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    We had one like that. Wrapped a chain around it twice then used a handyman jack to start lifting on the back side away from the wedge. It started it tilting and we ran LOL

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    Wedge it good and if ya need, deepen the directional cut some more to get it started.

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    Can you cut any deeper on the wedge cut? Wedges on the back cut would help.

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    Thinking it over, if it’s a t post or larger object like that, it might be enough to hold the tree vertical longer than expected. Course I guess a couple tons will be no match for a t post in the end.

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    I grew up logging. The advice given here is about all you have for options. Be careful. I don't like using wedges to put a tree over if the hinge is still so thick that you might get a split. Cutting at a different place will work if you are not into a steel post of considerable length. A drill bit or increment borer might tell you what you have, or where it isn't. You would already have cut through fencing. I once knew a fellow who sawed into a flintlock that was then well researched and attributed to Rogers' Rangers.

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    Drill a couple of holes right above the back cut and pack them full of tannerite.....

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    Quote Originally Posted by waksupi View Post
    I was cutting a larch that was around 30" on the butt, and the saw got pinched. I had used my wedges, and couldn't move it. I took the saw off the bar, then started working on the hinge with my Sharps and 500 gr. bullets. Took a couple dozen shots, but the tree came down!
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    Got her
    Wedge and prudent cutting did it
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    I cut a lot of trees, so would be interested in what you find in there. never ran into anything like what you have. found lots of barbed wire, nails and such and once during splitting the firewood, found a very old round ball, far inside of a large white oak. had to predate any muzzleloader seasons here in Pa.
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    Did you see what you were hitting?
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    No never looked
    I was so happy the tree was down I just bucked it up and burnt the slash
    still have a lot to do an the trunk it will go along way on my rifle range back stop
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    Glad you got it resolved.

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    Glad it is down. My dad and brother had a stick of firewood that was hard to split. After using wedges and a sledge to split it, they found some iron that was about 1/2" cross section. Don't remember the name it is called, but was a device that clamps around a cow's neck with a hook above and below. It's purpose was to make it hard for the cow to go through a fence.
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    I sure was curious to find out what was buried in the middle of a tree that trashed three saw chains...
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    Cattle fence guard yoke from days gone by.

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    A friend, who is now a retired tree surgeon, once told me about amazing things he ran into when cutting down trees. My personal experience is finding a baseball sized stone inside a tree I was cutting down. Ruined my chain too.

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    A buddy of mine cut a tree that had a hollow in the center that had been filled with concrete.
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    Funny. After reading this post yesterday, I dreamt about having problems cutting down a tree last night.

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    sure hope it didn't get hung up or eat your chains
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    First thing I would have done is determine what was in that cut.
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