Neighbor's tree fell on my property, now ???

[grsthegreat]

My Oregon electric sharpener works fast and makes a sharp chain when done. Cant tell the difference from new factory chain. I control the bite, so i barely takes off any metal.

 

[grsthegreat]

This is what the county and the electrical coop left on my property this year….id take that 1 tree anyday. I have this along 660’ of rear fence line

 

[Windblown]

I would not do that. Stripping bark will damage the tree, unlike sawing the limb at the bole. If your neighbor gets nasty about this, he could sue you for damages.

When I saw the photo showing the damage to the tree as a result of pulling the damaged limb off I was thinking to myself he should have just cut what was on his side of the fence as others mentioned. That hickory was on it's way to being a potentially valuable tree some day. Now the neighbor has a legitimate beef if he wants to be difficult.

 

[Windblown]

This is what the county and the electrical coop left on my property this year….id take that 1 tree anyday. I have this along 660’ of rear fence line


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You don't have any small pulp wood loggers who would have been happy to come pick those stems up? Seems like easy money for them being right on the road like that.

 

[jyoutz]

You don't have any small pulp wood loggers who would have been happy to come pick those stems up? Seems like easy money for them being right on the road like that.

Hardwood pulp mills aren’t very common.

 

[Windblown]

Hardwood pulp mills aren’t very common.

Hardwood pulp? Pretty sure the photo I was referring had pines but it is past my bedtime so who knows, LOL.

 

[jyoutz]

Hardwood pulp? Pretty sure the photo I was referring had pines but it is past my bedtime so who knows, LOL.

My mistake. I thought you were referring to the OP’s hickory.

 

[Windblown]

My mistake. I thought you were referring to the OP’s hickory.

BTDT. Besides, I'm guilty of veering the thread off track so I think we're even.

 

[Dftodd]

Good Afternoon Winterdeere,

Agreed, I generally sharpen my chains by hand with a round file and when they get really bad I just buy a new one.

I do that as well. If i need to cut really large stuff (32" or larger) i automatically put a new chain on.

I can sharpen a chain pretty decently, but one side is usually just a touch better than the other side.

You don't notice it on smaller diameter stuff, but once you start cutting really large diameter stuff, the saw tends to travel in an arc instead of a straight line.

 

[scott_vt]

Good Evening Dftodd,

the saw tends to travel in an arc instead of a straight line.

Yep, definitely ! Always a good idea to sharpen both sides equally and remember to remove some height off of the rakers. But when it stops cutting straight then it’s time for a new chain.