turnkey4099
Elite Member
turnkey4099 said:A-frame of heavy poles leaning over fence from neighbor side and well braced to keep the bottom from skidding. Legs placed a even with or even a foot or so back from the tree (pasture side of the tree). Then cut from the top back toward the A frame contact point. Once there, over into the pasture: cable to the snag portion up near the break to tractor, undercut, backcut, pull and the overhanging potion will swing right over the fence - no damage there.
Yep, lots of rigging and the a-frame will need to be (6x6 at a guess) fairly substantantial. Were I doing ti, I would have the cable/tractor all hooked up before doing much cutting on the top. Dunno what size your tractor is but I would want a fairly good sized one. With the set-up as described, the force on the tractor will not be overly great. I'd do it on my own place but for someone else, I would do the 'cut fence' way.
Harry K
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The A frame legs need to be set at least a bit away from the butt of the tree _toward the fence_.
Harry K