Finally got a clean removal on a big pin oak in a tight backyard

Three years ago, I would have had to rig it in three sections, but after practicing with a 20-ton port-a-wrap, I dropped the whole 80-foot trunk between two sheds last week with only a foot of clearance on each side. Anyone else have a go-to piece of gear that changed your game for big trees in small spaces?

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wendy_garcia162mo ago

Yeah, that port-a-wrap is a total game changer... lets you really finesse the drop line. I started using a bollard on my truck bumper for the same kind of control. It just takes all the guesswork out of those tight squeezes.

rivera.christopher2mo ago

My buddy had a job like that last fall, a huge maple hanging over a garage. He was sweating it until he borrowed a port-a-wrap, same as you and wendy_garcia16 mentioned. Said it was the only reason he could lay the spar down in the driveway without touching the gutters. That control changes everything from a scary guess to a planned drop. He won't do a tight one without it now.

jade_butler5d ago

Totally @wendy_garcia16, it's like that with so many things in life once you find the right tool or trick. You just stop guessing and start DOING. It's funny how one piece of gear can turn a whole situation from stressful to totally calm.