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Bermy, it was the result of just one big gust of wind in the last storm we had. I've never seen one so bad either. I don't know when I'll get a skidder close enough to be able to fall it. But now I have a pretty good plan about how to do it.

I spent about a year clearing large ares of blowdowns after the storm in 81. Then again in 93 and finally after the " storm of the century" in 99. The last one had the largest amount of timber blown over in any recorded storm here. It totalled an amount equivallent to 2 years logging for the...

Nasty looking. I wonder how many saws you can get stuck in that thing. I'm still waiting for a skidder, to deal with mine.

Don't worry, I'm not going to cut that one with my 18" bar. I am actually a very cautious guy, which is why I've survived 30 years in this business with only a broken back, two bad knees and a busted hand to show for it;)

Thanks for your input everybody. I'll wait till we have a skidder on hand anyway and do the chainbinder thing. Once it is cut free from the stump, the skidder can pull it out of the tree it's hanging in. I'll post some pics, once I get it done.

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...