Can somebody invent a .........

[Log-ologist]

Long ago i used to bore the saw down into the top of the stump and then split it with steel wedges.

[igottacabstar]

Did this job today, smallish tree planted in a raised bed. Took out the crown, dug round it severing what roots we could then attached winch 20ft up the stem and pulled it over.

 

We are going to spend probably two hours picking out the soil from the root ball to make it light enough to manouver by hand through a small gate. Access is terrible so it is the only way.

 

It would be good if someone could invent a small two stroke hydrovane compressor, that you could use as a mini air poker to clean out the root ball. Something that was hand portable. Would also come in handy to clean out soil around a root so you could cut with chainsaw without knackering a chain.

 

Come on you engineers, come up with something, there'd certainly be a market for them.

 

Don't you just hate those new fuel caps on the Husky saws? All gnarled up by your screwdriver within a couple of months. The old ones, where you just used your spanner as a lever, were much better.

[Dean Lofthouse]

I know which you mean, the ones on this new 357 are ok now, they undo by hand and only need to be finger tight.

 

Haven't had to use a screwdriver on them at all yet, not even in todays freezing temps

[Dean Lofthouse]

Long ago i used to bore the saw down into the top of the stump and then split it with steel wedges.

 

Cheers Log-ologist, I owe you a drink.

 

Here's the pics, finished the job this morning, there's going to be a wooden seat placed inside the horseshoe.

[Log-ologist]

Cheers Log-ologist, I owe you a drink.

 

 

Glad to be of assisstance.

[bill]

dig a pit and pour diesel over it and let it burn!!!

[Dean Lofthouse]

Going on a tangent here, but this tree was in a conservation area and obviously permission was sought and given to take this tree out.

 

The reason permission was given is because of the trees very close proximity to the house, literally 2ft.

 

One of the conditions of the permission was that the tree was to be replaced with a silver birch NO more than one metre away from this trees position. Now by my reckoning, that 1m + 2ft away from the house foundations.

 

Do Tree officers consider the longevity of the tree or are they just thinking about tomorrow.

[Peter]

No thought involved, just cut and paste the standard clauses onto the permission letter.

If I apply for a crown reduction in salford, they will agree to whatever percentage I ask for (within reason) and then stick a clause in that says I cant remove any live branch greater than 50mm diameter. Does my nut, cos sometimes you want to dropcrotch to something bigger diameter, even though your reducing to a smallish percentage.