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I am wondering whether anyone has any input on how best to remove this snag. It is a douglas fir that got hit by lightning a couple of times. and has lost some of the top. I put a little Jonsereds Saw beside it to give you some idea of the scale. As you can see, the tree is really dead and has a spiral crack from top to bottom. Any advice would be greatly appreciated as the only saws I have to do the job are the Jonsereds and a Stihl which is only a little bit bigger.

Thanks:(
 
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Get a faller to come over and dump it. Lots of guys need work right now. Fir snags are better than other snags but...years back when I was spacing, my foreman cut down a fir snag for me. It was leaning into the area I had to space, he fell it with a 266 that had an 18" bar, two sided it of course. It busted into three pieces on the way down, all falling the same way. One peice could have easily gone over backwards onto him. Funny thing it was in a clearcut. The only thing.
 
is that a yard tree or can you hit it with another tree to get the loose stuff out before falling it?
 
Its not a yard tree, and I don't have any thing nearby that is big enough to hit it with. Should I look into getting a bigger saw?
 
Stick a saw in it and start nibbling.

And stay out from the lean.

If you can get it faced leave a post where ever you got some good wood so you can scat on cue..


or just put some $$ on a fallers pocket...
 
I have done a bunch of felling myself, but I'm really not sure about it. Showed it to some friends who are full time fellers and they said the same thing.

Same thing from the equipment operators.
 
put an out of work faller to work for an hour or so...

he might teach ya something.
 
I have done a bunch of felling myself, but I'm really not sure about it. Showed it to some friends who are full time fellers and they said the same thing.

Same thing from the equipment operators.

If you aren't sure about it, don't bother with it. My advice is that if you need advice on how to go about it, its probably best to have somebody on hand who can show you how it is done. Honestly, that is a pretty big widowmaker. It could do a number of things when cut, most of which could end badly....seek a pro.
 
Oh, I just noticed that I forgot to put something in my original post. Thats a 920 with a thirty six inch bar. The little piece of wood by it that came off the tree is about twentyfive feet long and a footand a half wide by a foot thick.

My stihl is a Ms 660 with a forty eight inch bar. Got a bunch of other saws too.



Now what should I do?:help:
 
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Im thinkin your gonna need more saw. i think a 880 and a 60 incher could do it. but i think a 044 and a 25" might be enough. I would face it up with a wild thing and then get a 30 rack and about a 1000 rounds of 165gr. ball ammo for the M1 . . . might be fun
 
If you aren't sure about it, don't bother with it. My advice is that if you need advice on how to go about it, its probably best to have somebody on hand who can show you how it is done. Honestly, that is a pretty big widowmaker. It could do a number of things when cut, most of which could end badly....seek a pro.

What does your screen name mean?
 

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