Re: Stupid man tricks

Smitty Two <prestwhich@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:


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Well, Jim, you seem to be the only one who thinks this is at least
theoretically feasible, based in part on your specific knowledge of the
species in question. (I'm not interpreting that as a rubber stamp of
approval.) I'm going to gnaw it over a bit more.

yeahbut. . Now that I've seen where it sits, I'm less enthusiastic.

IF you can pull it in the direction it is leaning, you'll be helping
yourself immensely.

IF you can get your hands on a demolition hammer with a clay spade you
could make quick work of the small roots that are on the back side.
cut a semi-circle 12-18" deep, about 2-3' away from the trunk.

Don't even think about using a rope. Use a heavy log chain. I'd go
8' high. Lessens the likelyhood of the thing snapping into 3 parts
and the loose part impaling the house. It also gives you a better
angle for your automobile.

If you can find someone with a 4wd truck & a nice high trailer hitch,
that would do better on the angle. [you're going to have to cart
the roots away anyway- they won't go in your Tacoma]

Then rock the thing while watching the root bal. Trim roots as
necessary.

Even at all that- it is iffy, and you're in for a day or two of hard
work.

I'd ride around the neighborhood looking for a backhoe at work. Stop
and ask the guy if he'd take that tree with him on the way home when
that job is done. It is a 1hr job that he doesn't even have to load
the machinery for.

Or. . . for a really good time- rent a backhoe for a day. My local
Ace store rents them for $300 or so for 24hours- delivered and picked
up. You must have some other hole that needs digging, eh?

Jim
.

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