Windblown hung up oak, thoughts?

[Hank]

Hi gang,

 

Got a hung up windblown oak to take down within a pheasant pen. Space is tight, with a high fence all the way around, but there's enough room behind the tree to slide it and get it on the ground. 
 

You can see in the video that the root plate is raised, ideally I'd sever the trunk and slide it backwards with a tractor so that it clears the plate, rather than sever it to the side or in front and then have to fight the trunk over the plate. 
 

As I have no one to bounce ideas off I thought I'd get some opinions here!

 

Screenshot attached of roughly what I'm thinking.

 

 

[AHPP]

Yep. Your plan sounds good. 

[manco]

first question, does it actually need to come down? in woodland probably away from public access?

second, guessing climbing the one to the right to free it to fall is out then? non climber? or no falling space?

your plan looks ballsy, but possible with care

[Hank]

6 minutes ago, manco said:

first question, does it actually need to come down? in woodland probably away from public access?

second, guessing climbing the one to the right to free it to fall is out then? non climber? or no falling space?

your plan looks ballsy, but possible with care

The gamekeeper isn't thrilled about it being hung up there while he's in and out so they've decided to remove it which is fair enough. 
 

I think it'd be possible to climb but to do it safely (for me at least) you'd need to rig it, plus both trees are quite close to the fence so ideally would rig away from that. With all that in mind I think severing it at the base and dragging it backwards is the most efficient. Happy to be convinced otherwise though!! 

[manco]

i cant see clearly where the fences are or the general layout so im basing my opinions on it having a good clear fell if that tree hadnt caught it

on that basis id be up the second tree dropping the tips off the fallen one, until tidied back to contact points, and clear to fall once that contact point is cut.

i also dont know your experience level with felling, but im looking at that and seeing the chainsaw getting pinched if youre not careful.

[Stubby]

50 minutes ago, Hank said:

The gamekeeper isn't thrilled about it being hung up there while he's in and out so they've decided to remove it which is fair enough. 
 

I think it'd be possible to climb but to do it safely (for me at least) you'd need to rig it, plus both trees are quite close to the fence so ideally would rig away from that. With all that in mind I think severing it at the base and dragging it backwards is the most efficient. Happy to be convinced otherwise though!! 

If its properly hung up and in a pen I would leave it . Its somewhere for the birds ( next season ) to roost on .

[Mark Bolam]

The plate may well drop back in after you sever the butt.

You could then flush the stump and winch it back over the top.

 

Especially if you lay a few logs down first to keep the butt high.

As per your diagram, but on the hung up side of the stump.

 

Put them both sides for good measure!

[woody paul]

I would just put winch rope up it as high as possible pull it back upright and then fell if there's room too. 

[GarethM]

Seems simpler to just cut the fence, drop the tree, drag it backwards and then mend the fence.

[Hank]

Thanks for all the replies, glad they're mostly in line with the ideas I've had for it!

 

Will talk to the keeper and landowner tomorrow about leaving it and also about taking down part of the fence if they do want to get rid of it. Will post pics when it's done 🙌🙌