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I am not looking at any proprty damage here.....ok maybe move the bench Not sure how many people that could take?
got to love weekend wood cutters not
Looks like the "weekend wood cutters" have hard hats, harnesses and a crane.
Ian
Looks like the "weekend wood cutters" have hard hats, harnesses and a crane.
Ian
got to love weekend wood cutters not
Here is what I would do.
However, cut the tree at your own risk.
(1) Climb the tree from the bottom to the hung up spot,
Well, Peter, maybe I'm underthinking this, but I don't see a big problem. I've run into this situation probably a dozen times over the years doing tree service work.
I'd first cut off the top of the hung section just beyond where it protrudes from the standing tree fork, so it's still hung in the fork. Not sure how far off the ground it is, but a simple short ladder against the standing tree and a few steps up should take care of that easily.
Then I'd come around and take off the other top, the one that's not hung, and I'd take it off a couple feet or so short of the standing tree, so it wouldn't be able to jam against the trunk when the fallen tree eventually twists/drops.
OK, so now you've got the top off, and what's holding up matters (hey, a pun) is just that one section of the tree stuck in the crotch of the standing tree.
I'd go back to the trunk/stump and work from there, bucking the trunk with undercuts to firewood length. Each undercut will result in the trunk dropping a little more. Eventually, at some point, you'll run out of trunk, and the weight/angle of what remains will either pull the hung section out of the fork or wedge it in tighter. If it pulls it out, you're golden. If it stays hung with the trunk portion suspended off the ground, you can carefully buck your way up toward the crotch (cutting down through the log this time), minding the torsion that's going to result as you work through the broken/split section.
When what remains is lightweight enough, push it out with a strong back, strong legs and a pole. Or dally a rope around it and pull it out with a pickup.
I have never had a problem doing what I described. It surely helps to have a buddy or two around to lend a hand, but I've done it solo three or four times.
All that being said, your results may vary, and you of course are proceeding absolutely at your own risk.
Good luck with it. Lots of great BTUs waiting there.
You can't teach some things on the internet, like how to be an accomplished sawyer. The more stuff like this you tackle and survive the more you will grow. This is a nasty business at times.
I agree with all that.
However, if we take the OP at his word, he knows his way around a saw, has bucked a lot and felled a bit. A guy like that who wants a little help for something a bit more advanced (not really THAT advanced), probably will be able to take how-to comments that are clearly written and apply them, if he decides to go forward.
And it for sure can be a nasty business. No reason AS has to be nasty, too. I'm not aiming that at you, Burvol, I'm just saying.
you probably just offended about half the forum members with that comment..
especially in the firewood section! lol
The biggest problem I see is that Peter states the crotch is close to 14' high. If it was at 4' it would be easy enough to sort out for a ground level cutter but I don't see how it can be done safely without at least some pulling power involved. The canopy needs to come off but how do you do that without doing one of the many dumb things posted on utube - cutting from the bucket on a front end loader, using an extension ladder, climbing the trunk, etc. If Peter has or can get some pull he has a shot but otherwise he will be "spinning the wheel" to see if he gets hurt (or worse). Either way it may not matter because he hasn't returned to this thread since his original post anyway.
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