FredH
Platinum Member
What Better Half , Me , Our New Holland Tractor and My 441 Magnum Stihl Accomplished this Afternoon .
Tree was thick with mistletoe , thus it was only a matter of time before it died . Could not drop it as one complete tree , had to basically limb it in place using the tractor and clamp on forks for the bucket . Only casualty was one of the Rhododendron's lost a little limb on it , it's pot got a chunk took out of it and the R.R. tie at bottom of picture of tree got split a little bit . The remainder will be chained to tractor bucket , cut off about 3' above ground and lifted away while the stump portion will be shaped into a chair . ( Thus the title to my thread )
It will be added to the log truck load of madrone sitting outside the yard by the driveway . Living in the country does not mean you can slow down regardless of age , You just have to work Smarter , Not Harder , ( Thus the New Holland )
Fred H.
Tree was thick with mistletoe , thus it was only a matter of time before it died . Could not drop it as one complete tree , had to basically limb it in place using the tractor and clamp on forks for the bucket . Only casualty was one of the Rhododendron's lost a little limb on it , it's pot got a chunk took out of it and the R.R. tie at bottom of picture of tree got split a little bit . The remainder will be chained to tractor bucket , cut off about 3' above ground and lifted away while the stump portion will be shaped into a chair . ( Thus the title to my thread )
It will be added to the log truck load of madrone sitting outside the yard by the driveway . Living in the country does not mean you can slow down regardless of age , You just have to work Smarter , Not Harder , ( Thus the New Holland )
Fred H.