If your going to do it yourself then use a steel cable like others are telling you. I would face cut it and back cut it and then pull it over the opposite direction of the lean. That way there will be no twisting when it begins to fall. It should go over straight.
Best way to tackle this tree ? (pics)
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If that's a silver maple it has to be 50-60 years old if not more. My limited experience is that structural integrity could be lacking at that age. If you can get some of the others to fall, you'll get a potential insight into the condition of the more consequential trunks.
To this day my wife believes this tree didn't need to come down. And it took the stump grinder three passes to get a passing grade. I quit counting how many wheelbarrows (after 20) of noodles I moved to keep exposing more stump. Then I had to find dirt to fill in the crater.
To this day my wife believes this tree didn't need to come down. And it took the stump grinder three passes to get a passing grade. I quit counting how many wheelbarrows (after 20) of noodles I moved to keep exposing more stump. Then I had to find dirt to fill in the crater.
Thats what I was planning on doing, I can drop the other 4 trunk sections no problem. Looks like your stump was pushed way up out of the ground also, thats where all the work is going to be. Just waiting on the ground to dry up now to try to keep the ruts and craters to a minimum. Found a 150 ft 3/8 cable I can borrow.
Thanks Everyone for the info, Todd
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