Is hardwood see the leaves ,softwoods have needlesI wouldn't. I'd move along to some hard wood, oak, hickory, etc. That's just me.View attachment 441830
Is hardwood see the leaves ,softwoods have needles
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 .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
Is an alder tree ,they don't get real hard really till they are dry .Maple seems to act the same way around here ,stuff cuts like balsa wood wet and alive .once it is dry gets pretty hard .Like these?
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I love having a pole saw.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 .
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.All I have is a chain, rope and a come-along. Throw chain over the trunk above the break and pull it down.
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 cuttingIf 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.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