chuckwood
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I've got around 6 big blowdowns, four of them blocking the road into my woods. I've started with the biggest and most challenging one first. Things are starting to get dicey now, the trunk is elevated and I'm bucking rounds off the end of it. It seems to still be very well attached to what's left of the stump. At this point, I'm considering hacking on the stump end of the trunk with a pole saw and then pulling it off the stump with my tractor, getting it on the ground before doing any more bucking. I don't want to take chances this trunk could roll if its not as well attached at the splintered up base as I'm assuming.
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![oak 5.JPG oak 5.JPG](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/arboristsite/data/attachments/249/249927-0a383229b7bc4494126e4dd11c4b410a.jpg)
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![oak 2.JPG oak 2.JPG](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/arboristsite/data/attachments/249/249929-33575fa90368bf1e2aed529a10520517.jpg)