Tractors and wood! Show your pics

[Scut 4 Big Bucks]

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[Scut 4 Big Bucks]

I am planning on buying either the More Power Puller or the Tom Hoffmann U-Rig Kit from Treestuff.com

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Leaning toward the kit. Since I own a small tractor, might as well use it, instead of pulling by hand.

 

[Sawyer Rob]

Is there any way to prevent the stickers from leaving darkened streaks across the boards?

Yes, use DRY stickers of the same species you are stickering...

They must be DRY though...

SR

 

[Creamer]

Here are some pics of the tree.

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I plan on pulling the trunk of the tree away from the leaned on tree.

Why? Is it affecting the shooting angles from the deer stand?

 

[Scut 4 Big Bucks]

Funny man, Creamer.

 

[MossRoad]

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I've had that situation before. Misjudged the upper weight of a tree, and on the side of a hill, so it fell into the tree next to it, instead of away from it. Then cut it again and it jumped off the stump and sat in the dirt. Here's how I got it out. Not recommending you do it, but its what I did....

I made another notch on the side opposite of the tree its leaning against. Then did the back-cut on the side by the tree its leaning against. That made the leaner collapse towards the tree its leaning against. It jumped down into the dirt again, but the butt end was now a couple feet closer to the base of the tree its leaning against. Had to repeat that process 2-3 times before the leaner finally fell away from the tree it was leaning against.

But each situation is different.

Good luck and watch out for falling branches if you are working under that thing. Wear a hard hat.

 

[Creamer]

I've had that situation before. Misjudged the upper weight of a tree, and on the side of a hill, so it fell into the tree next to it, instead of away from it. Then cut it again and it jumped off the stump and sat in the dirt. Here's how I got it out. Not recommending you do it, but its what I did....

I made another notch on the side opposite of the tree its leaning against. Then did the back-cut on the side by the tree its leaning against. That made the leaner collapse towards the tree its leaning against. It jumped down into the dirt again, but the butt end was now a couple feet closer to the base of the tree its leaning against. Had to repeat that process 2-3 times before the leaner finally fell away from the tree it was leaning against.

But each situation is different.

Good luck and watch out for falling branches if you are working under that thing. Wear a hard hat.

Do you think the caveat limits your liability?

 

[Scut 4 Big Bucks]

Mossroad, I've done what you did several times with a lot smaller trees. This is a big oak, and I'm scared! :roadblock:

 

[Creamer]

Mossroad, I've done what you did several times with a lot smaller trees. This is a big oak, and I'm scared! :roadblock:

I don't think your 1715 is going to do anything with it. If I were you I would tie it to the other tree and then cut a lot of limbs off of it. This will make it a lot lighter, less likely to catch on other trees, and also much more predictable on where it goes and what happens. After you do this you will be much better with Moss's recommendation.

 

[4570Man]

I’ve pulled the base out from under a bigger oak than that but I had a 12000 pound CTL to pull with. There’s no harm in trying because it’s the safest way IMO but it’s probably not going to work.