All Been missing this site for months due to a company merger nightmare. I resigned and I am now taking a few weeks off. I hope all are well!! With that being said, see my challenge below. About 3 ft across at the base and pretty tall. I know you guys might squirm, but I cut some of base that is mangled, with my 400c! I will check back in a few days to see if it pops. Not using dynamite, but I will find a way….carefully. Open to thoughts.
X2! That is one dangerous tree. Rope in the top & pull it down, please don't screw around at the base of that thing. Edit: Congrats on having the ability to walk from a bad job situation too.
Nice to see you again! Your absence has been noticed. Tough call on that one. Freeing it from the stump would be my first step. Then cut cut sections off allowing it to drop down and hopefully freeing it up.
It is still connected to some extent. It’s hollow, and the inside area(towards the lean) folded and stayed intact. Some of the side opposite the lean did also. I cut some of it away….but only a small amount. Let it unload and check back later. I was hoping I had a bigger tree in range to hit it, but no luck. Thank you all
That trees picture is beside the word "dangerous" in the dictionary... I second what The Wood Wolverine said....tannerite is not dynamite, and therefore a fine choice. Or a large excavator.
I have a small excavator…11,000 lb I think it is….ms880 has a 41 inch bar on it though…. Trust me…not worth getting hurt or killed.
That tree has a lot more danger zone reach than 41" bar plus powered plus your arms..... I like the tannerite then excavator!
I had a basswood that kinda split like that and was leaning into trees just like that one is, I cut a little more then you did then left it for a few days and the wind and gravity took it down all the way.
Don't think I would feel safe taking a chainsaw to the bottom of that tree. Looks to have stored energy in several directions. I think I would put a bull rope as high as possible then tug either with a tractor or a logging winch. Please be carefull it hurts to get hit in the head
Use it!!! The following is my farmer logic. I’d have to see layout but I’d be tempted to use a chain and pull with the excavator bucket so you can put some distance between you and the tree butt. If you have a hydraulic thumb grasping and pushing down may work (if machine is heavy enough) or lastly pulling with a chain and taking a pole saw to the splintered sections. I would be tempted use a non powered pole saw so I could watch how the fibers moved/gave way during the cut. I would be very tempted if I could safely fish a chain through each section (sides, downhill as well an blackstrap) get these in place now so you can pull/push from multiple angles as needed from the relative safety of excavator cab.
That tree is hung up so bad that I do not care what you do to the base it will still have to be pulled down.
Good to see you back! Not to worry, we've changed course and me an da boys is on da way! We getter done!
