Felling leaning trees....

[sanny]

Thats handy to know thanks

 

be carfull with using the jack on heavy leans wise to also get a high anchor point for pull rope heard a story once with someone using a jack on a heavy leaner he put too much pressure on the hinge and the tree sat up and toppled backwards. no damage and no one hurt lucky:scared1:

[Ian Leach]

I tried the bottle jack once, You need a really big one!

The 8 ton one I had wasn't really up to the job, I think the ones designed for the purpose are about 40 ton.

 

I had a 20ton bottle jack that worked well found it up the scrappy in a truck got it for £3:001_smile:

[Stephen Blair]

the trouble with chestnut and big leans is you have to leave a big hinge, so you then need to apply a lot of pull, if you go high then make sure the trunk is solid, no rot. if it goes into 2 stems further up then put it below. you can easily break the top of the crown out if you are over doing it.

[18 stoner]

if this is aimed at me then i did read the thread from the start, i just didnt quite understand, thats why i asked the question, then andy pointed out my confusion, so my reply was based on how i would do it IF, there was a possibility of getting a specialised piece of kit situated from afar. i would hate to see someone get hurt or miss out on a time saving answer that they might of not thought about.

 

Ok then, so if it was aimed at you, why are you still not reading the posts?

 

The reference was to "not having vehicular access to the field", not about the diameter of the tree!

[Stephen Blair]

. even if you cant get into the field is there a road at the otherside at all. i have a mate with an hgv recovery wagon, with 2 50 ton winches on it and about 500m of wire rope, maybe there is someone like that close to you. the last big chesy wee did had fallen over a railway banking, the roots had given out, as long as your are as directly opposite the lean then then these machines will just pull everything over. but be very carefull on felling with winches. i wouldnt trust a ground anchor myself:biggrin:

 

someone been having a bad day?

[Husqvarna King]

someone been having a bad day?

 

handbags at dawn fellas...come on:001_tongue:

[18 stoner]

Ok, very sorry Stevie, i stand corrected, i was actually refering to this;

 

i would get a winch with a spade on it, chestnut is britol as hell so i would want a winch with a bit of grunt, double drum, one high one low. top for leverage then the low one to get it down quick. even if you cant get into the field is there a road at the otherside at all. i have a mate with an hgv recovery wagon, with 2 50 ton winches on it and about 500m of wire rope, maybe there is someone like that close to you. the last big chesy wee did had fallen over a railway banking, the roots had given out, as long as your are as directly opposite the lean then then these machines will just pull everything over. but be very carefull on felling with winches. i wouldnt trust a ground anchor myself:biggrin:

 

I must have misunderstood

[Stephen Blair]

easy done mate:001_cool:

[Xerxses]

Is there a reason why you can't just wedge it over?

You'd be surprised how much you can wedge a tree...if it's done right.

[Andy Collins]

One question, as I seem to have missed something now, is how are you (Husky king) going to remove the limbs over the garden? You said at the beginning that the client did not want lowering done over the plants, so i take it you wont lower there, and you wont be able to just crash the limbs off. Please clarify, does the tree lean back towards the garden, or towards the field.

As mentioned, to fell with a jack you need a lot of lift pressure, I used to use a 12t jack, now I have a 20tonner, and you must be aware of how much lift you are giving it, dont pump away furiously as you can literally lift it clean off the hinge.