Gang,
following the hurricane, I have access to a freshly-downed white oak. The local utility company lopped off the top, leaving a perfectly straight truck. I can back my trailer to within a few feet of it, and it seems like the perfect score. However: the end of the truck is about five feet off the ground, and cutting a 30-inch tree at head height is not my idea of fun. I am thinking of cutting the tree at the "X" so that the trunk falls to the ground, but am concerned with a barber chair coming up and removing my lower jaw. Chains around the truck, putting a 6x6 under the cut, doing a bore cut, what would you guys recommend? I also have concerns about the root ball snapping back after the trunk is cut. Any safety advice would be much appreciated. Please let me know, thanks.
following the hurricane, I have access to a freshly-downed white oak. The local utility company lopped off the top, leaving a perfectly straight truck. I can back my trailer to within a few feet of it, and it seems like the perfect score. However: the end of the truck is about five feet off the ground, and cutting a 30-inch tree at head height is not my idea of fun. I am thinking of cutting the tree at the "X" so that the trunk falls to the ground, but am concerned with a barber chair coming up and removing my lower jaw. Chains around the truck, putting a 6x6 under the cut, doing a bore cut, what would you guys recommend? I also have concerns about the root ball snapping back after the trunk is cut. Any safety advice would be much appreciated. Please let me know, thanks.