Uprooted trees to take...but how?

[swagler85]

I make sure someone knows where I am and when I plan to return so if there is any question they at least can find my carcass.

gota add the humor even in something this seroius

 

[JP11]

Whatever you do.. be slow and deliberate. We had a grandfather here in maine kill his two grandkids... he didn't realize they were playing in the root ball hole while he was cutting.


Go slow.. a few trees aren't worth it.

 

[thewoodlands]

A couple of blow downs I'll be working on soon. I know the root section will flop back but not sure where to start my cuts. I'll leave the snagged tree to cut last and maybe it's weight will keep the root ball upright but not sure how to start cutting the other tree. Maybe best to leave mother nature take down the snagged one?
The small ash on the ground is already bucked and in the back of my truck for splitting this weekend.

The downed tree is the bigtooth aspen I cut last year.