I will preface by saying I know very little about trees and have never handled a chainsaw....
I have a ~40' (???eyeball estimate) evergreen (fir?) which was recently damaged in the recent NW wind storm. It is partially uprooted and leaning at a 50-60 degree angle from horizontal, against an adjacent tree.
It is leaning along the back border of my property, with the neighboring house close to the fence line.
I would like to pull the tree inward onto my lawn, which has space, but this is pulling it from the natural direction it wants to fall (leaning towards 12 o'clock, want to pull it to 2-3 o'clock). If it falls it will likely damage the shed of a neighbor to the right, and perhaps the fence of the neighbor to the back.
I have two estimates so far, the charge to bring the tree to the ground (no cutting/disposal) around $600.
I plan to have some work colleagues who own a chainsaw and are handy with it to help me with the rest of the job.
I'm not opposed to hiring out the job if that's what's necessary, but I figured you all could tell if getting the tree to the ground is possible as a DIY job.
Thanks.....
I have tried to attach a photo, hopefully it comes through
I have a ~40' (???eyeball estimate) evergreen (fir?) which was recently damaged in the recent NW wind storm. It is partially uprooted and leaning at a 50-60 degree angle from horizontal, against an adjacent tree.
It is leaning along the back border of my property, with the neighboring house close to the fence line.
I would like to pull the tree inward onto my lawn, which has space, but this is pulling it from the natural direction it wants to fall (leaning towards 12 o'clock, want to pull it to 2-3 o'clock). If it falls it will likely damage the shed of a neighbor to the right, and perhaps the fence of the neighbor to the back.
I have two estimates so far, the charge to bring the tree to the ground (no cutting/disposal) around $600.
I plan to have some work colleagues who own a chainsaw and are handy with it to help me with the rest of the job.
I'm not opposed to hiring out the job if that's what's necessary, but I figured you all could tell if getting the tree to the ground is possible as a DIY job.
Thanks.....
I have tried to attach a photo, hopefully it comes through