the 'todays job' thread

[kram]

Had a spare day so continued with friends garden - its been a slow one. In 2023 I removed 5 leylandii, one of them large, and a dangerous rotten poplar. Earlier this year I stump ground the bigger two out, the smaller ones were done with mattock. 

 

Today started levelling. First job was trim it low and chase the small roots, digging with mattock and spreading with rake.

Old before pic

 

 

Once I get the dirt levelled theres a huge slab of concrete after the path, I'll be letting one of her friends shift that and the path, then more levelling.

 

Plan is to get it flat and grass seed growing before autumn.

Edited July 22 by kram

[kram]

Its a sweaty humid day. This is very nice!

 

I feel like I have made some progress. Im also amazed at the quantity of leylandii roots remaining. Its been gone 18 months so they are starting to rot and pull out and break a bit easier.

[bigtreedon]

Fun day killing a big poplar 

 

 

 

 

 

[maybelateron]

7 hours ago, bigtreedon said:

Fun day killing a big poplar 

Very nice. Wish my body was 20 years younger still! Used to enjoy that stuff.

[spuddog0507]

Had a day on my old kubota today forwarding timber out that we cut a few months back, not the driest of woodlands but still traveling well at half 5 on last load, bit rough in places so slowly slowly wins the race and it wernt a short haul either any where between 500 & 600yds ,

[Mark Bolam]

Mate just sent me a pic of his willow we repollarded back to bare bones on June 11th.

 

 

[Darrin Turnbull]

On 29/07/2025 at 13:39, bigtreedon said:

Fun day killing a big poplar 

 

 

 

 

Ever since Reg left Blighty, you’re my favourite craftsman.

what cut did you use for dropping the big limb at the start.

stay healthy 

[bigtreedon]

2 hours ago, Darrin Turnbull said:

Ever since Reg left Blighty, you’re my favourite craftsman.

what cut did you use for dropping the big limb at the start.

stay healthy 

Thats very kind words ! It was i humbolt with a lazer sharp 500i 28inch bar 👌

[Peter 1955]

Sorry, no piccies, but this wasn't a planned event. Storm damage. A whacking great tree fell down across the road about half a mile from me, stopping the dearly beloved and I from going shopping. Cue turning round, and throwing some kit in the van, and going off to help the neighbours deal with the damage. 

I expected a fairly quick job, but it ended up taking a couple of hours, we only had pallet forks on the teleporter, and I had left the ideal strap for the job out of the van. The more I cut, the more the scale of the job became apparent, luckily nobody was hurt by the falling tree, and no significant damage occurred. ( Metal gate, postbox, and Blue Bin ). 

Neighbour's weaponry was an MS 250, they were mightily impressed by a 400 with a 20" bar on, especially as the stem was nearer 30" in places. Road is now open again, so all good. 

[AHPP]

31 minutes ago, Peter 1955 said:

400 with a 20" bar

 

.325 or 3/8?