Tree Felling

[Treemonkey1000]

The only way the owner would be responsible is if he was notified in writing it was a hazard. At least that is what I have been told here in Washington. Is big and solid as that thing was at the base it wasn't going anywhere soon. Incredible how big and heavy those oaks are. I spent 3 weeks in Mississippi helping clean up after Katrina hit. I was amazed at how much they let the oak grow out over streets. Around here Fir and Maples aren't strong enough to grow like that without breaking and taking down wires. Great videos though. I was surprised you cut so low next to the bulb part of the tree or didn't take one of the larger knobs off the sides. That was a huge face cut which would be needed to offset the lean..It is kind of fun running those big saws though.
Something that big if at all possible I like let them stay..Still if someone were to get hurt would be the greater consideration always..

 

[flaming-ace]

over here its a bit different, it someone gets hurt on your property, like if a branch falls out of a tree, 90% of the time your to blame, so stupid.

 

[Treemonkey1000]

over here its a bit different, it someone gets hurt on your property, like if a branch falls out of a tree, 90% of the time your to blame, so stupid.

Hey maybe that would be a good excuse to keep the in-laws away! Tell them sorry there are too many hazards here you can't come to visit.
I should clarify my comment about the owner needs to be notified in writing about a hazardous tree. Then that owner or his insurance would have to pay for the damages to someone elses property. Other wise it is called an "act of nature" and the victims home owners insurance would be covering it.

 

[Botabill]

I too hate to see an old tree go down but I have to admire the men that can do the job right when it has to be done. Most men wouldn't have had a clue how to get er done like these guys did.

 

[Farmerford]

The tree was interesting, but not nearly as much as the machinery.

Tell us about the trucks. Particularly the green one; it sounded like it had only one or two cylinders.

That ancient Stihl really cut through the oak. Must be 150cc or so. Do you sharpen the chain by hand or machine?

From a distance it looked like the tractor was going to try to pull the limbs with the wheels. I thought: No way! Then I saw the winch and tail. It must have also been pulling one side of the tree when it fell.

Thanks for sharing.

 

[shane]

Is big and solid as that thing was at the base it wasn't going anywhere soon. ..

That's what I was thinking and am struggling with. Maybe there more to it than I saw in the videos. Maybe just the limbs that posed a danger could have been taken off. I'm not a tree/dirt worshipper, but it broke my heart to see that one going down. However, I truly enjoyed watching the skill of those guys at work, especially the white headed man with the 4' saw.

 

[flaming-ace]

The tree was interesting, but not nearly as much as the machinery.

Tell us about the trucks. Particularly the green one; it sounded like it had only one or two cylinders.

That ancient Stihl really cut through the oak. Must be 150cc or so. Do you sharpen the chain by hand or machine?

From a distance it looked like the tractor was going to try to pull the limbs with the wheels. I thought: No way! Then I saw the winch and tail. It must have also been pulling one side of the tree when it fell.

Thanks for sharing.

sorry mate i dont know much about the trucks, they are a friends all i know is that the red one is an AEC Militant and the green one is an AEC Matador, its got somthing like a 7.6 litre engine, thats all i know.

Not sure what the cc of the saw is probably 140, and yep i had to sharpen that by hand, fun fun fun.

What do you mean by the trator must have been pulling one side of the tree when it fell?

That's what I was thinking and am struggling with. Maybe there more to it than I saw in the videos. Maybe just the limbs that posed a danger could have been taken off. I'm not a tree/dirt worshipper, but it broke my heart to see that one going down. However, I truly enjoyed watching the skill of those guys at work, especially the white headed man with the 4' saw.

The tree was rotten down the one side, it had been struck by lightning 20 or so years ago, and was coming to the end of its life span, once we had cut it down, you could see on the rings when it got struck by lightning and the years after that it was not grown well at all. Rot was begining to get into the tree more and more, which made it start to lean more. Thre was also a very large amount of dead limb.

Ha the "white headed man" is my granddad, and is 73 and still working, 6 days a week

 

[JHTFarmer]

What a shame to see that tree felled. Didn't look diseased in the slightest. Six chainsaws and two trucks to pull it down. Jeez, that tree was in its prime

 

[flaming-ace]

What a shame to see that tree felled. Didn't look diseased in the slightest. Six chainsaws and two trucks to pull it down. Jeez, that tree was in its prime

i didnt say it was diseased? i said it was coming to the end of its lifespan... mainly due to the fact it was struck by lightning which removed the bark and had let rot in. That whole area used to be park land, there is loads of oak trees scatered around, they are all coming to the end of their life, most of them have blown over or just died. This one was a health and saftey hazard, people do not give a **** if its 100's of years old, if its likely to cause harm, then its got to come down.

 

[stonecastle]

What's done is done. It looked like one of the guys ripped a big rotten chunk out of the tree with his bare hands.

Plant a new tree in it's place and watch it grow.