tcreeley
Elite Member
Let it fall on its own. Trees will do that and there is nothing there to damage.
What to do about threatening tree?
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nwut05
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my first post on this one was in good fun ......my official answer... if you don't think you can do it don't.....just go to the nearest tree company and speak to their feller.....he may pick up side work in the off hours and give you a flat rate to drop it.....if not.....just pay the company to send out a crew and drop it where you want it.....and save the headache....and the grapes and oak and hospital bills.....
Captain Dirty
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Can you fell it away from the camera? That would appear to avoid both the oak and what ever is in the foreground. In addition to a tension line to help start the fall, I have found it helpful to rig a "preventer" or "guy" perpendicular to the line you want the fallen tree to come to rest (i.e. off to the left in your photo). The guy would be under tension during the fall and provide some guidance; the (felling) tension line will go slack and provide no guidance.
Ideally, away from the camera would be my choice for the felling - there's a bit of meadow that way across a small canal, though it's on my neighbor's property (whether or not he's coherent enough to have a conversation is an issue with that).
I know a feller and will give him a call - I'm not too keen on witnessing a barber chair close up...
Thanks for the info!
CobyRupert
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Should add: Not all leaners will barberchair, it also depends on the type of tree and strength of the wood/trunk. How strong or live/dead it is, whether it has splits, etc...
Other than using a plunge cut to prevent, I've heard of people putting a chain tightly around trunk above cut, that way if trunk starts to split, chain won't allow trunk to split up and barberchair.
...Or do backcut fast enough so tree pivots on hinge instead of forces creating a split.
Yes, a guide rope does go slack as your cutting, that's why one needs to keep tension on it.....but not too much or you'll barberchair it. It is a balance.
What are chances of walking into a business and asking an employee "Gee, your price is high. What's your off the books side job rate?"
Other than using a plunge cut to prevent, I've heard of people putting a chain tightly around trunk above cut, that way if trunk starts to split, chain won't allow trunk to split up and barberchair.
...Or do backcut fast enough so tree pivots on hinge instead of forces creating a split.
Yes, a guide rope does go slack as your cutting, that's why one needs to keep tension on it.....but not too much or you'll barberchair it. It is a balance.
What are chances of walking into a business and asking an employee "Gee, your price is high. What's your off the books side job rate?"
This would be my choice.
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Times 2. I seriously doubt that the falling tree will permanently damage the grape vines. Take out any post that are in the fall area, lay the wire down on the ground and let the tree fall where it may. I would also take out the other standing dead pine at the same time. You can likely fell it away from the fence line with ease since it appears to be standing straight up.
wagne223
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Please keep in mind that a dead tree is probably the most dangerous to fell.
They simply dont act like a live tree.
They simply dont act like a live tree.
jaxs
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Some things simply don't lend themselves to doing without training (apprenticing under a master),felling trees is one of them. You must watch a tree being felled in pieces while incorporating slings and pulleys to appreciate what's required.
