Piperflyer
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Can you get a load of dirt in behind it to keep the root ball from coming back. Tough to tell by the picture angle. If not; you got to know somebody who is crazy enough to just cut them.
Tollster, from the questions your asking I think internet forum help is the WRONG WAY TO GO! I am not trying to be negative towards you so please take this post as a caution. Reading your posts I really think it would be in your best interest/personal safety to find someone local that has actually done this type of work and can help for a bit. You could probably learn something and maybe the next time be ready to tackle the job. IMO from reading your post there is a chance you may be looking for trouble and possible serious injury. Also having your wife with you is a good idea but unless she knows something about saw operation and how to handle those logs then she won't be of much help. Making a phone call when one of those trees let loose(causing a problem) might help but if it were me I'd rather have someone that could work fast and think on their feet. Lets say you use your pole saw what are you going to do when it pinches? I have seen trees spin or let lose that look like bullets going through the air, there is NO WAY anyone would ever get out of the way. PLEASE GET SOME HELP, no tree is worth you being seriously messed up.
Tollster, from the questions your asking I think internet forum help is the WRONG WAY TO GO! I am not trying to be negative towards you so please take this post as a caution. Reading your posts I really think it would be in your best interest/personal safety to find someone local that has actually done this type of work and can help for a bit. You could probably learn something and maybe the next time be ready to tackle the job. IMO from reading your post there is a chance you may be looking for trouble and possible serious injury. Also having your wife with you is a good idea but unless she knows something about saw operation and how to handle those logs then she won't be of much help. Making a phone call when one of those trees let loose(causing a problem) might help but if it were me I'd rather have someone that could work fast and think on their feet. Lets say you use your pole saw what are you going to do when it pinches? I have seen trees spin or let lose that look like bullets going through the air, there is NO WAY anyone would ever get out of the way. PLEASE GET SOME HELP, no tree is worth you being seriously messed up.
Any or all of the below if you don't want a tractor or come along involved.
1. I don't believe your wrong cutting the bottom trunk first. You can feel it out.
2. If the root ball is springy. Cut a short length of another downed tree and place it behind the root ball to prevent it springing back.
3. Cut some of the feeder roots off the root ball to weaken the hold. You will be able to tell when it becomes more solid.
This situation is not too uncommon around here. The difference is the size of the tree. The feller would cut the bottom first.