fearofpavement
Trying them all
So a neighbor I've done tree work for in the past calls me over to look at some pine trees to get some advice. He had a building laid out and wanted to know if the amount of roots they cut off were going to be an issue on a large Loblolly pine. It was very close to the edge of the building (about a foot) and since the weight of the tree was towards the building site I strongly recommended he remove that tree. It had been raining for days and the ground was soggy mud. (Georgia red clay). I told him I could take the tree down but it needed to dry up first as it needed to be pulled against its lean/weight.
Fast forward. He wanted me to look at another tree. They had built the building in the rain and the roof was actually touching another good size pine on the other side of the building. Could I take out that one too? Well, yes but it would have been easier to do before the building was there since it was weighted towards the building and there wasn't a clear place to put it as it was dense forest. Still too wet.
Fast forward to today. The builders were done. The building was complete, they put in new wood board fencing in several areas and NOW he wants the two trees down. Groundie and I got it done but it would have been so much simpler to do it FIRST and then build...
I used a Husqvarna 55 and a Stihl 028 Super. Both with short bars. I should've brought a bigger saw for the stumps but got it done. Used a 40' ladder, bull rope, tow strap, chains, 2 pulley blocks, wedges and Groundie in the truck to do the pulling. It all worked out but was a little hairy.
Fast forward. He wanted me to look at another tree. They had built the building in the rain and the roof was actually touching another good size pine on the other side of the building. Could I take out that one too? Well, yes but it would have been easier to do before the building was there since it was weighted towards the building and there wasn't a clear place to put it as it was dense forest. Still too wet.
Fast forward to today. The builders were done. The building was complete, they put in new wood board fencing in several areas and NOW he wants the two trees down. Groundie and I got it done but it would have been so much simpler to do it FIRST and then build...
I used a Husqvarna 55 and a Stihl 028 Super. Both with short bars. I should've brought a bigger saw for the stumps but got it done. Used a 40' ladder, bull rope, tow strap, chains, 2 pulley blocks, wedges and Groundie in the truck to do the pulling. It all worked out but was a little hairy.
