this sounds like a dangerous advert

[Mark Bolam]

J, they may be worth several thousand, but no one will ever pay that.

[skyhuck]

I rung up a split a rippled Sycamore once, it burn lovely.

[Breezeblock]

Somebody go and fell it on his house and then tell him he can keep the logs. The public think their trees are worth a fortune when they come to buy quality seasoned logs they want them for pennies. The really arrogant ones buy a cheap saw go red in the face and give up after an hour.

 

you beat me to it thats what i think as well have a look at it now no bids

[john p]

I rung up a split a rippled Sycamore once, it burn lovely.

 

I'm a fan of burr oak and elm, cedar too, burns ace!!! Yew s a favourite on the fire as well, had so many people bangin on at me to buy timber and then when it comes to crunch moan and want it delivering for nowt, it's all firewood these days

 

 

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[Craobh]

I don't really see a need to mock.

 

Forestry guys buy standing timber all the time.

 

OK its not what we do and I certainly could not make an income from buying that tree, but who am I to say others could not?

 

I remember years ago being contracted in to dismantle a large Beech by a timber merchant, the job in my eyes was worth £400 all day long.

 

The guy I was working for was doing it for £250.

 

After I had striped it out, he expertly dropped it though a very tight space between the other trees, cut it into lengths, loaded it onto his timber trailer, disappeared round the corner, half an hour later he was back.

 

He had sold the timber to the mill for £250.

 

I'm sure others had priced that job at £350 to £450, but none had won it, he priced it at £250, but actually got £500.

 

There are always different ways of doing things, what may not work for you can work for others.

 

 

I like your reasoning .......if folks going to criti others be constructive. just my opinion.

[Craobh]

my only point was that the only qualification he seems to require is that its not for the faint hearted as it so tall!

 

Not trying to be rude but pray tell what the big deal with that tree??? It not that big and if his girthing is right then it just over 16" .....from the pics I couldn't see any major lean nor probs

 

 

Maybe you guys will jump on me for this ......yep I'm new here and not an arborist but if I went to that tree then 20mins later it be all over .....12mins of that would be carrying the saw and gas jugs lol ......I really fail to see any probs in falling that???

 

 

No fancy cuts needed (ie dutchmen -hard or soft- siswheels etc) ifit is leaning and concern bout it chairing then side notch it ...and back it up the worst that could happen if it ain't leaning badly is it side scars if that a worry then snip the corners.

 

 

 

sorry if that seems rude but I really fail to see all the drama over here that seems to go with falling trees???

[Joe Newton]