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24 minutes ago, gary112 said:

I,ve seen some of Buckin Billies videos and if you listen to him this could be a disaster,get somebody who knows what they are doing

Could have been worse, he could have been watching that Austrian lad. He often makes a pigs ear of his jobs. 

Am I reading correctly that it has a diameter of around 8-9 inches? It's not the biggest tree I've ever seen. Only advice I would give is that cutting it 4ft from the floor is 4ft less leverage for your rope. Leverage is your friend, get as much as you possibly can. Archimedes may have been an old bloke from way back, but he's still right. 

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If it is in the middle of a field or in the middle or a large garden...fill your boots, if it is near something of value, you may want to review this. It depends on what is around it and also if it has "a bit of a lean" in the right direction or not.

A wise man knows his limitations as I am sure some bloke in the know once said!

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8 minutes ago, spudulike said:

If it is in the middle of a field or in the middle or a large garden...fill your boots, if it is near something of value, you may want to review this. It depends on what is around it and also if it has "a bit of a lean" in the right direction or not.

A wise man knows his limitations as I am sure some bloke in the know once said!

My thoughts exactly.

 

Wanting to winch it over suggests it needs to go in a certain direction, so away from something important or valuable.

 

I agree with others saying leave it to a professional, but at the end of the day it ain't my house it's going to land on..

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I'll assume this is a serious question just for a moment. The question keeps saying "should I buy this, should I buy that", so adding it up what the budget might be, £40 for a winch, £20 for a new rope (I wouldn't use a climbing rope in a winch, too stretchy) and 'some wedges', 3 or 4 at £8 each? £25. plus postage, £5 each? Adds up to about £100 of "should I buy" with a quick google search, might be more, might be less. I'll assume that you have some 2 petrol made up else add another £6, also assume that yuo have suitale PPE - helmet, chainsaw prof trousers, gloves, boots etc (else add another £100?). Taking the tree to the tip? add £50 to hire a van.

 

So a basic cost £100 to buy the stuff he wants. How much would a professional charge to fell this tree? £200 if it is simple maybe? Fell it in one go, he can chop it up. My point here is the leap from what he want is willing spend to buy the kit to getting a fuly insured and competent tree surgeon in isn't atually that great.

 

Just the willingness to 'should I buy' stuff puts my mind in doubt that this is serious. The other option is that he wants to fell other trees and wants the kit.. in which case some sort of training might be handy, and a bigger saw

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