Well thanks again guys, I appreciate the encouragement. You know posting on the forums is almost an out-let after a job as such. My wife is usually gazing round the room before I even get through a single work related sentence....so being able to share with folks who actually
get it is quite something
How did they get rid of all of that so fast, close dump site and multiple trucks?
There were 4 guys chipping so that part was easy enough. The rest was all fire-wood, so anything over 6in diam was preserved....which speed up the chipping further still.
The firewood guy probably took about 3 loads to clear the lot, I think he only did one that afternoon and then came back the next day.
The tree took about 16 or so cuts to dismantle so, time-wise: considering we had to stop the road traffic for each lift, chipping and then clearing the logs out of the way, 4 hours was about right.
Most importantly, all the gear was tip-top and ready to go, everyone showed up who was supposed to, so on this occasion we were pretty well organized....which makes such a difference when you're not worried about being overstretched or stuff breaking down....everyone can just concentrate on what they're supposed to be doing.