Found this info on the Huskvarna site: Felling weakened trees. Looks like option 2 for a fire damaged tree would be most applicable to this tree.
How would you guys drop this tree?
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You are thinking right IMO. I climb and top but its not my dayjob either. You know enough to know this trees a problem. Option 2 is what I was thinking as well. Notch your face and plunge the sides. If it were me, I would drill a hole in each side where the plunge cuts go just so you can assess how much live wood you have. Remove some bark and drill a 1 inch hole each side. Also, make sure you are watching out for widow makers up top. Probably didn't have to tell you that. I would have a rope in it as high as you feel safe spiking up it. If possible put you a safety tie-in on another tree just in case. A good maul hit can tell you a lot about the trees firmness too(widow makers issue again)
I read a lot on the Arborist site dot com. If you can ignore the people who just mouth off, you can learn a lot and pickup good info. You might even post your pic there to get more opinions and just take it all in as needed.
You are thinking right IMO. I climb and top but its not my dayjob either. You know enough to know this trees a problem. Option 2 is what I was thinking as well. Notch your face and plunge the sides. If it were me, I would drill a hole in each side where the plunge cuts go just so you can assess how much live wood you have. Remove some bark and drill a 1 inch hole each side. Also, make sure you are watching out for widow makers up top. Probably didn't have to tell you that. I would have a rope in it as high as you feel safe spiking up it. If possible put you a safety tie-in on another tree just in case. A good maul hit can tell you a lot about the trees firmness too(widow makers issue again)
I read a lot on the Arborist site dot com. If you can ignore the people who just mouth off, you can learn a lot and pickup good info. You might even post your pic there to get more opinions and just take it all in as needed.
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This sounds good. ... Or, if cutting consider banding the tree above and below where you will cut. It seems it could splay open if you dont.
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He also said if it falls just right, it might hit the garage.
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It would seem like your tree matches this example from that Husky website.
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Yes, you're right. But, 'fall on garage' vs 'fall on head'; I might take the chance on the fire making it fall the right way. That was my thinking anyway.
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Wait until there is a light wind from the rght direction and then Tannerite it.
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Dynamite and a long fuse.
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Never used Tannerite. Seems like a great idea and safe. Don't know anything about it. How big a charge would it take? What does it cost?
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Visual results of fire felling.
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Well, that ads some new excitement to an already dangerous activity! :thumbsup:
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With typical felling cuts so unpredictable on a tree of that condition, snatch block it your preferred direction and you'll be pulling from the opposite direction and as far away as your rope is long. Where cuts are made will be way less important.
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First things first - set up a camera to record!!
Don't climb, get a good "throwing rope" and pull up an attachment point tied to two long lines as high as possible.
Snatch block w/ the two lines at a about a 90 degree angle with the desired fall line bisecting the angle.
Pull as much as possible, if you've got 2 good come-alongs or winches you should be able to put about 6,000 lbs of pull on it.
If it doesn't fall then release most of the tension and do some cutting. Pull again.
Post pictures.
Don't climb, get a good "throwing rope" and pull up an attachment point tied to two long lines as high as possible.
Snatch block w/ the two lines at a about a 90 degree angle with the desired fall line bisecting the angle.
Pull as much as possible, if you've got 2 good come-alongs or winches you should be able to put about 6,000 lbs of pull on it.
If it doesn't fall then release most of the tension and do some cutting. Pull again.
Post pictures.
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Fishing rod and line works for a messenger.
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Or this... a wrist slingshot with an old fishing reel attached.
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That would really do it!
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neighbor up the road from me. was using a "bow and arrow" with i want to say kite string or fishing line tied to arrow. and then had a couple hundered plus feet of stronger string i want to say, then some heavier duty cable as well.
1 arrow + fishing line. eventally getting wanted branch height
2 fishing line + stronger string. (pull up stronger string)
3 strong string + cable (pull up cable)
repeat step 1-3 a couple times to loop cable around a couple times as high as you can.
the crops were out of the field at the time. and i want to say it was a good 70 to 120 foot tall tree. i really didn't pay much attention beyond bow and arrow. and remember seeing a string and long cable. and then i want to say a 60 to 90HP old 2 wheel drive field tractor for pulling tree down into the field.
1 arrow + fishing line. eventally getting wanted branch height
2 fishing line + stronger string. (pull up stronger string)
3 strong string + cable (pull up cable)
repeat step 1-3 a couple times to loop cable around a couple times as high as you can.
the crops were out of the field at the time. and i want to say it was a good 70 to 120 foot tall tree. i really didn't pay much attention beyond bow and arrow. and remember seeing a string and long cable. and then i want to say a 60 to 90HP old 2 wheel drive field tractor for pulling tree down into the field.
