TREES MUST COME DOWN

[frank_f15]

I have 2 trees to come down, the first is a very large willow, that is just way to dirty, and as it gets bigger, it just drops more stuff, got a price last spring, and told the guy i will call him in aug when it is good and dry(well that never happened) the 2nd tree is one that just up and died, no leaves on it this year and very few last year, think it got shocked too much when i had the new septic system installed, ripped to many roots i guess! he has not given me a price on 2nd tree yet but expect it to be the same as the willow. the deal will be to cut down trees and remove all wood and branches. stumps will stay as i can get someone that only does stump grinding to do it cheaper. what do u think would be a fair price? attaching pics. thanks.

 

[frank_f15]

this is a shot of the trunk of that willow, will give u an idea of the size of the main branches

 

[frank_f15]

this ia a shot of 2nd tree, not a very good pic. to much shadow, but u get th idea of the size.

 

[LGinIA]

Frank - I have a similar problem with 3 large willows around my pond. Does anyone know how to stop willows from spreading new growth (additional willow trees branching up everywhere)? Thanks

 

[JDGREEN4ME]

My brother (lives in north Jersey) just paid $1100. to have two trees taken down that were right next to the house. I do not remember if that included stump removal or not.

 

[Docsknotinn]

They dont look like their next to a house or any power lines. You could rent a chain saw for very little and take care of the buggers yourself. As far as a fair price I have seen prices for tree removal from 1-5k. Thats not very reasonable to me /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif Dave

 

[F350Lawman]

Especially that first tree with the three large branches sprouting off, you can cut that one pretty easy. If it were me I'd cut it myself. Maybe the second one you might want to let someone else do if you don't feel comfortable. That one I'd cut when my wife wasn't home /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif

I have several semi-downed trees all tangled up that are going to get cut in the next couple of weeks. it's a little dicey but I can't justify several thousand fro a few dead/dying trees.

Just be careful, cut it right and drop the saw and run if it goes bad /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[Bob_In_MN]

Frank,

In Minnesota you'd have guys lined up to take the trees down for nothing as long as they could keep the wood. I spent 15 years cutting wood with my dad every fall to stock up for the winter. We took many a tree down similar to the ones you have standing.

Of course--these guys don't usually have insurance policies if they make the wrong cut so I'd make sure YOUR premiums are paid /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif.

Bob

 

[Bird]

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( these guys don't usually have insurance policies )</font>

I believe it was The Reader's Digest several years ago in which a lady said they had just moved from the city to the country and had a large tree that had to come down and she was afraid it would fall on the house. She asked the guy who gave her the lowest bid whether he had liability insurance and he said he did not, but that he would leave his truck right where it was while he cut the tree down. She said his shiny new truck was parked between the tree and the house. She let him do it. /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif

 

[yonahforge]

Frank,
If the trees are too close for comfort, use the tractor and chain/cable to remove them. My dad and I did this last weekend behind my house. The tallest pine was about 40 - 50 feet tall and leaning toward the house. Using all the chain we could beg and borrow, my dad drove the tractor, putting pressure in the direction we wanted the trees to go, and I did the cutting. I took these trees out simply because all of them leaned toward the house, and did not want to wake up one morning and have one in bed with me. /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif If I didn't have the tractor I probably would have had to hire someone to remove the trees ($$$!!) We had an estimate for a large pine to be taken down in front of the house and the prices varied from $400 to $900 to remove one tree. We used the tractor & cable method on this one too.

One thing in dealing with trees & houses - a friend of ours is an insurance adjuster, and he has said that his company will pay for stupidity (dropping the tree on the house while trying to remove it) but not for lack of maintainance (leaving the tree until it falls).

Maybe the saftey police won't find too much wrong with my method of removal.

The aftermath of the Labor Day's labor is attached. The real fun comes this weekend when I get rid of all of the debris.

Jeff