how to take down the dodge elm??

[Steve Bullman]

i find in general these things are in proportion. the deader the tree is, the lighter the wood becomes and the less far you need to go out on each limb to get it to a manageable size you can handle

[skyhuck]

My argument is, if its too small to take my weight its small enough to cut and chuck, if its to heavy to cut and chuck it will take my weight so get higher.

 

Only my way not saying others should do it

 

Steve put it better than me whilst I was typing

[Stephen Blair]

My argument is, if its too small to take my weight its small enough to cut and chuck, if its to heavy to cut and chuck it will take my weight so get higher.

 

Only my way not saying others should do it

 

Steve put it better than me whilst I was typing

 

its all about guts and experience, if you havent done dead elms before then it is only natural to be wary, i served my time on them, they were one of the first trees i ever climbed, so i had no option, climb or go home. not saying i wasnt bricking myself and not saying i am never going to be nervous again, but its all part of the job, in some situations you have to try new things, by the looks of that tree i would do it all with a 046. quick for slash cuts and plenty lenght on the bar for reaching out and cutting and steering the branch with the nose of the bar.

[skyhuck]

Same here Stevie, I learned to spike on a dead Elm, I love em!!

 

I used to work with a lad who hated them, he would swear he could hear them cracking, I got loads that he either past on to me or got me in to dismantle.

 

I learned to cut and chuck every thing from working alone in the early days.

[Stephen Blair]

i think the most nerved i have ever been is removing big leaning oaks, when you get loads of weight off them they start to straighten themselves and twist, or if a small branch has grafted onto a big one, you cut it off and the larger drops and moves:scared1:but all part of the job, thats what makes it interesting, get the heart pumping:001_cool:

[Mark Bolam]

Alright you two, enough.

 

I think the fact that Matty hasn't replied points to the fact that it wasn't climbable after all....

[Peter]

Either that or he is down the pub celebrating another successful mission

[MattyF]

Either that or he is down the pub celebrating another successful mission

 

pete wins the prize! no worries was down by 10 no damage,thing was a pithy mess though,had my new euro gaffs on and they found it hard to stay in the mush,amazingly the but was sound,felled it high to advoid the rotten buttreses had one big wych elm pinch a saw in the gob before! any way some pics....

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All went went until i got my mate with a forwarder and mill to give the guy we were working for a price for milling and they fell out in 5 mins! any way the only big english elm ive felled,done a few big whyches but its a shame as this was the last big english one standing for miles:sad:

[MattyF]

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[skyhuck]

Glad you got it sorted Matty