Big oaks are risky. Always seem to be hollow.
I like the nice big chair ya made to keep it from kicking out in Ya. Did you noodle the vertical parts or just let it split on its way own after some wedges ?
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to be honest, i went one step further....
i contracted it to an arborist team.
got a deal, and they got the job. earned every cent! then i realized, omg! bigger job than i thot. so i upped the anty. they liked that!! lol. and so since more than i really wanted to f-with... i revamped the deal further... and they cut up all the rounds into quarters. moved it all to where it is in backyard. (neighbors) and cleaned up the area to my liking. the first crew i gave the job to, they no showed me, used them before, only would drop and cut. nada mas! glad they no showed me!! lol
after grinding it out, one root was down under the fence... and so cut that down for me. guess they will sharpen that chain!
several cuts into the face... the < ended up more so like a [... then rope to truck and cut backside and she hit and shook the ground. prob over 1,000 #s and then some. lots of noodles from the quartering...
they used Stihls and the all performed perfectly! never missed a beat... just made chips....