How would "YOU" fall this busted up tree ?

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I do a number of storm damaged trees like this. Preference would be to upcut with a powered pole saw, up just before where it is hung up (or down cut just past the hang ups), letting it drop to the ground. Pick away at the limbs until I removed the ones not holding any weight first, so that they don't hang up again.

Without a pole saw, I would want to upcut just past the break in the trunk, working my way up the trunk until it was closer to vertical, then pull it down or out with a rope.

All based on the photo: can't see how high the stump, etc. is around the tree. I don't have a tractor.

Philbert
 
I do a number of storm damaged trees like this. Preference would be to upcut with a powered pole saw, up near where it is hung up, letting it drop to the ground. Pick away at the limbs until I removed the ones not holding any weight first, so that they don't hang up again.

Without a pole saw, I would want to upcut just past the break in the trunk, working my way up the trunk until it was closer to vertical, then pull it down or out with a rope.

All based on the photo: can't see how high the stump, etc. is around the tree. I don't have a tractor.

Philbert
6-8 feet off the ground is the break ,i can reach it from the ground with a 32 inch bar just fine ,is over head just a little .
 
All I have is a chain, rope and a come-along. Throw chain over the trunk above the break and pull it down.
If the trunk is still well connected at the break, and a little high to reach, you might be able to put some tension on the trunk, and 'fall' it sideways with a fairly conventional notch and back cut.

Philbert
 
If the trunk is still well connected at the break, and a little high to reach, you might be able to put some tension on the trunk, and 'fall' it sideways with a fairly conventional notch and back cut.

Philbert
That is what I did with a hickory last year that had broken off about 20 feet up. Worked good to have my son do the pulling while I was cutting
 
If the trunk is still well connected at the break, and a little high to reach, you might be able to put some tension on the trunk, and 'fall' it sideways with a fairly conventional notch and back cut.

Philbert
That's what I was thinking. It's amazing how tough that connecting wood can be.:givebeer:
 
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