Eucalyptus

[Steve Mack]

best to buy a good brush or a blower and clear the mess up and admire a stunning tree, will make you feel better man!

 

From a Euc lover.

 

Yes, leave it alone. What are you, just lazy.

[Rob D]

Put your postcode up and then pictures of the tree with details of access etc.

 

If you're skint just ask for a quote to get all the wood on the ground for yourself to clear up.

 

Doing it yourself from a ladder with not having a clue what you're doing is probably a bit silly isn't it.

 

 

[geoff]

Get some prices first, may be cheaper to go for a reduction,then take the rest yourself. but eucs are sometimes unpredictable to get a nice hinge working,they can be brittle and the grain twists making hinge failure a dangerous reality. maybe you could offer your skills as a barter to an arborist so no money required?

[Giles Hill]

Do it like this:

 

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6EmWkOO_BDo]YouTube - tree 012[/ame]

[Mesterh]

Cutting off branches while standing on a ladder is probably one of the most dangerous thing you can do tbh! (well tree related anyway) Theres not many of us on here that would feel/be safe doing it that way.

 

Since I doubt from your posts that you want to pay someone to take it down properly just pay a local tree surgeon to fell it at the base. They will probably do less damage than you will (off a ladder) and you will deffo live long enough to tidy it all up.

 

BTW although 'slightly' tongue in cheek IMO it is your best option, have heard and seen too many people having a go and really badly injuring themselves if not worse. Its ALOT more difficult than you think.

 

Euc is brittle and heavier than it looks, do you self a favour and dont do it.

 

But the least you could do is post some pics of the tree since we are all :001_smile:interested

[felixthelogchopper]

Do it like this:

 

 

Imagine if he had done that with the saw still running

[Alinicoll]

I worked for a customer who did that. Running saw flying past head moment! He was very happy to pay me to do his tree work after that.

[skyhuck]

Many years ago a well known Surgeon from a local hospital took his head off with a chainsaw!!

 

He had a holiday home in the lakes and was pruning his trees.

[TimberCutterDartmoor]

...but eucs are sometimes unpredictable to get a nice hinge working,they can be brittle and the grain twists making hinge failure a dangerous reality.QUOTE]

 

[High Scale]

Yes, leave it alone. What are you, just lazy.

 

Hmm, I wonder, somethings not right here.

Edited October 20, 2009 by High Scale