Hello,
I have been clearing a steep slope. I have 3 tall 18" dbh ash trees left to cut. I can't cut with the natural lean because the house is in the way. I need them to go uphill, opposite of their natural lean.
Is there a good way to do this? Should I try a come-along setup?
Thanks for any replies,
Bill
Howdy Bill,
You might have asked
"How do I operate on this here brain without killing this guy?"
Asking this type of tree advice online, quite frankly, will put you in a pickle faster than a fat chick can down a Twinkie. We can give you sound advice (kinda), but correctly implementing said advice -- is a whole different ball of wax.
We don't see the trees themselves, the grade, the soundness of the trees, the wind, the lean, etc. . . There are a whole lot of variables that can only truly be tackled on-site.
Depending on your tree felling experience, and your knowledge base is the only factor which will determine the safety and completion of the task. We can't/shouldn't blindly give advice and hope for the best.
I can tell you this. . . If you had to ask -- you aren't ready to do it by yourself. Find a member here that lives within a couple hours of you, and see if some beer and BBQ is enough to lure them over.
There is no substitute for experience. . . Hopefully it's a good experience.
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