Best Method...???

[HisTreeNut]

Had a tree snap snap and fall that is on a steep hillside. My question is what would be the best way to approach this...still a chainsaw novice.
Thanks! ! ! Pictures attached.

 

[TedyOH]

Pull it down with a truck

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[GadDummit]

I'd carefully take off the tip of the chewed off end until it was even with the tree next to it. Then if it didn't snap free because of the pressure, I'd trim it in 8" increments until it came free from those trees it's bent against, being careful not to have anything on the other side of it that can get hurt - like myself.
Once it's free you can treat it like any downed tree. Cut it up to length and haul it outta there, apply 1 year or more of seasoning, and bake at 600 degrees in your fireplace until done. Recipe complete!

 

[gzecc]

I would also pull it out into the open with a vehicle if possible.

 

[HisTreeNut]

Pulling it out is not an option. There's a deck, closeline, & the wifeys's garden in the way.

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EDIT: Probably cannot tell from the pictures, but there is 40'-50' of tree on the ground.

 

[TedyOH]

You just have not found a rope long enough

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[HisTreeNut]

I am slowly becomiing a Fiskars fanboy...using the loppers I got for Father's Day last year. They are fantastic.
I hope to relieve some of the weight/pressure on the tree trunk. Also, the tree will be off the wifey's new flowerbed of assorted lilies. Major bonus points if that is done before she gets home.
You cannot really tell from the picture but there is about 40'-50' of tree on the ground along with 20' of trunk that did not fall.
Hoping the rain stays away...so back to work...

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[nrford]

Carefully...

 

[HisTreeNut]

So I started at the "treetop" and worked my way towards the main trunk.
As I got closer to the trunk, I split it off in sections. Eventually, it spung up and freed itself.
I cut the main trunk down and ticked off the ant colony living in the tree. Downside is the throttle broke on my chainsaw. I took it to a local repair shop and the repairman said, "That's and old saw...I don't see many of them any more. I don't know if I can get a part for it. I might have an old one of these out back I get get parts from." Drat...

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[PA. Woodsman]

Cut it up to length and haul it outta there, apply 1 year or more of seasoning, and bake at 600 degrees in your fireplace until done. Recipe complete!