Not sure this fits into bushcraft skills for this forum, but it is defintely on the list locally.
I have a lot of old popple on my place. Tops are starting to die, and that is a sure sign they'll be blowing down soon. I've dropped a few, but one tree, on the north end of the property, is slanted over a neighbor's outbuilding. I've planted a lot of siberian spruce to either side of this tree. They are about three to four foot high now, and I'd hate to loose any, so I'd like to drop this tree with a lot of care.
My brother is coming out tomorrow and we are going to take it down. There is one siberian spruce right in the way so we will stack logs in front of that to break the fall and hopefully save the spruce. My brother will bring his spikes so he can climb the tree and attach a rope up high. We'll attach the rope to a one ton 4X4 and keep tension on to pull the tree in the right direction. I'll make a slant cut on the far side of the tree so it is unable to fall in the direction of the neighbor's building.
If that doesn't look like it will work, we'll have to cut the tree limb by limb, roping off each piece to the trunk and lower it by rope.
I have a lot of old popple on my place. Tops are starting to die, and that is a sure sign they'll be blowing down soon. I've dropped a few, but one tree, on the north end of the property, is slanted over a neighbor's outbuilding. I've planted a lot of siberian spruce to either side of this tree. They are about three to four foot high now, and I'd hate to loose any, so I'd like to drop this tree with a lot of care.
My brother is coming out tomorrow and we are going to take it down. There is one siberian spruce right in the way so we will stack logs in front of that to break the fall and hopefully save the spruce. My brother will bring his spikes so he can climb the tree and attach a rope up high. We'll attach the rope to a one ton 4X4 and keep tension on to pull the tree in the right direction. I'll make a slant cut on the far side of the tree so it is unable to fall in the direction of the neighbor's building.
If that doesn't look like it will work, we'll have to cut the tree limb by limb, roping off each piece to the trunk and lower it by rope.