Some family of mine have a hard leaning birch just waiting to take out their power. They have just opened a business and don't have the funds to hire a fully ticketed pro with all the fancy equipment, so I agreed to the challenge. I will include some pictures. I have fallen trees that were in close proximity to power lines on all sides, but nothing this close. The pictures don't do it justice. They are about 6 to 8 feet from the lines, and the tree is leaning a lot harder than it looks in pics.
First of all I don't have a lot of room to maneuver or fall the tree, so my only option is to fall it backwards by pulling it against its lean. I will anchor it back to something to keep it from taking out the lines once its free at the stump. Then with some helping hands, we will pull it backwards into the parking area.
What do you think?
First of all I don't have a lot of room to maneuver or fall the tree, so my only option is to fall it backwards by pulling it against its lean. I will anchor it back to something to keep it from taking out the lines once its free at the stump. Then with some helping hands, we will pull it backwards into the parking area.
What do you think?