Jim Wilkins wrote:

"J. Clarke" wrote in message
We could have used them in CT last year. Lots and lots of downed
trees
that didn't need much in the way of expertise to move, just warm
bodies
with chainsaws and come-alongs. Had to move the trees before the
power
and phone companies could get in to fix the wires.

Here the town sent its plows and wheel loader to push them off the
road. The articulated loader worked better because it could also lift
and pull, and could operate crosswise to the road. IIRC there were 2-3
men with chainsaws breaking down the big trunks. They dumped a pile of
the logs in my yard.


I'm happy that that worked for you, but some big trees have to be cut
before they can be moved. Central Florida is full of old Water Oaks.
They have shallow root systems, and the whole damn tree falls, but some
roots are still connected. If you push that, the roots come with it and
break up sidewalks, foundations and even paved roads. Some not only
block the road, but the right of way on both sides of the road.