What a monster! Blowdown last winter I need to clean up for Von (the farmer). I also need the wood for an order next year. It fell across a creek running in the bottom of a deep ditch. Fell at an acute angle so most of the main log is suspended over the ditch. If I can get it all it’ll go about 2 cords or more.
Hard to see but this is the butt end. Goes at least 36” and I suspect considerably more, root wad just out of sight behind the weeds to the right. Suspened about 8” above the ground making it a problem on how to cut it free without trapping the bar.
From about the middle of the top looking at the trunk. The two arching down on the right both are props. There is another huge branch coming off the log and extending way out to the left of that broken stub (center left of the pic). That branch goes at least 2’ where it joins.
There is a big knob just back of that broken bit that holds the whole log up. It is right at the edge of the ditch.
Gonna be fun figuring how to cut that thing up without killing myself. For sure the main log will have to pulled across that ditch somehow – possible going back the other way to a good anchor tree. Nothing at all on this side for an anchor to rig snatchblocks.
Plan for tomorrow if I have the guts. Temp supposed to be 95 but that is afternoon. I plan to get up at 5 and get a couple hours in working the top.
I’ll work that small limb (goes out a long way) and then turn to those two limbs looping down on the right. Gonna hate to lose them as they are providing some shade. They are "props" but really not hold much of anything. I can get into a position to be clear if it does decide to roll over - unlikely as it will still be held by the rootball and that big branch going out to the left.
Beyond that? See about cutting the main log just behind the knob propping the whole thing up. If I can do that then what remains of the top should tilt down to where I can get at it.
Temps predicted for over a 100 Sat, Sun, Mon and into the mid/hi 90s for the rest of the 10 day forecast. Won’t be going back until weather returns to what is normal for this country.
Harry K
Hard to see but this is the butt end. Goes at least 36” and I suspect considerably more, root wad just out of sight behind the weeds to the right. Suspened about 8” above the ground making it a problem on how to cut it free without trapping the bar.
From about the middle of the top looking at the trunk. The two arching down on the right both are props. There is another huge branch coming off the log and extending way out to the left of that broken stub (center left of the pic). That branch goes at least 2’ where it joins.
There is a big knob just back of that broken bit that holds the whole log up. It is right at the edge of the ditch.
Gonna be fun figuring how to cut that thing up without killing myself. For sure the main log will have to pulled across that ditch somehow – possible going back the other way to a good anchor tree. Nothing at all on this side for an anchor to rig snatchblocks.
Plan for tomorrow if I have the guts. Temp supposed to be 95 but that is afternoon. I plan to get up at 5 and get a couple hours in working the top.
I’ll work that small limb (goes out a long way) and then turn to those two limbs looping down on the right. Gonna hate to lose them as they are providing some shade. They are "props" but really not hold much of anything. I can get into a position to be clear if it does decide to roll over - unlikely as it will still be held by the rootball and that big branch going out to the left.
Beyond that? See about cutting the main log just behind the knob propping the whole thing up. If I can do that then what remains of the top should tilt down to where I can get at it.
Temps predicted for over a 100 Sat, Sun, Mon and into the mid/hi 90s for the rest of the 10 day forecast. Won’t be going back until weather returns to what is normal for this country.
Harry K
