Yew timber

[se7enthdevil]

please try to get an accurate ring count if you can. there is a tree near me that is of a similar size and it would be interesting to have a comparison.

 

what is the diameter?

[muttley9050]

Why is it being chainsaw milled? Surely an effort could have been made to get it out whole and then band milled. So wasteful. A 5ft butt (which that looked to be) cut at 50mm with a chainsaw mill wastes at least 4 extra boards to sawdust, not taking into account the thicker top and bottom cuts required for chainsaw milling.

 

Gutted it's been felled, disappointed that it hasn't been milled to it's full potential.

 

I hear what you saying, but there's not that many band mills around that could cut it are there?

[shendy]

Unless a huge Crane is brought in there is no way of getting it out.

The rings have been counted and it around 200. It was 2 trees.

[Big J]

Unless a huge Crane is brought in there is no way of getting it out.

The rings have been counted and it around 200. It was 2 trees.

 

What was the distance from the nearest road/hard standing?

 

James - I could have milled that on my mill. There are a great many more wide cutting mills around than you would think. Lot of old Stenners that cut big. Also, Arbtalk member Youcallthatbig is on the Norfolk/Suffolk border and has an Autotrek that could have cut it.

[se7enthdevil]

it could have at least been quartered to get it out to a road?

 

or is there only a garden gates width to get through?

[shendy]

About15 meters over a hedge and access was just wide enough for the avant.

[Big J]

About15 meters over a hedge and access was just wide enough for the avant.

 

I use a HIAB that would have lifted that 16m. It's a long wheelbase artic unit with a 15ft flatbed on the back. They charge me £58 an hour.

 

It's pointless moaning as I presume it's milled now. I'm just trying to illustrate that there are usually ways of getting these things done.