I have one more tree plus a snag to get down at Ed's place:
Camera was tilted again. Both the tree and that power pole stand verticle. I've been stewing over that monster for over a month, taking alook at it every time I was out there. Best solution so far was Ed's - get a cable over that bent over part of the snag (looks to be about 18" diameter) and pull it down with the tractor. Doable but:
The tree itself is a nightmare, About 30" DBH. Hard to predict where it wants to go as it has top hamper going both directions but the real problem is the base. There is a huge hollow under it almost the entire base is gone with just a ring of a couple inches of wood; looks like an animal den. I can't tell if the stem above that is solid, rotted or what.
Then today I recalled a passing comment Ed made. "I'd be willing to hire you to take down". The light dawned. I called Ed and told him I was going to pass on it but suggested he hire the local tree service to put it down and I'd be willing to clean up the mess.
YES! For once I chickened out on a hazard tree.
Harry K
Camera was tilted again. Both the tree and that power pole stand verticle. I've been stewing over that monster for over a month, taking alook at it every time I was out there. Best solution so far was Ed's - get a cable over that bent over part of the snag (looks to be about 18" diameter) and pull it down with the tractor. Doable but:
The tree itself is a nightmare, About 30" DBH. Hard to predict where it wants to go as it has top hamper going both directions but the real problem is the base. There is a huge hollow under it almost the entire base is gone with just a ring of a couple inches of wood; looks like an animal den. I can't tell if the stem above that is solid, rotted or what.
Then today I recalled a passing comment Ed made. "I'd be willing to hire you to take down". The light dawned. I called Ed and told him I was going to pass on it but suggested he hire the local tree service to put it down and I'd be willing to clean up the mess.
YES! For once I chickened out on a hazard tree.
Harry K