A Pettersen-Firewood&Chip

Anyone interested???

I started off with locals and then word spread it took a while well 1 year but now I am fully booked for Jan and Feb with a few decent contracts. The more effort you put in it will reward you ten fold but it does take time I used a ad in a local magazine, main work comes through word of mouth as I tend to talk with my clients and take time to listen to there stories and also help them with little things they then see you go the extra mile and recommend you Good Luck and wishing you a prosperous 2014

Some bleddy dog that!!!!!!!!

It might be a dead log which is very light

but yh one lucky dog

Apologies, I never read it fully hence my short answer of felling it!

If its stood up until now I would climb it.

I never knew what a co dominant stem was until I joined this forum, I thought it was just a place for beasties to live.

Like Huck I very rarely rig anything, strip anything on the way up and if you feel knocking the top out will be a bit wobbly, do a spear cut and this will remove the top with as little force on the stem, then section it down.

If you feel safer roping in to the other tree crack in, think about what you are doing with the top first as your anchor line may get in the way.

Spear cut it will be, I will see to dismantle most of the crown first with hand held sections then send the top out. everything else from there should be fairly safe as it will be stem sections being dropped.

Thanks for your advice, helps a lot knowing that I am thinking the right steps

Thanks MR_D, I will film it with my helmet cam that way I can post it on here as either an awesome dismantle or how not to dismantle a dangerous tree

'limited room to fell' suggests there is room but its tight so just fell it

 

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It will be very tight and it will have to be felled 100% accurately into the spot which if it goes wrong will end up in neighbouring gardens

it has one part of the crown leaning the complete other way so I could remove that limb and then fell it but I would rather try and bring it down with less opportunity for error, even if it means be being tarzan

With a very happy fencer coming in to fix the mess

Totally agree, should the tree fail the worst you will get is a Tarzan swing back to the safe tree and maybe have to change your underwear...get a good anchor in the other tree, spike it and remove in it hand held pieces...get it to a hight you can then fell from the ground..if you want to rig is it possible to Set up the rigging line on the safe tree next to it?

Hahaha always wanted to be Tarzan

Thank you I will anchor in the safe tree and reduce the crown and probably do Stephens Idea of spear cutting the rest down if that allows.

It is possible to rig from the safe tree but I think It will be better to do hand held bits as you said to avoid any sudden shock to the tree other wise I will end up having to change underwear

I would probably anchor into the other tree and then dismantle the crown in small chuck-able pieces, I very seldom rig any thing.

So anchor in the tree next to it and do cut and chuck to dismantle the crown.

Thank you Skyhuck for the help and the discussion I feel fully confident with that idea

Any idea on dealing with the pesky Ivy

If its stood up to the recent gales I'd climb it, but that does not mean I'm recommending you do.

I was thinking to climb the pine next to it and get a good anchor point. Then spike the damaged tree and remove the crown in one with a rigging line to control the direction and the decent? I fear that this may cause the main stem to fail

Would you do this?

Has a piece torn away, another stem?

Yeah, there were two stems and the left has failed and torn out as you can probably see in the first pic it was a compression union. The last 2meters of the stem when I cut it was completely rotten.

I can't fell it in one as the garden is to small

Pic one shows the tear which is 6ft up the trunk from the ground and the tear is 6-7ft in its self. A little under half the trunk diameter is left shown in pic 2.

Pic 3 shows the tree in its self with the fallen co dominant stem which has now been cleared.

The tree is located at the bottom corner of the property and where the tree stem fell was into the neighbours property luckily with no damage.

The tree in it self moves a fair bit in the strong winds we have and i fear that climbing it and dismantling the crown could lead to it failing

There is another pine same height approx 80ft that can be the main anchor point.

There is limited space to fell the tree in one. I was thinking to rig small sections down but am unsure if the tree can with stand the forces??

Any ideas??? Or what would you do? I am going back tomorrow to inspect it fully and determine what i would do. But want to find out if you guys have any better ideas

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It's only fetch if you've thrown it:001_tt2:

hahaha I can throw that

I have a 30ft Chestnut pic below. I also have several Oak sections.

Large diameter: 2ft approx

Oak length: Diameter 2and half-3ft approx

1x 8ft

1x 4ft

2x 3ft

1x 5ft

Pics below

Access from road via verge and small removable fence easy access.

Located in Windlesham, Surrey.

PM me if interested. Price can be worked out upon viewing, video of site can be made for long distance buyers open for offers.

May turn it into firewood if not

Oh and Happy New Year everyone may 2014 bring prosperity and happiness

Acg128 pay no attention to all the comments and only read the ones with the relevant info its handy to post these kind of things as you learn from others how they will do the job. Then for next time you know how to better handle the job price wise. I have learnt through my times in pricing work all you really have to do is sit down write up the costs and add a bit for yourself set a figure leave it and do something completely different and then come back to it fresh minded that always brings reality back to the price and the job as it is far too easy to miss judge a simple looking job and end up having to break even or lose money hope this helps you have done well to secure a good contract from what it seems

Ill do it for £250 no vat all waste off site, 1hour

Crane in lift the whole thing into a grab lorry, quick leaf blow. Done

Lol i wish

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Here's one I bought from a guy on ebay. He was happy to sell them for £80 each it was one of the best investment I ve made for the business.

Is he still selling? Have you got a pic of it empty?

I work for a company like that. Just because they are big doesn't mean they don't know the value of a quid. Don't go in with a silly invoice,just bill them like you have done with a bit extra for the nature of the call-out.

A fair price goes along way with contracts. If you overcharge you will lose work,

I made one out of aluminum. Its great when we use it.

How much did that cost to make? If i may ask?

Awesome trolley

When is the closing date and when are the tickets drawn?

Donated the £40, might have a few more big donations on the way

Charge your costs and for your time