Welcome to my world. Most of my wood that I cut is either up a bank or down a bank and most of it is 20'' or more. Last July I helped on a couple tree removals with another contractor who brought his skid steer along. The log near the base was about 60'' with somewhere near 20'. The skid steer could not move the log until it was cut up in to 36'' rounds then we were able to roll the rounds on the trailer. For the last few weeks I have been burning the stuff that was not so pretty and it has kept my house very nice all night. Here we call it mountain Oak, but it is white Oak.
Moving large logs is not a problem and it can be done safely by one self. Otherwise I could not do anything. A well thought out plan must exist first however. Just a few things that have worked well. When there are other trees nearby I aim for them and let it rip. It is great entertainment when you can wiggle some other trees. Cut the tree so that it is diagonally to the road so that it will roll slowly to the road then stop once it rolls onto the road. When all other ideas fail I bring out my 50,000 lb test mooring line. I tie one end of the log to the mooring line so that when the log rolls the line will only have to stop 1/4 of the logs weight. Yes the mooring line is heavy at a few hundred lbs for 150'. I also use chain often 3/8'' or 1/4" to do the same thing, but it is only 15,000 lb test. It is important when using chain that it is safety wired so the the hooks can not come apart. Then when possible I put debris along the path that the wood will take to control its' decent. As was already pointed out to cut and split in place. Again the rounds still have to be secured or rolled onto enough wood or trees that will stop them. When the wood is quartered the rounds do not roll so well so they can be just let loose. An important thing to remember is never get below the log for any reason and when you are near the log a simple trip could be deadly. Some time you might need to put your safety harness on if the ground would likely be slippery. Thanks
Moving large logs is not a problem and it can be done safely by one self. Otherwise I could not do anything. A well thought out plan must exist first however. Just a few things that have worked well. When there are other trees nearby I aim for them and let it rip. It is great entertainment when you can wiggle some other trees. Cut the tree so that it is diagonally to the road so that it will roll slowly to the road then stop once it rolls onto the road. When all other ideas fail I bring out my 50,000 lb test mooring line. I tie one end of the log to the mooring line so that when the log rolls the line will only have to stop 1/4 of the logs weight. Yes the mooring line is heavy at a few hundred lbs for 150'. I also use chain often 3/8'' or 1/4" to do the same thing, but it is only 15,000 lb test. It is important when using chain that it is safety wired so the the hooks can not come apart. Then when possible I put debris along the path that the wood will take to control its' decent. As was already pointed out to cut and split in place. Again the rounds still have to be secured or rolled onto enough wood or trees that will stop them. When the wood is quartered the rounds do not roll so well so they can be just let loose. An important thing to remember is never get below the log for any reason and when you are near the log a simple trip could be deadly. Some time you might need to put your safety harness on if the ground would likely be slippery. Thanks
