Just as I thought I had seen it all, they came up with something new!!
I was asked to take this oak down, as it is near a walk-path and may eventually fall by itself and according to Murphy's law and all, if it does, it'll be when a bunch of people are having a picnic under it.
It has been twisted by storm almost a full turn. There is a tremendous amount of energy stored in it, waiting to seize an unwary chainsaw.
The top is hung fairly solidly in a slightly smaller tree, and all the other trees around are way smaller. So no chance of getting above it, to cut the top loose from the other tree.
The last picture shows the trunk seen from the backside.
Of course I could fix a " Gerry Beranek redwood style" heavy wire in the top of it and pull it out with a D9 Cat, but I don't have reasonable access to that kind of gear.
I really can't figure which way it'll roll, when released from the stump and also I think it'll pretty much blow up when I set saw to it, even if I try to carefully "beaver" my way in from all sides.
I think I'll let the local demolition boys blow it off the stump or if that fails, try to put a chain around it and "beaver" away, hoping for the best.
I'm certainly no greenhorn when it comes to storm clean-up, but this one has got me stumped.
Suggestions, anyone?
I was asked to take this oak down, as it is near a walk-path and may eventually fall by itself and according to Murphy's law and all, if it does, it'll be when a bunch of people are having a picnic under it.
It has been twisted by storm almost a full turn. There is a tremendous amount of energy stored in it, waiting to seize an unwary chainsaw.
The top is hung fairly solidly in a slightly smaller tree, and all the other trees around are way smaller. So no chance of getting above it, to cut the top loose from the other tree.
The last picture shows the trunk seen from the backside.
Of course I could fix a " Gerry Beranek redwood style" heavy wire in the top of it and pull it out with a D9 Cat, but I don't have reasonable access to that kind of gear.
I really can't figure which way it'll roll, when released from the stump and also I think it'll pretty much blow up when I set saw to it, even if I try to carefully "beaver" my way in from all sides.
I think I'll let the local demolition boys blow it off the stump or if that fails, try to put a chain around it and "beaver" away, hoping for the best.
I'm certainly no greenhorn when it comes to storm clean-up, but this one has got me stumped.
Suggestions, anyone?