Easiest way to do this?

[Ian Clarke]

get a groundie to go in the water with shorts on and maybey wetsuit boots

*spare change of clothes in the van* and a decent pruning hand saw.

 

cut all that he can and a rope for people to drag it out.

 

the more he takes off the lighter it will become and it will be easier to pull out and more it will float bring the limbs that were under the surface to the top.

 

this takes out the saw and chance of oil/fuel contamination and slipping with a chain saw.

 

and yes i have done this before and was the person in the water.

[RobRainford]

spoken tot he customer, they are good friends with the local greenwaste site manager which is where i dump all my arisings, he knows me too so i think i could borrow his manitou for the time on the job, for free possibly aswell. would love to ave free waste costs aswell, which may be a possibility!

[dylan]

the water might only be a meter deep but there could a couple of feet of silt, its no fun sinking into silt

i'd winch it out logging it as it came out or use a boat

[woody1]

I'd winch it out preferably, cutting the butt as it comes. Failing that then get rid of the crown, by boat then rope the butt to the telehandler and drag it back, sectioning it as it come though. Unless you know a diver who doesn't mind wearing ballistics under his drysuit. He could attatch lift bags and float it out!

[Stephen Blair]

Rob why are you doubting youself? The first idea using the Manitu is perfect, if it took you any more than an hour you will of been drinking too much coffee.

The customer is paying for YOUR knowledge and skill to get the job done, don't mess about trying to justify time on it.

If they bung the Manitu guy, i would charge them £200 for knowing what to do and getting it done quick smart with as little distress as possible:thumbup1:

[kernowstu]

uk swamp loggers

[RobRainford]

Anybody got the number for shelby and his log dog

 

Steve you speak wise words. Good post

[TreeTomass]

get a groundie to go in the water with shorts on and maybey wetsuit boots

*spare change of clothes in the van* and a decent pruning hand saw.

 

cut all that he can and a rope for people to drag it out.

 

the more he takes off the lighter it will become and it will be easier to pull out and more it will float bring the limbs that were under the surface to the top.

 

this takes out the saw and chance of oil/fuel contamination and slipping with a chain saw.

 

and yes i have done this before and was the person in the water.

 

haha, that was a fun day, I stayed dry:thumbup:

A winch would have been better, didn't have one though:001_huh:

[Ian Clarke]

yeah it was a good day and a winch would of been good but we had limited access and limited choices so you got the lacky to do it but i had fun except for when i got stuck *for a moment

[Badgermert]

1600kg hand winch is all you need for that stick. Rig it up up and sever the trunk with a diagonal 'step cut' or similar depending on tension/compression so that the bit in the water slides over the butt without digging in the ground and you will be home before they can say "could you just". Simples