Those f~~~ers are very dangerous. I’ve got some smaller trees with funky leans to deal with too. I’m watching YouTube on how to take those down safely.
It can be pretty dangerous cutting leaning trees. I used to be a lumberjack and have cut down plenty of trees. If the trees aren’t more that about 8-12 inches in diameter could tie them to some heavy piece of machinery. Even a pickup with plenty of weight in the back could be used to direct the fall. If the trees aren’t leaning very far, say 15 degrees from perfectly vertical, and the trees are green with no rot most of the time you can just fall them like normal by putting in the face cut (the cut you want to make towards the direction you want the tree to fall) then making the back cut but cutting at such an angle that you take out the side the tree is leaning a little sooner than the side the trees is leaning from vertical. If it looks like the tree is tall enough to hit something like a house or shed it would be best to get someone out there who knows what they are doing. If you are not concerned with hitting anything go ahead and experiment.
Safety tips. Always look up into the trees to make sure there is nothing up there that could fall on you. Look for any dead and rotten branches that could snap off and fall on you. If you are falling a tree that leans stay on the side the tree is leaning from vertical. You don’t want it leaning towards you. Always make sure you have two paths cleared from the tree so that you have someplace to run if it falls the wrong way. Always go sideways to the direction of a falling tree. Never run in the same direction it is falling. When making the back cut always cut about 1-3 inches above the face or front cut. If you are going to tie a piece of machinery to it park the machinery 90 degrees to the direction of the tree falling. If the tree is leaning never just cut from the back side. It could split going a ways up the tree and then break off and fall on you. (called a barbarchair). If the tree is big enough do your face cut first, the face cut goes in about 1/3 of the way. Then when you do your back cut put a wedge in the cut to hold it apart. IF you can put the wedge too far you will come in contact with your saw. When the hinge wood is thin enough you can use a heavy hammer to pound the wedge in and make the tree fall. This will help to make the tree fall where you want it to. When limbing the tree after it is down watch for spring loaded limbs. When cut loose from the tree they can kick at you and cause damage.
There is a lot more but I think I covered some of the basics. Most of all, be damn careful. If in doubt call an arborist. Also I don’t recommend using a car or pickup are anything short of a bulldozer to pull the tree where you want it to go. The chances for damage are just too great. Anyway, Good Luck and be safe.
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