Morning,
Well, I really have no choice...got 5 or 6 basswood, 12 to 16" dia. that have to come down...they are on the edge of my laneway near my OWB. They are real punky,(rotten) and the woodpeckers have been busy carving big holes...some right at the base of the tree. If I leave them, I know they are going to snap at least halfway up and fall on the drive...or worse on someone driving down the lane. I have cut healthy basswood without issue, (trying to get these out of my woodlot), but never felled real punky ones before. They are all pretty good leaners.
I hate the wood for heating but they have to go.
Any tips on how to fell punky trees? Same as normal?....a little scared as some of them are pretty big and I need to be sure I can fell them where I need to. If I could get to them with the backhoe I could just push them over...but not accessible.
I am guessing the punky wood will also make my sharp chain real dull?
Thanks for any tips
M
Well, I really have no choice...got 5 or 6 basswood, 12 to 16" dia. that have to come down...they are on the edge of my laneway near my OWB. They are real punky,(rotten) and the woodpeckers have been busy carving big holes...some right at the base of the tree. If I leave them, I know they are going to snap at least halfway up and fall on the drive...or worse on someone driving down the lane. I have cut healthy basswood without issue, (trying to get these out of my woodlot), but never felled real punky ones before. They are all pretty good leaners.
I hate the wood for heating but they have to go.
Any tips on how to fell punky trees? Same as normal?....a little scared as some of them are pretty big and I need to be sure I can fell them where I need to. If I could get to them with the backhoe I could just push them over...but not accessible.
I am guessing the punky wood will also make my sharp chain real dull?
Thanks for any tips
M