Went to the woods today thinking about putting this hanger on the ground. Hadn't taken a good look before and was figuring I would wrap a couple of chains around it and pull it down. Didn't take long to figure out I don't have the equipment to pull it down. Still has root ball. Any ideas of where to put cuts to take it down?
Well, that's ugly. I notch those on the top side, cut from the bottom up till they start moving, run like hell till everything stops. Hopefully separated from the stump, then pull em down from the base. BE CAREFUL!
Is the root ball rotted. If it is put a rolling hitch around it and try to roll it. Absolutely be careful.
Biggest thing..go at it slow. That thing looks like it could come apart in a blink. The root ball doesn't look that stable to me. Might be better to notch the top, then hook a maasden to it. Careful cutting on the back strap. Good luck
Get a second man, take to strong logs - around 6-8 feet long and they got to be solid! One man stand to the left, one to the right - place the smaller log under the hanger. So that you got a cross under the hanger and then lever it up. Couple of inches per time, stand like youre lifting weights -as you dont wanna hurt your back. This is how i learned it in Training, works well. Good luck and be carfull. Sorry my words are sometimes limited, so i hope i got the point across. Just looked at it again, it might not work as its quite steep.
I’d approach that one as a regular widow maker. That root ball is going to stay put. Might be rotted, so slowly cut up from the underside after a small notch is placed in the top. Don’t cut too close to the ground, as the cut gets deeper, the weight will bring the wood to the ground. Make sure to keep a clear escape route, and when she starts moving, move back. Most times you will see movement, but she wont drop. Nip from the underside and be ready to move. Might take a bunch of nips/moves, but so long as you stay safe, it’s never too long. Every widow maker is going to scare you, as it should, go slow and cut from the bottom, each time and you can step them vertical, then pull them down if they’re tangled badly.
I overread that it still has its rootball, so my 2 posts wont help much in the 1st place. Sorry Buddy!
Marshel54 it is most difficult to tell how to do it just looking at pictures. Your best bet would be perhaps to ask someone who lives close to you and has some experience. Methinks you know someone like that too.
Yes I know that person and he has already volunteered to help me with a monster Ash. Now that we have had some good frosts I will have to give him a call. I also spotted 3 other Ash to be dropped. Two are no problem and the 3rd is a little on the big side, but I could handle. Maybe make it an afternoon of felling lessons.
That looks like some bad things could happen; if it was me doing it I probably wouldn't but then there are those that know. The hickory I did back in the spring was interesting and the butt end swinging back was scary to say the least.
I believe I will let it be until nature brings it down or until after deer season. I will have a friend over that is much more experienced then me help out.
Don't, walk away from it. If you were familiar with working in this field you wouldn't be asking this question and receiving this reply. I am certain that there are people who care about you and would never want to see you harmed.
