How would you fall this?

[Little Red Tractor]

I sort of like the high-explosive option, myself.

 

[Root Cause]

tannerite and a .17 hmr would be the most fun way and probably fastest, and cheapest too.

 

[Tony H]

Your first post makes sense. Maybe, put a bigger notch. IT WILL JUMP BACK UP as you cut your way toward the rootball. As you cut toward the ball you will feel it getting light and ready to go. Start cutting smaller pieces, if the notch doesn't cause the break, we hope it stands up slower.
Make a small notch and keep making it bigger, you don't want to pinch the saw.

 

[Jac65]

How would you fall this?​

I would just pick it up: The Tallest Heaviest Tree That I Have Put On The Burn Pile, 42', 18.5" DBH
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And take it to the burn pile:
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Nice piece of equipment, just a bit pricey for my budget!

 

[newbury]

I sort of like the high-explosive option, myself.

Maybe get the National Guard to hit it with napalm?

 

[jyoutz]

I wouldn't even mess with that tree. It's just too dangerous. This is where I'd pay someone with either an excavator or big equipment willing to take the risk.

A good faller could do this. Loggers do it all the time in the woods after a blowdown event. But most of us aren’t at their level of skill.

 

[ScubaJonL]

First fill in the hole behind the root ball so the tree won't stand back up.
Then cut on the berm so the top falls to the ground.

DEFINITELY THIS!!! It can only help by removing some of the dangerous and unpredictable potential energy of the system. Knock the rootball soil back into the hole.

Good luck!

 

[jigs_n_fixtures]

There is a series of very good chainsaw how to do it safely videos on YouTube, the BC Fallers Series by British Columbia’s version of OSHA.

They have a video on extreme learners. Which is what this is, a very extreme leaner. Watch it and pay attention to what they are teaching. And it will guide you through how to do it safely.

basically a shallow wedge out of the bottom. Then rotate in from the center of the high side, leaving an intact strip, to hold the tension, and then cut out the strip a little at a time, stopping to look and listen. At the first sign of movement or sound of cracking wood, dropp the saw and beat feet.

 

[CalG]

There is a series of very good chainsaw how to do it safely videos on YouTube, the BC Fallers Series by British Columbia’s version of OSHA.

They have a video on extreme learners. Which is what this is, a very extreme leaner. Watch it and pay attention to what they are teaching. And it will guide you through how to do it safely.

basically a shallow wedge out of the bottom. Then rotate in from the center of the high side, leaving an intact strip, to hold the tension, and then cut out the strip a little at a time, stopping to look and listen. At the first sign of movement or sound of cracking wood, dropp the saw and beat feet.

Those instructional videos have ABSOLUTELY NOTHING to do with the original post situation.

A tree with an upset rootball is NOT a leaner.

The rootball is one event, the tree trunk and top, quite another.

I find this "reference" and suggestion "off the mark" in a strong way.

 

[JRH02]

I sort of like the high-explosive option, myself.

This is actually about the only practical use I'd have for tannerite.