What saw for 20 large leylandii

[kinderscout]

Wouldn't it be easier to hire a person to fell them,it may work out cheaper in the long run

[cornish wood burner]

Wouldn't it be easier to hire a person to fell them,it may work out cheaper in the long run

Easier yes cheaper not sure.

Doing it ourselves we can dispose of the wood at our leisure. Might be viable for an outside company to do it but they would need to be geared up to dismantle multistemed leylandii 15 metres high, 6 metres wide and 30 inch base with some bigger. A lot of wood to move/chip.

[Acg128]

Are you talking about one or 2 jobs here?! At first you say at a nursery to dismantle with tele handler then you say straight fells lost. If you have straight fells at your own place get someone to come in just to lay them over and your clear up. Saves you worrying as that's the part your questioning.

[Goaty]

I might be barking up the wrong leylandiis here. I have probably done more leylandiis than anything else. But Im not full time arb.

 

1. If the trees are 36inch diameter stems I would imagine interlocking not to be a big issue, If the first few at the end with most ground space are taken to pieces and cleared. Then just fell subsequent trees in that space. A large nursery should have lots of tugging power on their fleet if you need it.

 

2. I felled a nursery windbreak of about alders(cordata) upto 60cm dbh last autumn. On one side was nursery beds10ft away and the other about two feet away a rabbit fence then a ditch then 8ft away a country lane. Im not pro arb, whereas you say your chap is. We managed fine. branches knocked wire off in a couple of places. Which was tacked back on when done.

 

3.Was much cheaper than getting a firm in. Did it when able to, and wind was strong but in our favour.

 

4. Saws used husky 346xp and 357xp 13 and 15 inch bars.

[TIMON]

Did something very similar not long ago...... We massively underestimated how much there was and how long it would take... Ended up a right mess If I did the same again I would process it 1 tree at a time.... We just crashed everything to the deck cos we had other climbing jobs on.. The clearing up was a nightmare doing it that way......

Hope this helps..

Timon

[Dog Tag]

Silky them out. 1 day max.

[cornish wood burner]

Are you talking about one or 2 jobs here?! At first you say at a nursery to dismantle with tele handler then you say straight fells lost. If you have straight fells at your own place get someone to come in just to lay them over and your clear up. Saves you worrying as that's the part your questioning.

 

I think it might have been keptenjim straight felling, possible he was the one with the worries as well. Ours is dismantle unless we destroy tunnels, lawn and house.

[Joe Newton]

Maybe hire a climber in for a day or two? A decent climber should be able to do it safely and have the saws needed.

[cornish wood burner]

Silky them out. 1 day max.

 

Care to give us a price.

[cornish wood burner]

Did something very similar not long ago...... We massively underestimated how much there was and how long it would take... Ended up a right mess If I did the same again I would process it 1 tree at a time.... We just crashed everything to the deck cos we had other climbing jobs on.. The clearing up was a nightmare doing it that way......

Hope this helps..

Timon

 

As you say huge amount of wood. Has to be one at a time. Dismantle a bit and take it away. Really cramped.

Goaty

Unfortunately these split into a dozen or so limbs a couple of feet up.

Certainly the first few interlock like their life depended on it. We might be able to drop a couple further in but there is no leeway between tunnel and lawn/garden. 6 metre gap and 6metre tree. Couple of telehandlers on site so as you say some pulling power but some weight as well. I would never be allowed to forget destroying a tunnel, my team puts them up so we are not supposed to flatten them. I will consider it if looks feasible. It would certainly save time.