I think undercutting the snagged tree at the base and walking it up in is option B. I have had lots of snags before, some I tried releasing by cutting the tree the snag was stuck in and a few didn't want to fall. The snag is basically 90 deg to the tree it sits in, so a heavy - deep notch, and a backcut on a pole saw might work - or the snagged tree will try to stop the standing tree from coming down Tree has come down, one way or another, no options on that. Confidence is one thing, but respect for the weight associated with this thing is keeping my options open, and will keep my first choice the safest one. With that in mind, I think option C is dropping the standing tree
Tractor and chain, or heavy duty comealong, around base there. If that bad boy would shift back on you it could be goodnight irene. I'd run a chain around the bottom and yank on it a couple times with tractor, or comealong/winch, keeping a safe distance from the dang thing..... sheesh, that's nasty lookin.
A come along? Be realistic. And be safe! I walked away from a situation like that this winter. Unless you want to domino those trees holding it up I would say Ta heck with it. But then it is hard to judge from interweb pics what you are dealing with there. Rotten is 1 word in felling a tree that scares me though.
Leaving it alone would also be my choice. I wouldn't trust it not to roll or kick off to one side when released from the stump. Using a trimming saw on a stick would be a prudent choice.
Thanks for the suggestions guys ............. I left work late again and it was raining pretty hard, so more pics will have to wait for the weekend.
Clear out good around it and then cut it loose from the trunk first. All the vines and other brush can hold a tree up a lot easier than you think. I've done some like that and they did slowly stand up some and then were able to push them out of the standing tree by hand.
Take it to power and pull from a distance. You just don't know what the base will do when cut and released. I saw one drop just 3 feet in that situation which was enough to snap the tree half-way up and cantilever the top half straight back at the sawyer. Wild and hazardous stuff that we NEVER thought would happen.
I hear you loud and clear, great advice as that trunk in the pic is certainly bowed from growth towards the sun, and might want to twist when released depending on how the forks at the snag are loaded
more pics, didnt have a tape measurer, otherwise I would have gotten a circumference so you get an idea on the size of this one .................. I will see what I can do in the next few days Thanks for all the suggestions ............. please keep them coming
Only thing I'd consider with that tree is to wrap a chain around the base and pull it out of there with a tractor. A come-a-long might get it off the stump, maybe.....heck, even a tractor might not get it off the trunk there, but the tractor route is the first thing I'd try, and likely the safest.
