This is a new one for me. Got a 14" Oak that might be 40' tall that came over in a storm. It is hung up (canopy) in a nearby pine with the roots still intact. The rootball that has come out of the ground is pretty small, so no chances of it falling on me (let's say 3' diameter.) It might be at a 35degree angle from the ground, with the entanglement a good 25' up.
I'm going to try and rope it up high and pull it down with a come-along and then with the truck. If it stays hung up, then I'm going to need to fell it in place.
I see opposing forces : towards the roots it is pulling toward the roots and up; at the top it is pushing up as well. So defining the tension/ compression sides isn't so straightforward - it's actually got an equilibrium point somewhere in there.
My gut says below shoulder height make an open face notch top side, 1/4-1/3 deep. Follow that with an undercut perpendicular to ground. Watch that cut for when she starts to go.
I'm going to try and rope it up high and pull it down with a come-along and then with the truck. If it stays hung up, then I'm going to need to fell it in place.
I see opposing forces : towards the roots it is pulling toward the roots and up; at the top it is pushing up as well. So defining the tension/ compression sides isn't so straightforward - it's actually got an equilibrium point somewhere in there.
My gut says below shoulder height make an open face notch top side, 1/4-1/3 deep. Follow that with an undercut perpendicular to ground. Watch that cut for when she starts to go.