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Mr O

Joined: 13 Feb 2005
Posts: 5512
Location: Nova Scotia, Canada

Posted: Mon Oct 18, 10 11:13 pm Post subject: Damn tree
I dropped a 100 ft dead Spruce today, It wa bifricated at the top, with the help of a felling wedge it went exactly where I wanted it to fall. But...... the top of the Spruce, about 15 foot of it is in a maple tree around 60 feet up, just over where I want to work. Damn ! now what do I do?

gil
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Joined: 08 Jun 2005
Posts: 18420

Posted: Mon Oct 18, 10 11:19 pm Post subject:
Oops. I have no sensible suggestions. Sorry. Fell the maple ?

Nell Merionwen

Joined: 02 Jun 2008
Posts: 16300
Location: Beautiful Derbyshire

Posted: Mon Oct 18, 10 11:20 pm Post subject:
if you cut it where you could reach would laws of physics make it fall safely?

Ty Gwyn

Joined: 22 Sep 2010
Posts: 4613
Location: Lampeter

Posted: Mon Oct 18, 10 11:28 pm Post subject:
Order some wind

Mr O

Joined: 13 Feb 2005
Posts: 5512
Location: Nova Scotia, Canada

Posted: Mon Oct 18, 10 11:46 pm Post subject:
I don't want to fell the maple, but a very gusty wind might bring it down, I have tried throwing a rope up but it is too high, I know if Pea's hubby was here he would be able to take care of it!

Hairyloon

Joined: 20 Nov 2008
Posts: 15464
Location: Today I are mostly being in Yorkshire.

Posted: Tue Oct 19, 10 12:21 am Post subject:
The top caught in the maple on the way down and snapped off? Assuming you don't fancy the climb, then probably get a rope around it and pull it out (with a winch if necessary). Use a throw line (that's a string with a weight on the end) to get over it. Pull the rope over with the string. Tie it with a running bowline, then pull from a safe distance. Wear a hard hat.

Mr O

Joined: 13 Feb 2005
Posts: 5512
Location: Nova Scotia, Canada

Posted: Tue Oct 19, 10 12:42 am Post subject:

Hairyloon wrote:

The top caught in the maple on the way down and snapped off?

Assuming you don't fancy the climb, then probably get a rope around it and pull it out (with a winch if necessary).

Use a throw line (that's a string with a weight on the end) to get over it. Pull the rope over with the string. Tie it with a running bowline, then pull from a safe distance.

Wear a hard hat.

Exactly what happened, I will try that thanks!

Mr O

Joined: 13 Feb 2005
Posts: 5512
Location: Nova Scotia, Canada

Posted: Tue Oct 19, 10 12:54 am Post subject:
BTW Loon if you are ever around Nova Scotia feel free to drop in.

Hairyloon

Joined: 20 Nov 2008
Posts: 15464
Location: Today I are mostly being in Yorkshire.

Posted: Tue Oct 19, 10 12:54 am Post subject:
Or if you like archery, tie a string to an arrow. Good luck. Oh, BTW. Wear a hard hat.

Mr O

Joined: 13 Feb 2005
Posts: 5512
Location: Nova Scotia, Canada

Posted: Tue Oct 19, 10 1:30 am Post subject:
Thanks

Behemoth

Joined: 01 Dec 2004
Posts: 19023
Location: Leeds

Posted: Tue Oct 19, 10 12:09 pm Post subject:
Enough of this H&S nonsense. Just driving something into the maple to chake the offending branch loose

12Bore

Joined: 15 Jun 2008
Posts: 9089
Location: Paddling in the Mersey

Posted: Tue Oct 19, 10 12:34 pm Post subject:
Just park your car under the maple......and wait!

vegplot

Joined: 19 Apr 2007
Posts: 21301
Location: Bethesda, Gwynedd

Posted: Tue Oct 19, 10 3:59 pm Post subject:
Stand underneath, without a hard hat, and throw abuse at fate, karma or whatever.

Mr O

Joined: 13 Feb 2005
Posts: 5512
Location: Nova Scotia, Canada

Posted: Wed Oct 20, 10 10:34 pm Post subject:
I have come up with a solution, there are 3 nearby Spruce, that if felled in the right direction will hit the Hang up tree and hopefully bring it down They are all dead too so were destined to be dropped. So I will be playing Domino rally with trees tomorrow.

gil
Downsizer Moderator

Joined: 08 Jun 2005
Posts: 18420

Posted: Wed Oct 20, 10 10:41 pm Post subject:
Best of luck !

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