Posted by MarkB_MI on May 27, 2009 at 18:16:43 from (74.126.3.126):
In Reply to: large dead tree removal posted by Dan in North Houston on May 27, 2009 at 12:06:31:
If there's no danger of it damaging something when it falls, the best course of action might be to just wait until it falls on its own. Big dead trees are very unpredictable as to where they will fall.
I've cut down a number of oaks, but none over about 30 inches in diameter. The red oaks in particular tend to be hollow, and there are few things more dangerous to cut down than a hollow tree. I prefer to run a line through a snatch block chained to a nearby tree or stump. That way I can use my tractor to put pressure on the tree and hopefully get it to fall where I want it to go.
If you have no experience felling smaller trees, you'd better leave this one alone.
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