My Homestead in the making.....

[k0ua]

Slowly but it will get there sooner or later.

I was wondering when someone was going to notice my quote's, I have been changing them once a week or so. It's actually time to change it again now that I think about it.....Um...Hmm

Ain't got no gas in it...Um...Hmm

 

[12Bravo]

Did some more work today. Got he apron widen, you can really see the difference from the first few photos to this one.

Box bladed the area where saw mill will be going. Need to add some more dirt and get it leveled better, but box blade made it look much better than it did a few days ago!

 

[TnAndy]

Got my gravel today, I have to say I was a little surprised at how small 10 tons of gravel looked! I had to ask, "Is that 10 tons"? He looked at me funny and say, "yep".

Did they furnish you with a quarry ticket, showing an ACTUAL amount that went across certified scales ? Reason I ask, it this particular outfit (I saw the name on their truck) is notorious for NOT furnishing anything but their ticket.....so you may have gotten 10 tons....and you may not have gotten 10 tons. PM me if you want some details on my dealings with this company.

 

[TnAndy]

These stumps are kicking my azz! Locust and a Hickory within 4-5 feet of each other. Roots are interlocked! UGH!!!!

I said this earlier in the thread.....DON'T CUT THE TREE OFF THE STUMP.....DIG AROUND THE ROOTS, THEN USE YOUR TRACTOR REACHING UP AS HIGH AS YOU CAN TO PUSH IT OVER.

You take advantage of the tree as leverage, and it's not near as much work. Cut the stump off after.

 

[12Bravo]

I said this earlier in the thread.....DON'T CUT THE TREE OFF THE STUMP.....DIG AROUND THE ROOTS, THEN USE YOUR TRACTOR REACHING UP AS HIGH AS YOU CAN TO PUSH IT OVER.

You take advantage of the tree as leverage, and it's not near as much work. Cut the stump off after.

I CAN'T IN SOME AREAS. IT'S NOT SAFE FOR THE TRACTOR TO BE IN THE AREA.

On smaller ones that are in areas that are safe for the tractor to be in, I will try that the next set of trees I need to cut down. I am willing to try anything to keep from digging stumps, believe me I am so over stump digging.

 

[Snobdds]

I would not listen to anyone who thinks pushing over a tree with a tractor is a good idea. Especially with a compromised root system on top of it. It makes me question whether or not they have actually downed trees before and the uncertain nature of them falling. All it takes is one length wise split in the tree for it to act like a speer and kill a man trying to push it over.

I get the leverage thing, but it's not worth it. Don't end up on the Darwin award list...because that is where you'll end up.

 

[k0ua]

I CAN'T IN SOME AREAS. IT'S NOT SAFE FOR THE TRACTOR TO BE IN THE AREA.

On smaller ones that are in areas that are safe for the tractor to be in, I will try that the next set of trees I need to cut down. I am willing to try anything to keep from digging stumps, believe me I am so over stump digging.

It is much safer to pull them over from a long distance with several chains put together. Get the chain up as high as you can on the tree (intact tree) and fasten it to the fixed drawbar on the tractor. I have pushed over several trees, but it IS dangerous. I really think pulling them over is safer.

 

[k0ua]

The best time to pull over trees is about 2 days after a good rain. The top soil is dried out enough to give good traction but down deeper (think roots) it is still soggy. Works for me anyway.

 

[TnAndy]

I would not listen to anyone who thinks pushing over a tree with a tractor is a good idea. Especially with a compromised root system on top of it. It makes me question whether or not they have actually downed trees before and the uncertain nature of them falling. All it takes is one length wise split in the tree for it to act like a speer and kill a man trying to push it over.

I get the leverage thing, but it's not worth it. Don't end up on the Darwin award list...because that is where you'll end up.

Been doing it for 30 years....been around others doing it for that long....I have yet to ever see a tree split from it. I have had some roll off the bucket or blade or whatever, and go sideways....so, yeah, if you're in a spot that is tight about where it has to land, pulling it with chain or winch to give you almost the exact drop spot is the way to go.

The fact is you are many many more times likely to split a tree sawing it down. Browse You-Tube....there are dozens of examples of "oops....that one nearly got me !"....and those are just the ones that made it to video.


Improper felling notch, or not using one at all ("hey....it's leaning 25 degrees that way, it HAS to fall that way...start sawing"), tree splits right up the heart, half kicks back in the sawyer's face...

OR not staying with the felling cut.....novices tend to back away as soon as the tree moves a bit, but they haven't sawed up to the 'hinge'....which often causes the tree to split, and kick back right at them......

OR they cut all they way thru the hinge, and the tree jumps the stump back at them....

 

[12Bravo]

Been doing it for 30 years....been around others doing it for that long....I have yet to ever see a tree split from it. I have had some roll off the bucket or blade or whatever, and go sideways....so, yeah, if you're in a spot that is tight about where it has to land, pulling it with chain or winch to give you almost the exact drop spot is the way to go.

The fact is you are many many more times likely to split a tree sawing it down. Browse You-Tube....there are dozens of examples of "oops....that one nearly got me !"....and those are just the ones that made it to video.


Improper felling notch, or not using one at all ("hey....it's leaning 25 degrees that way, it HAS to fall that way...start sawing"), tree splits right up the heart, half kicks back in the sawyer's face...

OR not staying with the felling cut.....novices tend to back away as soon as the tree moves a bit, but they haven't sawed up to the 'hinge'....which often causes the tree to split, and kick back right at them......

OR they cut all they way thru the hinge, and the tree jumps the stump back at them....

With that much experience, I would love for you to come look at what I have and give some advise. It might save me a couple grand and the hassle of digging stumps. If I can't figure this out I will have to have them cut, not cutting trees that close to the house, and then dig stumps out.

I don't want to do it that way, but I need these trees gone and don't have the skill or the knowledge to do it. Willing to learn but unsure of which ones are good for this and which ones are not.