Engineeringnerd
ArboristSite Operative
A friend of mine has a dead oak leaning fairly heavily in the direction of the corner of his house. Two complicating factors, the tree is loosing its bark and has fungus growing (dead for 2+ years) and has rot. The top is losing branches. The 2nd issue is that a leaning tree in front of the tree that needs to be felled would "funnel" the dead tree towards the house. Here are two pics; the tree has a yellow tape around its base:
http://s176.photobucket.com/albums/w199/engineeringnerd/?action=view¤t=OakfallingtowardshouseMayshome.jpg
http://s176.photobucket.com/albums/w199/engineeringnerd/?action=view¤t=DirectionoffallofoaknearhouseMaysho.jpg
Obviously a bucket truck would be best (don't have one). I don't think a climber would attempt it. I don't feel the tree is going to be sound enough to swing it substantially.
Default Approach: Cut the small healthy tree in the front, put a rope on the top of the rotted tree (give healthy pull first to see if top breaks out), then notch the tree so the hinge is 3" on the side away from the house and 2" on the side closest to the house to give a little pull away from the house. Have rope pullers (or rigging if I can get it in) to pull perpendicular to fall (by hand) to help it along and away from the house.
What do y'all think?
http://s176.photobucket.com/albums/w199/engineeringnerd/?action=view¤t=OakfallingtowardshouseMayshome.jpg
http://s176.photobucket.com/albums/w199/engineeringnerd/?action=view¤t=DirectionoffallofoaknearhouseMaysho.jpg
Obviously a bucket truck would be best (don't have one). I don't think a climber would attempt it. I don't feel the tree is going to be sound enough to swing it substantially.
Default Approach: Cut the small healthy tree in the front, put a rope on the top of the rotted tree (give healthy pull first to see if top breaks out), then notch the tree so the hinge is 3" on the side away from the house and 2" on the side closest to the house to give a little pull away from the house. Have rope pullers (or rigging if I can get it in) to pull perpendicular to fall (by hand) to help it along and away from the house.
What do y'all think?
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