Suggestions for tree removal

[2manyrocks]

Perhaps worth mentioning that my wife had a relative who tried chainsawing something that was about neck height. The chainsaw kicked back and he ended up with 100+ stitches in his throat. This is why I have such a hard time suggesting that anyone try cutting a tree that is so far up in the air.

 

[dieselscout80]

Whatever you do I would use a pole saw to cut it so you are as far as possible from the trunk.

 

[MMC]

We had a pretty bad storm come through Sunday night/Monday morning. Lots of downed branches and trees. A guy not far from here was killed by one falling on his mobile home.

We avoided any really bad problems, but lost some mid-sized trees. This one is threatening to crush part of my new fence...suggestions?

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I would go with the folks who say put a snatch block/pulley across that fence on one of those trees in the background. If attached to the butt end at the hinge and your tractor, I would expect the tree might pivot on the "tops" and swing away from the fence when connected to your tractor if you align your force vectors right. It looks like it's almost broken through at the hinge anyway. I'm assuming your tractor and loader is heavy enough to handle it, however.

That situation is dangerous...and I cut a lot of downed trees on the farm. The storms in KY have been tough the last few years. One way or the other, get it on the ground without you getting under it or too close when pulling it off the stump. Then you can cut what you want safely.

Each of those limbs is storing spring energy and you can't entirely predict which way it will go when that potential energy is released by a chainsaw or even pulling it backwards into the brush. If you try to cut pieces of it on the ground in that mess across the fence, you won't be able to move quickly to an escape route (and if you deal with trees, you always plan a direction out of the action beforehand...).

That tree doesn't look that large, so you may actually pull it with a snatch block and cable further away from your fence before it drops (kind of backwards, away from your fence). You might take a pole saw and first cut the snag "finger" overhanging your fence at the hinge point to give it a better chance of missing your fence.

And if it catches your fence, just fix it. No reason to get hurt on something like this.

Best of Luck.

 

[Rockbadchild]

The far side of the fence is leased to a big chicken operation. To the right, the property on the other side is owned by a huge corporation. Both properties are unused at present, but I cannot easily contact the property owners.

I was thinking I could support the top of the broken end with the grapple (the branches are already providing some support). Then I can separate the break completely. Drop the rest of the trunk and then push the remainder over the fence. Not sure if it's clear in the picture, but the ground drops into the corner. (Between the tree and the dog).

I understand you don't want to trespass and ask permission but its not like you will conduct work or make trails and what not its a momentarily trespass to make a situation safe for you, anyone would understand plus if one property is lease and the other one is a big corporation I wouldn't even bother to ask personally dealing with a corporation that tree has time to rot before you get hold of them, but that's me you do you... the risk with you plan will be to guarantee the top of tree doesn't bounce or spring back because of the branch's. It might simply not want to flip that way, it may damage your fence by doing it the way you are proposing but it also could work but luck you need to be on your side, if it happen it also might not be the end of the world ether but I figure you should consider that risk.

 

[Torvy]

Whatever you do I would use a pole saw to cut it so you are as far as possible from the trunk.

Good idea. I was on the other end of the property today dealing with some smaller deadfall. Using my new Dewalt polesaw. It has been too wet to even get near that tree for now. We got a short break, but more rain tonight and possible the next few days. I've got some time.

 

[ning]

Given the other side is absentee and very unlikely to notice or care, I'd go over there and work my way back from the "top" of the tree. I don't see it standing up at all; more likely if you cut the supports out from under it it would smash the fence more unless you took the "top" off first.

I agree with pole saw if it's available, but working from the "top" back I don't think there's a lot of danger in this situation, and dropping a fence (and putting it back up after) is a lot of work that I don't think there's great payoff for.

 

[MMC]

I understand you don't want to trespass and ask permission but its not like you will conduct work or make trails and what not its a momentarily trespass to make a situation safe for you, anyone would understand plus if one property is lease and the other one is a big corporation I wouldn't even bother to ask personally dealing with a corporation that tree has time to rot before you get hold of them, but that's me you do you... the risk with you plan will be to guarantee the top of tree doesn't bounce or spring back because of the branch's. It might simply not want to flip that way, it may damage your fence by doing it the way you are proposing but it also could work but luck you need to be on your side, if it happen it also might not be the end of the world ether but I figure you should consider that risk.

Good points. You are doing these folks a favor by maintaining a nice fence and any logical person would not begrudge a small intrusion to repair a fence after a storm.

Bottom line - do what you need to do and worry about permission later...

 

[Rockbadchild]

Good points. You are doing these folks a favor by maintaining a nice fence and any logical person would not begrudge a small intrusion to repair a fence after a storm.

Bottom line - do what you need to do and worry about permission later...

I think what you meant to say was '' worry about forgiveness later''

 

[Renze]

The Emerald Ash Borer and Woolly Adelgid are wiping out the Ash and Hemlock here in the northeast.

A quick Google search confirmed that the Emerald ash borer is what we call the lettersetter. Invasive exote from Asia, wreaks havoc on our forests. My neighbour chipped his forest because it was useless for his sawmill.

 

[bdhsfz6]

Ash tree logging used to be a big industry here in Northeast Pennsylvania, but not anymore. There was a local sawmill nearby that used to make bat blanks for Adirondack, but it went out of business due to the lack of quality ash wood. I used to take the truck down there occasionally and get cut offs for the wood stove.

As the song goes "The times they are a changin".