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    Advice on approach to removing hung tree

    Update: I finally got around to this project. It went like a charm, just as some of you suggested. Very good advice from AGoodSteward to keep an eye on the length of the log, not just where I was cutting, because although the felled tree and the one it was hung up on had no tension and didn't...
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    Advice on approach to removing hung tree

    Thanks very much, BC!
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    Advice on approach to removing hung tree

    Good point. Yes, the smaller long branch the dropper is leaning on is being forced away from the trunk, so there is pressure on it. I'm not sure there is much tension to where it will whip back when released. It is most likely cracked and will have to come off.
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    Advice on approach to removing hung tree

    ATH, thank you. Not quite sure the hung up end will tip over, as you say. You can't see it in the pic, but there's a small branch stub holding on to that standing tree. So I know it will not tip back toward me, but it might tip forward, up and out of the crook. I'll be careful. I might even...
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    Advice on approach to removing hung tree

    A tree fell six feet from my house in the crook of another tree. It is larger than the photo makes it look--about 12" in diameter at the base. I've used a chainsaw before, but not so strategically. I'd appreciate advice on how to approaching freeing the tree from the crook safely. Thanks very...
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