How to drop it...

[NCHomeowner]

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I have a dead white Eastern pine, and I'd like to cut it down. The problem is that I need to drop it approximately 90° from the way that the bottom of the trunk leans.

The tree is a little odd in that it starts off at about a 30 to 40° angle to the "left" (as I view it from where I want to fell it). Then, it curves and goes straight up for another 50 ft.

The base "trunk" part is probably 8 foot up with this lean, before it straightens out.

I *think* there's enough substance to this thing where I can do a larger sizwheel cut and get it to fall in the direction I want, but I'm not real sure how to judge that.

Any thoughts and suggestions from you more experienced people?

 

[J D]

I'd be more concerned about all those power lines

 

[NCHomeowner]

I have the power company coming to remove the three service drops, if they wont bucket truck cut the thing down themselves... Because, yes, that whole feed spur is in danger - pole, transformer, all of it.

Unfortunately, the power company in my area is notorious for waiting until trees have fallen or imminently about to before even thinking about coming to cut it down. I have the trim request in, but they haven't responded yet.

 

[Stihlproincky]

I have the power company coming to remove the three service drops, if they wont bucket truck cut the thing down themselves... Because, yes, that whole feed spur is in danger - pole, transformer, all of it.

Unfortunately, the power company in my area is notorious for waiting until trees have fallen or imminently about to before even thinking about coming to cut it down. I have the trim request in, but they haven't responded yet.

One thing I can tell ya, don't drop it into their lines, you'll be liable for damages.
Power Co's are a pita about everything, especially when it's not absolutely necessary. Might be best to let them deal with it in their own time, and if that means waiting till it falls on their lines, so be it.
Not worth the risk of you coming into contact with 7200v to get rid of it, IMO. If you are going to drop it either rent a lift and get a rope and a guy on the ground to pull limbs away from the lines, or tie a pull line of sufficient strength to it and pull it away from the lines, only cut to hinge thickness which is about 10% of the tree, looks rotted so a tad thicker and use wedges.
Be careful and good luck!

 

[Mad Professor]

Good chance the trunk is rotted inside too.