Hello Cannon, and welcome.
As a climber, I would strongly advise against doing so on this, not so well tree. The tree, being so dry and baron, could in fact be holding onto some not so good fractures, with added movement and shock loads, could render a rather dangerous situation. As this area is so tight, I would go with Ekka; take out the fence and drop the top section with the added top rope to pull over. Use a scarf cut - birds mouth - gob cut, about 90degrees open and set at 45 degrees to the trunk (Just above where Ekka spotted that elusive pulley), make a bore cut as if you were felling a tree that was leaning forward, place tension on pulling rope/s and finish of with a diagonal cut from the rear to meet your bore cut. Block down as normal. Don't wanna make it sound as if I'm teaching you to suck eggs, but had 1 like that a few month back, totaly unpredictable. The key is directional felling with aid of ropes and/or portable winch and a trusty set of ladders.
What do you think Ekka? |