how you do this?

[treesnakey]

Ive been called out to a fallen Walnut. The tree is at the back of the garden. The garden is approx 75ft long. The root ball has half come out of the ground that they want it removed.

 

Im thinking cut the trunk to 6ft and put a pull system in the tree behind it and pull it back into the hole and then remove the rest of the trunk and grind the stump out.

 

How would you do it?

[skyhuck]

I would just remove the tree, then grind the stump however it sits with the tree removed.

[Hodge]

If I were doing it I would cut the trunk off and then get my 2 lads and me to go at it with the mattocks for an hour to get as much soil of the root plate as possible then cut the roots with a silky and she will come out easy, I have done this a few times on small trees like that in the picture, worked a treat, make sure the mattock has a root cutter head.

[Tom2020]

Cut it at the base Chuck a rope around and pull back in it goes then stump it out

[Gollum]

as you said cut it at 6 ft. then winch it back the other way.

try and take some of the root ball away with the 6ft that is the most valuable timber in wallnut

[Pat Ferrett]

I wouldnt bother trying to stand it up just cut the butt off and wind the grinder into it. If it decides to right its self then so be it, it wouldnt make any difference to me either way

[Mesterh]

Err arent the roots of walnut quite valuable?

 

I would be looking at cutting some of them off and keeping them, then just grind the rest out.

 

Wouldnt bother trying to winch it back up.

[tommer9]

I cant believe you heathens are suggesting grinding out that root ball:001_rolleyes:. Cut the tree up as you like- thats all rubbish- and clean up the roots. Try and keep as big a lump off it as you can handle/ move/ get out of the garden for tuning/ carving!

[Stephen Blair]

mother natures stunt fell, nice. Cut it up, hack away the soil then get someone to grind it, job done.

[Pat Ferrett]

I cant believe you heathens are suggesting grinding out that root ball:001_rolleyes:. Cut the tree up as you like- thats all rubbish- and clean up the roots. Try and keep as big a lump off it as you can handle/ move/ get out of the garden for tuning/ carving!

 

Your right but for me it just wouldnt be cost effective I've saved bits like it in the past and never yet got a wood turner to put his hand in his pocket

I started keeping burrs as and when they turned up, had some cherry, Cedar and some really knarly bits of laburnum rolling about in the truck for ages until I ran out of wood for the fire one night and rememberd they were there.

Felt a bit bad for burning them