Removing trees
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I agree with the suggestions of pushing the trees over intact and then cut. It has to be much easier/faster/cheaper. I'm just concerned that the resulting burn pile will be 3 stories high 
If I cut and THEN get the hired machine in, I can use the FEL to burn as I go over a couple months and have a smaller pile.
Looking at the pics, if all this is piled up at once, will NASA be able to see the flames from space?
If I cut and THEN get the hired machine in, I can use the FEL to burn as I go over a couple months and have a smaller pile.
Looking at the pics, if all this is piled up at once, will NASA be able to see the flames from space?
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As has been noted in other threads, pushing over dead trees, or live trees in an area with dead trees or dead branches, can be VERY dangerous. Sometimes the dead tops break off and come back down behind the blade.
Just something to keep in mind.
Ken
Just something to keep in mind.
Ken
AlanB
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Can you put a person in the photo for scale?
What that looks like to me (guessing scale) I would work through with a hoe or excavator pretty quick.
Good luck.
What that looks like to me (guessing scale) I would work through with a hoe or excavator pretty quick.
Good luck.
CurlyDave
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The time of year you do this makes a big difference.
I have 100' of 5/16 grade 70 chain and have pulled over scrub oaks up to about 20' diameter at the base with no problems in early spring when the ground is wet enough to be soft, but dry enough to give good traction.
Later in the year, the ground is hard and the same size tree will just laugh at me.
That works fine for 1 or 2 trees. For a large number like you have, the excavator is the only way to go. Think about what you want to do with the wood. Out here, that would all be good firewood. If the trees were laid down, side by side, in several piles so it wasn't too dangerous to cut them up into 18" pieces they could be sold to people who would load them into pickups and drive them off. Gather the rest & burn it in piles. The ash will fertilize your food plot.
I have 100' of 5/16 grade 70 chain and have pulled over scrub oaks up to about 20' diameter at the base with no problems in early spring when the ground is wet enough to be soft, but dry enough to give good traction.
Later in the year, the ground is hard and the same size tree will just laugh at me.
That works fine for 1 or 2 trees. For a large number like you have, the excavator is the only way to go. Think about what you want to do with the wood. Out here, that would all be good firewood. If the trees were laid down, side by side, in several piles so it wasn't too dangerous to cut them up into 18" pieces they could be sold to people who would load them into pickups and drive them off. Gather the rest & burn it in piles. The ash will fertilize your food plot.
Eagleview
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That's the application my excavator excels at , one day and that would all be in several piles with no dirt in the roots ready for a match .
mkane09
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I recently had about 4 acres cleared of mixed size hardwoods, some 30+ inches in diameter. My equipment man used a high lift to knock the trees down. They started a small burn pile, got it REALLY hot, and just kept feeding it all day long. The second worker ran a chain saw and an excavator with a thumb to feed logs onto the fire. The resulting ash pile is about 20 feet long, 8 feet wide and 4 feet tall. I had a lot more trees on my land than you are showing in the pic above.
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