Day 2 of an intense tree cutting job with massive back-leaning trees, a 53-ton jack, wedges, and excavator assistance.
You think cutting trees gets easier on day two?
Not when the biggest and most dangerous trees are saved for last.
This is where things get serious.
After clearing most of the area on day one, what’s left are the hardest trees on the site.
Bigger.
Heavier.
And worse…
Leaning the wrong way.
Some of them are leaning straight back… toward the house.
Now it’s no longer just cutting.
It’s control.
The plan changes immediately.
Wedges alone aren’t enough.
So they bring in more force.
A 53-ton tree jack.
An excavator behind the tree.
And precise cuts to control every movement.
The process starts carefully.
Face cut set.
Back cut begins.
Pressure builds.
The gauge on the jack tells the real story.
If pressure rises… the tree is fighting back.
If it drops… it’s going the right way.
This isn’t guesswork.
This is reading the tree in real time.
Then comes the moment.
The tree holds.
Tension builds through the fibers.
Wedges are driven deeper.
The jack pushes harder.
The excavator adds force.
And finally…
It breaks.
The tree commits.
Falling exactly where planned.
But not all trees are that cooperative.
Some require everything.
Wedges.
Jack.
Excavator.
Perfect timing.
One wrong move… and the tree could go anywhere.
The final tree?
The worst of them all.
Back-leaning.
Heavy.
Unpredictable.
This is where experience matters most.
Every cut is slow.
Controlled.
Intentional.
And when it finally goes…
You can feel the pressure release.
But here’s the twist most people don’t realize.
The hardest part isn’t the cut.
It’s managing fatigue.
After hours of work, every decision becomes harder.
And in this job…
Mistakes don’t get second chances.
By the end of the day:
Multiple massive trees down.
Stumps ground.
Logs stacked.
Another job completed.
Would you rely on wedges… or trust a 53-ton jack?
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