joshuabardwell
Elite Member
The picture tells the story.
Although I'm normally a DIY kind of guy, the top of the tree is hung up in another tree, which pretty much automatically makes it over my pay grade. Still, I'm curious how a professional would go about this? How could the tree be brought down without having it fall on the manger and/or the fence? A neighbor of mine has a logging truck with a boom-claw (not sure the official name). I wondered if an arborist had such equipment, could they just sort of pick up the tree near the top so it wouldn't fall, then buck off sections of the truck until it was free. Without heavy equipment, I'm not sure what one would do. Could one build blocking underneath the trunk to allow the top to be cut loose without the bottom falling?
My best idea was to cut it loose at the base, then work my way up the trunk in 2-3' sections, letting the remaining top section of the tree come to rest on the ground each time the bottom was cut free. The main danger there, I guess, would be that the top would come loose in the jiggling and wiggling and the whole thing would come down.
I've reached out to my homeowner's insurance, and with any luck, they'll just take care of it. That's what they're for, right?
Although I'm normally a DIY kind of guy, the top of the tree is hung up in another tree, which pretty much automatically makes it over my pay grade. Still, I'm curious how a professional would go about this? How could the tree be brought down without having it fall on the manger and/or the fence? A neighbor of mine has a logging truck with a boom-claw (not sure the official name). I wondered if an arborist had such equipment, could they just sort of pick up the tree near the top so it wouldn't fall, then buck off sections of the truck until it was free. Without heavy equipment, I'm not sure what one would do. Could one build blocking underneath the trunk to allow the top to be cut loose without the bottom falling?
My best idea was to cut it loose at the base, then work my way up the trunk in 2-3' sections, letting the remaining top section of the tree come to rest on the ground each time the bottom was cut free. The main danger there, I guess, would be that the top would come loose in the jiggling and wiggling and the whole thing would come down.
I've reached out to my homeowner's insurance, and with any luck, they'll just take care of it. That's what they're for, right?