away from the direction of the tree falling. 85 percent of deaths are within 12 feet of the stump.

3)L: Lean- the way the tree leans you look directly up it to where straight would be and however it goes off the straight line is how it leans.

4)P: Plan- what you will do and how you will do it, which includes all previous steps and thinking ahead what if.

Your first cut should be your top cut. The top cut comes down almost perpendicular with the tree because you want your notch to be 70-90 degrees. Your second cut comes up from the bottom, and meets your top cut. Then, you come in directly behind where the two cuts meet from the back of the tree up to the hinge, which will vary upon DBH 4.5ft diameter at breast height. Your hinge thickness is 10% of the DBH, and your notch length is 80% of DBH which will give you the depth your notch should be. (http://images.inmagine.com/img/glowimages/gwp112/gwp112055.jpg

My Truck

I got my check from Toyota, finally. They recalled my Toyota at the begining of August and I just got my check in November. It sucked not having my own truck. And the check they gave me was only for 11,400 which was less then they told me at first. But once I got my check I could have Ryan and Annette look for trucks for me, I did too but they were better at it. Annette only looked for like a week and she called me. It was a Chevy 2002 tan, with brand new Mickey Thompsons. It sounded really good and only 6,800. It had like 90000 miles on it so it was a good deal. My dad was all for it so we bought it. I kept it a pretty good secret so I just showed up at school with a new truck. It has flow masters on it and everything. The emergency brake cable still isn't so I have to put a piece of wood in front of the tires. I had to buy new tires for the winter, and the rims didn't fit so I had to find new ones to fit in. Its so nice and loud, but it can be louder. I think im gonna put two straight pipes out the back. It'll be low pitched and loud, everyone will know its me. There is a little rust about the right rear tire that Im gonna have to get taken care of. Other then that its pretty nice and doesnt need anything really changed. I think I'm gonna get a new snow machine with the extra money, but I got a muzzle loader will was like 900$ so I will but only if my dad lets me. (http://www.wheelandtirecombos.com/combos/gfx/fuel8-gy.jpg Picture)

Huntin

This year i was sure i would get something. I got a new bow, Done Deal 2008, with everything i would ever need. Ellis got a PSE and we went hunting all of bow season. We saw some here or there but never got anything. It sucked because two of my uncles and two of my cousins all got at least something that season and I didn't. Duckie even ended up shooting one, 50lb. It didn't even have teeth. Then it was rifle season and I went out even more then I did during bow season. I went out with my dad in Taftsville but still never got anything. I was getting more angry about it all because my cousin Ethan, thirteen, just kept shooting deer left and right. Rifle season ended once again without me getting anything. I just got my own Muzzle Loader though, and that season starts this Saturday. I really hope I get something, because everyone else has, and all I want is a stupid deer.