He said he didn't want to try this one and asked if I'd help. Time to play!
Our neighbor had a larger ash tree that was taken out be EAB and he wanted it taken down. Power line on the backside. Pretty well balanced but a little towards the power line so decided to play it safe and brought the lift up
Put a cable in it just to be sure.
A couple old steel fence post for a dead man and put my notch in the tree.
I told him when it comes down it was going to explode as it has been basically standing dead for over 2 years.
Timber! Combo of wedges and cable to do a controlled fall.
Most of the smaller limbs came off on their own but the 6 inch and up stayed. Started cutting it up but didn't have too much time.
Large rounds here are 17 inches thick as that is what he wanted for his stove. Look skinny by the scale of the diameter.
Got close on the one side of the hinge and a little wide in the center. I'm rusty.
After dropping it my neighbor said," Man, you sure made a mess for my wife to clean up!" I'm planning on cutting the stump and getting a large cookie off the bottom. See how it dries out as I may make a rustic table out of it.
Our neighbor had a larger ash tree that was taken out be EAB and he wanted it taken down. Power line on the backside. Pretty well balanced but a little towards the power line so decided to play it safe and brought the lift up
Put a cable in it just to be sure.
A couple old steel fence post for a dead man and put my notch in the tree.
I told him when it comes down it was going to explode as it has been basically standing dead for over 2 years.
Timber! Combo of wedges and cable to do a controlled fall.
Most of the smaller limbs came off on their own but the 6 inch and up stayed. Started cutting it up but didn't have too much time.
Large rounds here are 17 inches thick as that is what he wanted for his stove. Look skinny by the scale of the diameter.
Got close on the one side of the hinge and a little wide in the center. I'm rusty.
After dropping it my neighbor said," Man, you sure made a mess for my wife to clean up!" I'm planning on cutting the stump and getting a large cookie off the bottom. See how it dries out as I may make a rustic table out of it.